Thursday, December 18

19th Annual All-Star Concert promises many musical firsts for student performers

This Sunday, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music all-stars are getting the opportunity to showcase their musical prowess for the UCLA community. The 19th Annual All-Star Concert, held by the School of Music, provides students in the department the chance to perform as soloists with the UCLA Philharmonia, the university’s flagship orchestra. Read more...

Photo: (Julia Chen/Daily Bruin)




Suchecki twins and bandmates of Royal Fools navigate growth, musical trajectory

This post was updated Jan. 23 at 7:27 p.m.  There’s nobody the Suchecki twins would rather be Royal Fools with than each other. The Fools’ musical journey began in their freshman year of high school when they decided to start writing music together, August Suchecki said. Read more...

Photo: Third-year music industry students August Suchecki (left) and Greyson Suchecki (right) lean on each other. Known by the name Royal Fools, the twins will celebrate the release of their second single “Bats in the Attic” with a show in Westwood on Jan. 27. (Courtesy of Royal Fools)



Q&A: Pianist Althea Waites on spotlighting underrepresented composers

This post was updated Jan. 15 at 7:42 p.m. The weight of history cannot stop Althea Waites’ momentum. Taking place tomorrow evening at The Nimoy, the acclaimed pianist’s “Momentum: Time and Space” performance will include works from underrepresented Black composers, including recently discovered pieces from Margaret Bonds. Read more...

Photo: Althea Waites sits as she plays the piano. Tomorrow evening, Piano Spheres’ Leonard Stein Resident Artist will perform works by underrepresented composers at The Nimoy. (Courtesy of David Witham)


Lily Zager and the Zager Band bring new sound to UCLA campus, iconic venues

This post was updated Jan. 17 at 9:58 p.m. From recording studios to securing gigs, Lily Zager and the Zager Band are exploring all that UCLA has to offer. Read more...

Photo: Sibling duo Jack and Lily Zager lounge on an outdoor staircase, joined by bandmates Liam McGrath, Nikhil Kumra, Julia Kai Fink and Peter Walsh. The band, which is comprised of UCLA students and alumni, will perform at the Whiskey a Go Go on Saturday. (Ella Greenberg-Winnick/Daily Bruin staff)



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