Joseph Choi is referred to as the “piano” of his a cappella group, the AweChords, because of his perfect pitch.
Category Archives: Music
YouTube sensation and aspiring musician Jason Pitts to perform in Fowler out Loud series
During his senior year at Santa Monica High School, Jason Pitts asked a girl to prom by serenading her on the acoustic guitar in the middle of third period, complete with back-up singers and someone playing the shaker.
UCLA Symphony to tell a story via music in performance
Even though there are no words in a symphony concert, graduate student conductors Ryan Dudenbostel and Jorge Uzcategui believe music is a conversation between instruments and can tell a story of triumph.
YOUTHphonics' annual concert to showcase Fairfax High School student performers
When the time came to audition for a cappella groups at UCLA, the decision was easy for Eleanor Fang, a third-year environmental science student. Instead of choosing a group that focused only on performance elements, Fang chose YOUTHphonics, a coed a cappella group on campus that brings a cappella lessons to high school students with minimal performing arts opportunities.
Q&A: Grammy Award-winning singer and rapper Shaggy to headline JazzReggae Festival
Orville Richard Burrell, also known as Shaggy, is a Grammy Award-winning reggae singer and rapper.
Spring Sing success fuels buzz for UCLA student band Alto
Earlier this month, student band Alto performed an original song in front of more than 7,000 students and alumni at Spring Sing 2012, one of UCLA’s oldest musical traditions.
Upright Citizens Brigade to take on musical improvisation in Campus Events Commission show
The universally understood first rule of improv is to always say yes, even if that means saying yes to singing. Not just singing, but singing that involves making up words, lyrics and music on the spot.