It's not every day a college graduate has the opportunity to release an album, tour all across Europe and shake things up at a musical festival in Glastonbury just two years after finishing up finals. Read more...
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June 28, 12:01 am
L.A.-based band Local Natives to tour Europe this summer
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June 20, 9:00 pm
Singer-songwriter Skyler Gray makes her mark with music videos, open mic nights at Kerckhoff Coffeehouse
A singer performing in coffee shops is often the emblematic portrayal of a musician used in films and television. Read more...
Photo: Skyler Gray, a fourth-year communication studies student and singer-songwriter, is a regular performer at Kerckhoff Coffeehouse’s Eclectic Open Mic Night.
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June 5, 11:00 pm
Music for life: graduating UCLA musicians look forward to pursuing careers in the music industry
As Auni stepped on the Spring Sing stage, the energy of the 8,000-person crowd made her excited about her future as a performer. Read more...
Photo: Graduating creativity and society student Auni, trumpet performance student Ryan Svendsen and musical theater student Katie Boeck use their past concerts and performances as inspiration for their future careers. They look forward to continuing to perform and pursue musical careers after graduation.
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June 5, 10:51 pm
The UCLA saxophone quartet wins first place at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition
Angeles saxophone quartet continues to rehearse even after winning a gold medal at Fischoff Chamber Competition
August 16, 2010 – There is no time off for a musician. Despite its recent victory at the Fischoff Chamber Competition, the UCLA Angeles saxophone quartet is still diligently rehearsing and practicing for upcoming performances. Saxophonists Chris Elchico, Umut Dursun, Andrew Barnhart and Ryan Weston discuss life, music and friendship. [3:56]
"Angeles saxophone quartet continues to rehearse even after winning a gold medal at Fischoff Chamber Competition"When the UCLA Saxophone Quartet is not off winning the gold medal at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, the world's largest chamber music contest, the members like to spend a lot of free time together shopping for groceries, having dinners together and bickering like a family. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Saxophone Quartet, also known as the Angeles Quartet, recently took home the gold medal at the 2010 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition after competing against musicians from all over the United States.
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June 2, 9:00 pm
Beethoven’s Mass will resonate through Royce
Famous German composer Ludwig van Beethoven is celebrated for his multiple symphonies, string quartets, concertos and piano sonatas, but the songsmith's gripping, 90-minute Catholic mass may be his most poignant, overlooked piece of music to date. Read more...
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May 31, 9:59 pm
Soundbite: Sleigh Bells
A summer romance of an album if there ever was one "“ if Sleigh Bells seems cheap and easy, it's because the duo is good at pretending to be. How else do you squeeze a jam-packed Coachella crowd out of a few demos and one single? Read more...
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May 27, 9:29 pm
Street musicians embrace their passion for music
David Smith wakes up every morning on a single mattress wedged into a white Ford full-size van. Lifting up the bed, Smith pulls out a hefty slew of musical instruments and wheels them down to Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade. He sets up, plays for a few hours, collects enough for lunch and then goes home. He has been doing this for 10 years. Read more...