Leaning against the open door of a vintage car on the cover of her latest album, Lana Del Rey evokes a sense of melancholy and lonely sentiments that reflects the songs of “Ultraviolence.” The third studio album by the songstress, “Ultraviolence” ditches the pop, upbeat energy of her previous albums, “Born to Die” and “Paradise,” for a more moody and mystical taste. Read more...
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About 60 years ago, a church choir asked second-year Bluffton University student Donald Neuen to step in as conductor, a request that the undergraduate accepted hesitantly. Read more...
Photo: After 50 years of mentoring thousands of collegiate choral members, including 20 years at UCLA, Donald Neuen will retire at the end of the school year. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)
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Nigerian rapper and philosophy graduate student Olufemi Taiwo, who performs under the name Femi, woke up one morning with music chords and a melody in his head. Read more...
Photo: Philosophy graduate student Olufemi Taiwo recently released a single, “276 (Bring Back Our Girls),” about the kidnapping of Nigerian schoolgirls. (Gabrielle Cabalza/Daily Bruin)
Whether recording for record labels, interning for a music company that has managed such artists as the Shins or captivating a crowd from onstage with her band, Naomi and the Bandits, graduating fourth-year music history student Naomi Robin is showing no signs of slowing down, even as the doors of UCLA close behind her. Read more...
Photo: Graduating fourth-year music history student Naomi Robin (middle) spoke with the Daily Bruin about summer internships, record labels and the future of her band, Naomi and the Bandits. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
Music lays the foundation for everything from food, art forms, indigenous languages, spiritual exercise and entertainment in native cultures throughout the Americas, said ethnomusicology graduate student Jessie Vallejo. Read more...
Photo: Approaching graduation day, ethnomusicology graduate student Jessie Vallejo balances researching indigenous music of the Americas and performing in a mariachi band. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
Soaring melodies and the power of hundreds of voices will fill Royce Hall this Saturday in conductorand UCLA Choral Studies director Donald Neuen’s farewell concert, “The Faith of Beethoven: A Musical Journey of Hope.” Featuringone of the largest assemblages of musicians in UCLA’s history–over 200 singers, a piano soloist, four vocal soloists and a full symphony orchestra – the concert will combine the talents of three performing arts organizations, two of which are based on the UCLA campus: the UCLA Chorale, the UCLA Philharmonia and the Angeles Chorale. Read more...
Photo: (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin) This Saturday, The UCLA Chorale will combine its talents with the UCLA Philharmonia Orchestra and the Angeles Chorale for UCLA Chorale Studies director and conductor Donald Neuen’s farewell concert, “The Faith of Beethoven: A Musical Journey of Hop.”
