Before the UCLA Early Music Ensemble began practicing its piece by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, conductor and director Lindsey Strand-Polyak told her students that she came across a misspelling of one of Baroque’s most famous violinists with the spelling “Bieber.”
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Escape from Wonderland pairs electronic music with extravagant, multisensory experience
Attending an event like Escape from Wonderland is by and large a sensory experience. From the moment attendees enter the gates of this expansive electronic festival, they are immersed in sound, colors, textures, and images that provide a sense of excitement and, yes, wonder.
Bruin Party Network to provide students attending Escape from Wonderland transportation to festival, other events
On Saturday, Insomniac Events, the promoters responsible for organizing large concerts such as the Electric Daisy Carnival and Tiesto’s College Invasion Tour, will host their first-ever Halloween-themed event, Escape from Wonderland.
Le Salon de Musiques musicians perform without a stage, connect with audience at floor level
Julius Reder Carlson, a current UCLA research and teaching assistant in musicology, said he has always enjoyed both playing music and learning about a piece’s composer.
Fool's Gold misses potential for vibrancy and energy in live performance
For many alternative indie rock bands, their sound often seems confined by studio polishing, which in turn makes their live acts more lively and energetic. Arcade Fire, Phoenix and Florence and the Machine are all acts that make their albums almost difficult to listen to because their live performances are so exciting, fresh and bursting with energy.
“˜Gray Column’ at Getty Museum reflects De Wain Valentine’s lifelong fascination with plastics
A visitor walking into the J. Paul Getty Museum’s new exhibition “From Start to Finish: De Wain Valentine’s Gray Column” will notice a quote from artist De Wain Valentine printed across the wall: “I would like to have some way, a magic saw, to cut out large chunks of ocean or sky and say “˜Here it is.'” In the center of the room stands the towering, prismatic sculpture known as the “Gray Column,” the form Valentine, who once taught at UCLA, chose to represent his vision.
Vocalist, violinist Rebecca Lord to participate in Atlantic Music Festival
Rebecca Lord, who began playing violin at the age of 2, seemed destined for a career in music. However, Lord, an alumna of the Herb Albert School of Music’s doctorate program, said she was initially interested in becoming an actress or singer.