The Music Industry Committee at UCLA partners with the Herb Alpert School of Music to bring popular artists to UCLA. With past guests such as Kaskade, the MIC allows UCLA students to have more intimate conversation with today’s prominent artists. Read more...
Music
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February 9, 4:40 pm
Concert review: OneRepublic at The Beverly Hilton
Audience members atop The Beverly Hilton had all the right moves grooving to OneRepublic. The pop-rock band filled the outside patio of The Beverly Hilton’s Stardust Penthouse with color and energy Wednesday, the band’s set bursting with sound and light against the misty grey skies of the evening. Read more...
Photo: Ryan Tedder, lead singer for American rock band OneRepublic, donned a black and white outfit for the band’s concert in Beverly Hills on Wednesday night. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
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February 8, 8:22 pm
Professor’s work on album ‘White Sun II’ crescendos to Grammy nomination
UCLA faculty, staff and alumni have contributed musical works that are nominated for the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12. Their talents, ranging from playing the saxophone to composing songs to performing in an opera, have been recognized with nominations in five different categories. Read more...
Photo: Ethnomusicology associate professor Abhiman Kaushal plays the tabla, South Asian drums, which he performed on White Sun’s Grammy-nominated album. (Chelsea Zhang/Daily Bruin)
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February 8, 8:21 pm
UCLA music lecturer drums up Grammy-nominated jazz album
UCLA faculty, staff and alumni have contributed musical works that are nominated for the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12. Their talents, ranging from playing the saxophone to composing songs to performing in an opera, have been recognized with nominations in five different categories. Read more...
Photo: Jazz lecturer Justo Almario played saxophone on composer John Beasley’s album, which is nominated for a Grammy for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. (Chengcheng Zhang/Daily Bruin)
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February 8, 8:20 pm
Former student performs in Grammy-nominated opera “The Ghosts of Versailles”
UCLA faculty, staff and alumni have contributed musical works that are nominated for the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12. Their talents, ranging from playing the saxophone to composing songs to performing in an opera, have been recognized with nominations in five different categories. Read more...
Photo: Joshua Guerrero took classes at UCLA after his operatic talent was discovered. He performed as Count Almaviva for the Los Angeles Opera’s production of “The Ghosts of Versailles,” which is nominated for two Grammy Awards. (Courtesy of Gabriel Guzman).
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February 7, 11:14 pm
UCLA student aims to strike a chord for listeners through Balkan ensemble
Anna Kouchnerov walked with her grandfather on a cobblestone road in Ukraine, watching traders, peddlers and Gypsies and hearing a medley of music from the sides of the pathway. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s Balkan Ensemble played at the Fowler Museum on Wednesday as part of the Fowler Out Loud series. The group meets in Ethnomusicology 161C: “Advanced World Music Performance Organizations: Music and Dance of Balkans” taught by professors Tzevntanka Varimezov and Ivan Varimezov. (Hannah Johnson/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Music, Podcasts
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February 7, 4:56 pm
Radio: Student shares passion for Balkan music
Daily Bruin Radio reporter Alana Mouchard met with Anna Kouchnerov, a fourth-year music performance student. Anna has used her time at UCLA to study classical violin at the Herb Alpert School of Music. Read more...
Photo: (Hannah Johnson/Daily Bruin)