The story starts with Henry Shin, an orchestral conducting doctoral student in search of a particular brand of orange juice. Read more...
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Jorge Uzcátegui, a doctoral student in orchestral conducting, leads the UCLA Symphony. (courtesy of Gabriela Uzcategui)
Every incoming first-year student hears it at orientation: the legend of Jim Morrison, front man of 1960s psychedelic rock band The Doors and a former UCLA film student. Read more...
The lights dim, the crowd quietens, and a subtle rhythm begins to fill the room. Read more...
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Members of the UCLA Latin Jazz Ensemble practice on trumpets. The quarterly UCLA Big Bands Concert will feature music from the UCLA Jazz Orchestra, the UCLA Latin Jazz Ensemble, the Contemporary Jazz Ensemble and the Jazz Fusion Ensemble. The groups will perform live today in Schoenberg Hall at 7 p.m.
It can tantalize you. Read more...
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Second-year ethnomusicology student and drummer Forrest Mitchell practices for the jazz combos concert.
Toward the end of Jim Morrison's life, he found a painting that inspired him, but he died in 1971 before he could write a poem about it. Read more...
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Portuguese author Rui Silva will appear at Royce Hall tonight to present his new book, “You Make Me Real,” a biography of The Doors. (courtesy of Rui Silva)
Last week, Apple toyed with my emotions. On Monday, four clocks appeared on its home page, displaying the time in California, New York, London and Tokyo. Read more...
As snippets of songs from clarinets, basses and violins blend and clash, eighth-grader Elida Flores glides her bow across the strings of her instrument. Her tutor, fourth-year psychobiology student Connie Yang, sings the corresponding notes and taps her foot to the beat. Read more...
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Fourth-year psychobiology student Connie Yang, a member of Bruin Music Tutors, teaches eighth-grader Elida Flores the violin at Daniel Webster Middle School.
