Hello Noon is using music to promote social connectedness in a world wrought with pessimistic headlines and political division. The pop-rock band of seven alumni – Stephen Spies, Danielle Castrence, Kyle Dombroski, Kate Bacich, Rebecca Bacich, Rory Snively and Austin Wilkins – will perform at the Healthy Campus Initiative Revolution’s event “Together We Thrive” on […]
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Album review: ‘Good Thing’
Leon Bridges’ latest album is definitely a good thing. Released Friday, “Good Thing” represents experimentation within the R&B genre, immersing listeners with its soulful tunes into undulating patterns of emotional restlessness. The album remains rooted in the ’50s and ’60s soul flair integral to Bridges’ signature style, while offering a revitalizing contemporary twist in its […]
Global Melodies: Music of Mexico Ensemble preserves, revamps mariachi music
Some musicians may frown upon heckling, but mariachi performers often encourage supportive yelling, or grito, during their concerts. Grito can often be heard at performances by Mariachi de Uclatlán, a performance branch of UCLA’s Music of Mexico Ensemble. Directed by Grammy award-winning lecturer Jesús Guzmán, the Music of Mexico Ensemble practices traditional mariachi music in […]
Campus Christian fellowships organize faith-based music festival
Karisa You said she had a vision from God during her senior year of high school depicting her role in organizing a Christian worship festival. Now, she’s working with students from 11 Christian fellowships to make her vision a reality. You, a fourth-year international development studies student, and a team of approximately 25 students will […]
‘Songs of Ourselves’ spotlights diversity with concerts, breakout panels
Librarians usually shun patrons for making noise, but Thursday the sounds of mariachi and baroque classical music will reverberate throughout the Music Library. “Song of Ourselves” will be an all-day event featuring several concerts and breakout discussions to promote diversity in the music industry. The event will also feature an evening gala with a showcase […]
Faculty composers to showcase musical pieces inspired by poems, nature
Faculty composers will present their original works at a concert Tuesday, showcasing a myriad of inspirations from birchwood trees to poetry. The works of members of UCLA’s composition faculty will be played in Schoenberg Hall. Peter Golub, an adjunct professor of composition and film music, said faculty concerts allow students to experience a range of […]
Performer Spencer Martin revitalizes morning with song that celebrates childhood
Spencer Martin performed a number he wrote specifically for this year’s Dance Marathon. Martin, a fourth-year theater student, said he worked with Dance Marathon to create an anthemlike number that celebrates childhood and all its wonders. Donning a brown polo over a gray shirt, the musician strummed his light brown bass guitar as a three-member […]