[Orientation Issue] Arts and Entertainment: Courses foster musical expression

It’s true what they say: The best things in life often come unexpectedly. One day at the beginning of fall quarter last year, recent graduate Monica Sheftel was practicing in the gamelan room of the music building with a group that performs music from Ghana when she met an Indian man named Abhiman Kaushal. Kaushal, […]

Finding a voice

For Adam Bhatia, the transition from shy “Star Wars” enthusiast to award-winning trumpet player has been a long time in the making. The graduating trumpet performance student unveiled the fruits of his labors on June 7 at his senior recital, and played so exuberantly that one could have easily forgotten that it was a classical […]

Spring in their steps: UCLA Bands are jumping through hoops for 3 to 4 minutes of performing glory

“Hippity hoop lah!” At this point, there’s no turning back. The guys in the band Vain are trying everything to attract attention on Bruin Walk. “Want to be a model? Beautiful girls! Girls jumping on trampolines! No? How about girls jumping? No? Just girls?” And it continues … “Somebody find Waldo on these fliers! Did […]