On the way out from his Westwood apartment, David Villafaña grabs his keys, wallet, phone "“ and his glossy orange flamenco guitar. It's a ritual that started long before college at the age of 13. Read more...
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Folk pop-rock singer-songwriter and UCLA alum David Villafaña will release his debut EP “Won’t Stop” this August.
During his years at UCLA on a full jazz studies scholarship, some of Le's accomplishments include the creation of his EP "Lost and Found," the formation of the Le J Trio ensemble, touring in Europe as part of UCLA's Jazz Ambassadors and the opportunity to perform at last year's JazzReggae Festival. Read more...
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Julian Le started playing classical piano when he was 3 years old and was taught by his parents, both of whom are graduates from Indiana’s Music Program with performance degrees.
With the end of the school year comes the onslaught of the same 10 summer anthems, playing in a loop on every radio station until the entire country is simultaneously whispering "swag, swag, swag" with Justin Bieber. Read more...
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Twenty-five years ago, Lindsey Strand-Polyak first saw world-renowned violinist and composer Itzhak Perlman on "Sesame Street" and told her parents that she wanted to be just like the man on TV. Read more...
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Graduate student and violinist Lindsey Strand-Polyak, winner of the Ciro Zoppo Research Fellowship, will be participating in a lecture-recital that focuses on the music of composers Marco Uccellini and Giuseppe Colombi.
Joseph Choi is referred to as the "piano" of his a cappella group, the AweChords, because of his perfect pitch. Read more...
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Orginally named Nhip-Am, AweChords was formed as a choir for the annual Vietnamese Culture Night and was only officially formed last year as a non-competitive a cappella group at UCLA. Members arrange their own music that covers various genres from R&B to hip-hop in preparation for their spring concert performance happening this Saturday at Kerckhoff Meeting Room.
During his senior year at Santa Monica High School, Jason Pitts asked a girl to prom by serenading her on the acoustic guitar in the middle of third period, complete with back-up singers and someone playing the shaker. Read more...
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Jason Pitts is known for his guitar stylings, poetic lyrics and catchy melodies. On Thursday night, the first-year undeclared student will perform as part of the Fowler Out Loud concert series.
Even though there are no words in a symphony concert, graduate student conductors Ryan Dudenbostel and Jorge Uzcategui believe music is a conversation between instruments and can tell a story of triumph. Read more...
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Graduate student Jorge Uzcategui is one of the conductors that will lead the UCLA Symphony as it performs Carl Nielsen’s “Helios” overture among other classical pieces.
