There are some things you’ll want to consider as you’re packing your bags tonight in eager anticipation of the long trip out to the hot desert. Read more...
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April 14, 9:12 pm
Survival Guide
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April 14, 8:58 pm
A weekend of sizzling sets in the desert
This weekend, flocks of folks will flee to the fields of the Empire Polo Club in Indio, about 144 miles away from UCLA, for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Read more...
Photo: Portugal. The Man will perform Saturday afternoon.
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April 14, 8:44 pm
Students take the lead in tonight’s Philharmonia concert
Performing famous classical music pieces is par for the course for the UCLA Philharmonia's student-musicians, but performing them without a conductor is charting a bit of unfamiliar territory. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Philharmonia, conducted by Professor Neal Stulberg, rehearses Tuesday for its upcoming performance of Rachmaninoff’s “Symphonic Dances” tonight at 8 p.m. at Schoenberg Hall. Stulberg will be absent during the first half of the performance.
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April 13, 9:24 pm
Sax as new pitch of voice
When asked to picture a singer performing with a saxophone player, chances are an image of some smoky old jazz club will come to mind. However, for a group of UCLA music professors, that image is only one of many styles that can come from combining sax with voice. From opera to cabaret, the chamber group unites classical and jazz saxophonists, vocalists, pianists and other players in a concert showing just how versatile voice and sax pairings can be. Read more...
Photo: Saxophone Professor Doug Masek will perform tonight at Schoenberg Hall alongside professors Juliana Gondek and Rakefet Hak. The trio founded an unconventional blend of piano, vocals and saxophone.
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April 13, 9:23 pm
Concert to raise awareness for conflict in Congo
It's where music with a message collides with the power of education "“ the fourth annual Mighty Mic benefit concert will be held tonight at 7 p.m. in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. Read more...
Photo: The hip-hop duo Zion I is one of the acts for Mighty Mic, a benefit concert aiming to educate the audience about conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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April 13, 9:18 pm
Artist reunites with his first commissioned mural at UCLA
Richard Wyatt Jr. looked at the Fowler Now newsletter and was surprised to see the mural he painted as a 14-year-old one summer at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Artists Richard Wyatt and Guillermo Anderson painted a mural in 1971 for the UCLA African American studies center. The mural is now on view at the Fowler Museum as part of the “Art, Activism, Access: 40 Years of Ethic Studies at UCLA” exhibit.
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April 13, 9:16 pm
Faculty, students honor professor’s efforts
John Caldwell is seemingly a jack-of-all-trades in the study of media: he is a cinema and media studies professor, filmmaker, author, editor, keynote speaker, producer and director. Now he is also the recipient of the UCLA Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching award for 2010, commending him for excellence in his field. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Academic Senate has selected cinema and media studies Professor John Caldwell for the 2010 Distinguished Teaching Award. Past students and colleagues have praised Caldwell for his energy and enthusiasm.