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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UCLA student Julian Cubillos to perform unplugged tonight in Fowler Out Loud concert
Third-year ethnomusicology student Julian Cubillos was only 5 years old when his parents enrolled him in guitar lessons, but he quickly developed an interest of his own in punk and jazz.
Cubillos said he was first trained in classical music and has taken guitar lessons with guitarist and UCLA lecturer Wolf Marshall.
Soundbite: "Escort" by Escort
Anybody listening to Escort’s self-titled debut could easily fall into the trap of thinking that this is a disco group from the 1970s.
_Mozart for two_
Those passing by Schoenberg Hall on Friday morning probably found it difficult to not stop and listen to the fluttering tunes trickling out of its large wooden doors.
Tim Lin Jazz Quintet finds harmony through jazz music
After listening to a solo recording by American jazz saxophonist John Coltrane during his junior year in high school, Tim Lin said he was pulled in by the wonders of jazz and immediately loved it, practicing non-stop to improve his skills.
Jazzed for Life
When renowned jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell heard about Duke Ellington in college, he said that Ellington’s music and life gave him the encouragement to be consistent throughout the years with his music, writing and teaching.
Mariachi de Uclatlán, Grupo Folklórico de UCLA to share the stage in Fowler Out Loud event
Ethnomusicology doctoral student Jessie Vallejo said that she knew for years that she wanted to go to UCLA to learn about her heritage through mariachi music.