Thursday, June 26

Twin sister flutist duo cultivates connection through music, personal bond

The van Renterghem twins can’t help but complete each other’s sentences – both in conversation and in music. Fourth-year music performance students Eliana van Renterghem and Elizabeth van Renterghem have been studying flute performance for the past decade. Read more...

Photo: Twin sisters Eliana van Renterghem and Elizabeth van Renterghem, who will perform in the Mindful Music concert series Wednesday, have been studying the flute for the past decade. Though they do perform as individual flutists, Eliana said their connection as twins helps them to communicate as they perform together, and the pair intends to continue focusing on orchestral training. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)



UCLA Dancesport to host Sunset Classic, inviting dancers of all skill levels

Sunset Classic features members of UCLA’s Dancesport Club as hosts of the club’s inaugural ballroom dance competition. Alumnus Taylor Lane Daymude said the club’s coordination and fundraising for the competition is heavily student-run. Read more...

Photo: The Sunset Classic dance competition will bring together beginners and professionals alike to compete. Hosted by UCLA’s Dancesport Club, the event aims to spreads awareness about the presence of ballroom dance on campus and in the dance world. (Courtney Quirmbach/Daily Bruin)


‘Four Quartets’ performance to ponder T.S. Eliot’s poem through dance, art

This post was updated Feb. 14 at 4:56 p.m. “Four Quartets” brings T.S. Eliot’s poem of the same name to life with dance, music and painting. Read more...

Photo: Choreographed by Pam Tanowitz, “Four Quartets” brings T.S. Eliot’s poem of the same name to life with dance, music and art. The piece aims to explore how ideas of time and space exist within real life, and the poem and the performers collaborate with one another. (Courtesy of Maria Baranova)


Sibling duo opens up to listeners in latest single ‘Electric Currents’

Scout took a page out of the sibling duo playbook to release its first single “Electric Currents.” In keeping with family ties, the pair – Fiona Perry, a fourth-year history student and her younger brother Dylan Perry – combines their versatile music backgrounds to create an alternative, indie sound. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year history student Fiona Perry and her younger brother Dylan Perry collaborate to create music under the name scout. Having just released their first single, “Electric Currents,” they aim to work on producing more music to eventually release an EP. (Courtesy of Danielle Benson & Tyler Sanderson)



Jewish folk band to host workshop at music school to illuminate klezmer music

This post was updated Feb. 9 at 11:23 a.m. “Mostly Kosher” was founded on a white lie about its entire existence 10 years ago. The group originally formed when a woman assumed co-founder Leeav Sofer had a klezmer band due to his Jewish heritage. Read more...

Photo: Mostly Kosher mixes traditional klezmer and Yiddish music with modern Latin, rock and folk to create emotional instrumentals and lyrics documenting Jewish stories. Mixing all of the styles helps to create a more inclusive and worldly flare to the traditional music. (Courtesy of Rick Raasch)



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