Sunday, February 8

First-year duo wins Spring Sing 2018 top prize, two other awards

First-year students Hayden Everett’s and Caroline Pernick’s late-night jam sessions in Hedrick Hall paid off Friday night in their first Spring Sing performance. The duet received the Northern California Alumni Grand Sweepstakes Award, Spring Sing’s top prize, along with the award for Best Duet and the Bruin Choice Award. Read more...

Photo: Hayden Everett and Caroline Pernick won three Spring Sing awards for performance of their original folk-influenced song “For I Fear.” This was the duo’s first year performing in the competition, garnering them the Bruin Choice Award, the award for best duet and the the award for best overall performance. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


Spring Sing 2018

Contestants for Spring Sing 2018 will take the stage of Pauley Pavilion on Friday. The annual event brings together music, dance and comedy performances into one evening. Read more...

Photo: (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant photo editor)


Spring Sing 2018: JADED

JADED is an indie R&B band performing at Spring Sing 2018. Band members Jada, Hayden and Maddy speak about their excitement to perform their lead singer’s first original song. Read more...


Global Melodies: Music of African Americans Ensemble draws inspiration from history of gospel

The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s department of ethnomusicology offers a range of different ensembles spanning multiple regions throughout the world, each with a rich musical dynamic and sound. Read more...

Photo: The Music of African Americans Ensemble is an ethnomusicology performance class in which students rehearse contemporary gospel music while learning the history of the genre. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)



Susan B. Anthony opera spotlights suffragette struggle, women’s rights

Michelle Drever said she can’t help but tear up as she sings the words of Susan B. Anthony. Drever, a graduate voice student, is one of three women portraying the suffragette in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s upcoming show, “The Mother of Us All.” The opera, which follows Anthony’s life and legacy as she fought to earn women the right to vote, is a collaboration between Opera UCLA, UCLA Philharmonia and the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, and will premiere Friday at the Freud Playhouse. Read more...

Photo: Upcoming opera “The Mother of Us All” depicts feminist figure Susan B. Anthony and her fight for the women’s right to vote. Although the show deals with historical events, its commentary on women’s struggles is relevant even today, said director Michael Hackett, former chair of the theater department. (Chengcheng Zhang/Daily Bruin)


Jazz students engage with ensembles, merge multiple musical styles

This post was updated May 16 at 4:11 p.m. Students will incorporate elements from Hindustani classical music and heavy metal music in their original compositions Sunday night. Read more...

Photo: Julio Flavio, a graduate student in jazz, will perform at “Sphere Project,” an interdisciplinary music event, Sunday. Instead of incorporating his typical jazz stylings into the composition, he will focus on Hindustani classical music, he said. (Anna Moreno-Takegami/Daily Bruin)



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