Thursday, July 3

Opera helps UCLA music student Sophie Patterson find her voice

Sophie Patterson has always been loud. At UCLA, she uses her voice to belt out opera in class. But in high school, she was bullied for being too outspoken, she said. Read more...

Photo: First-year music performance student Sophie Patterson draws from her own emotional experiences, such as being bullied in high school, when performing opera at UCLA. The mezzo-soprano singer is described as feeling comfortable in her expressive qualities, being an advocate against bullying and having an affinity for jacket patches. (Vikram Kumar/Daily Bruin)



Student’s piano academy aims to inspire students with upbeat lessons

Nick Haffner said the best piano teachers are those who can pass their passion on to their students. The first-year undeclared student started Nick Haffner’s Piano Academy his junior year of high school in his hometown of Renton, Washington. Read more...

Photo: First-year undeclared student Nick Haffner founded his piano academy during his junior year of high school. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


LA’s Air + Style festival measures up to expectations for music fans

In a world filled with mega festivals like Lollapalooza and Coachella, Air + Style provides a more intimate festival experience that features both established and up-and-coming artists. Read more...

Photo: The Los Angeles portion of the annual Air + Style music festival took place Friday and Saturday in the Exposition Park area of Los Angeles and featured both established and up-and-coming artists. (Nick Kardan/Daily Bruin)


Concert review: John Scofield at the Theatre Raymond Kabbaz

Jazz music has fallen by the wayside in modern times, relegated from the quintessential American genre to elevator music. But musicians like John Scofield are stubborn, and they refuse to let the genre die. Read more...

Photo: Guitarist John Scofield’s Thursday night concert at the Theatre Raymond Kabbaz was a blend of the jazz artist’s newer songs from Grammy Award-winning album “Country for Old Men,” along with classic tracks like “The Gambler.” (Impulse! Records)


Pop culture recap: ‘SNL’ continues political comedy, ‘The Bachelorette’ attempts at diversity

Many news stories broke in February across the United States. And while most of the national attention has focused on the Trump administration, American pop culture has also stirred up controversy in the past two weeks. Read more...

Photo: Beyoncé is one of several arts and entertainment figures who made headlines this February. Both her twin pregnancy announcement and loss to Adele at the Grammys stirred the entertainment community this month. (Creative Commons photo by California Cow via Flickr)


UCLA transforms ‘Cinderella’ into opera set in post-WWII France

Opera UCLA set an enchanting princess fairy tale during a bleak time, when people were starving, freezing and struggling for food and clothing. Students have vaulted the 1697 story of “Cinderella” 250 years into the future – post-World War II France in in 1947. Read more...

Photo: “Cendrillon,” the French translation of “Cinderella,” is an operatic retelling of Charles Perrault’s 1697 classic fairy tale, and will debut Friday at the Freud Playhouse. Opera UCLA and the UCLA theater department collaborated to put on the show, which they set in post-World War II France. (Esmeralda Lopez/Daily Bruin)



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