Sharing a passion for chamber music, Jasmine Lau, Luke Santonastaso, Brita Tastad and Jennifer Wu, graduate students at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, were just a group of friends before forming the Lumia String Quartet. Read more...
Photo: The Lumia String Quartet is one of UCLA’s newest chamber groups. The group was formed by a group of four graduate students in music who shared the same passion.
A woman stands in a dark room with nothing but a chair. The scene is the most memorable for Yiran Wang, a first-year business economics student who plays the role of Jin Xiu. Read more...
Photo: (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff) First-year business economics student Yiran Wang stars in “Phantom of the Kun Opera,” the spring production of the Chinese Fantasy Theatre Group.
The teenager – a pimply, awkward, lovesick species – has provided universal themes of angst, rebellion and loss of innocence for generations. Gia Coppola’s debut directorial film, “Palo Alto,” takes advantage of these recurring themes and offers a fresh, compelling look at the strife of the everyday teenager. Read more...
Photo: Courtesy of Tribeca Film
All around campus, posted signs say “The End is Coming,” but the self-described modern rock ‘n’ roll band formerly known as Owl Fly South is debuting its new beginning as The End of Summer. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Braeden Henderson is the frontman and guitarist of the self-described modern rock ‘n’ roll band The End of Summer, which recently changed its name from Owl Fly South. The group will perform for the first time under its new name Friday at Ecochella, held at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
The schoolbag: as students, almost all of us have one. We always carry it around, and it’s an accessory that can never really go out of style. Read more...
The original version of this article contained multiple errors and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. The instrument is ancient, but the sound is modern: overlapping tracks of sustained notes and slowly repeated musical motifs creating a kind of musical tapestry. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music will host a concert featuring works by faculty composers Wednesday night at Schoenberg Hall. One of the composers is lecturer Daniel Marschak (right), who will perform his piano duet along with graduate student Zach Neufeld (left). (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Five years after her last record “It’s Not Me, It’s You,” Lily Allen offers her listeners new music with her usual sassy lyrics and British accent. Read more...
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