If the average UCLA student was asked to identify a qanun, a resonant Near Eastern regional instrument that consists of an irregularly shaped wooden box with strings stretched across it that a player plucks (much like on a zither), the most common result would probably be a blank stare.
Category Archives: Music
Music Library staff Henry Lim and string quartet adapt Radiohead album favorites to classical music as part of Powell Music in the Rotunda series
Radiohead is known for bridging the gap between rock and classical music styles. This weekend, a string quartet led by Music Library staffer Henry Lim will tip the scales toward the classical end of the spectrum.
Bryan Adams schedule to perform acoustic renditions of his songs at Royce Hall
Bryan Adams’ songs are likely well-known to students, but students might not connect his name to them right away.
Increasing popularity of music artists, economic upturn and scalpers have concerts selling out at record speeds
Before last month’s Trey Anastasio show at The Music Box, second-year psychology student Dylan Robin walked back to his car feeling dejected.
Music Review: "Blood Pressures"
The Kills have never been one for musical stagnation. The duo, a collaboration between British guitarist Jamie Hince and vocalist Alison Mosshart, of newfound Dead Weather fame, have always used new albums as an avenue to push the boundaries of their musical repertoire.
Music Review: “Euphoric /// Heartbreak \\\"
For almost every band, the second full-length album is a time of reckoning. As a general rule, the fact that the band is releasing a second album indicates that there was something, some quality, in the previous release that attracted fans.
Q&A with Nobuyuki Tsujii: World-renowned pianist shares his thoughts on art of piano performance
His hands flying from left to right, fingers constantly moving, Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii won the gold medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition with his performances of Chopin and Rachmaninoff.