The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s Department of Ethnomusicology offers a range of different ensembles spanning multiple regions throughout the world, each with a rich musical dynamic and sound. In “Global Melodies” the Daily Bruin will feature various world music ensembles within the department in an effort to showcase the diversity of music within […]
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‘Dearest Home’ uses nontraditional format to connect to audience
Audience members and dancers will meet eye to eye at “Dearest Home” on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA will present dance professor Kyle Abraham’s performance “Dearest Home” at the Freud Playhouse. Dancers from Abraham’s company, Abraham.In.Motion, will perform the piece, focusing on themes of love, longing and […]
Student connects to others with classical music
Shota Homma struggled with the fast and arpeggiated movements of Robert Schumann’s Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor. But on Sunday, the second-year music student played the piece in front of thousands of audience members at Carnegie Hall. Homma won second place at the American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition in January, giving […]
Video: Underground Artists: Music with Kyle Frankhuizen
Kyle Frankhuizen, a fourth-year political science student with a minor in music industry, is the founder and an active member of several bands, including Nightswimmers. From R&B to jazz and hip-hop, a variety of genres pique Frankhuizen’s musical interests.
Album review: ‘Now Only’
Mount Eerie’s “Now Only” confronts personal tragedy with dry yet remarkably vivid lyrics. Performing under the moniker “Mount Eerie,” singer and producer Phil Elverum breathes humanity into his lyrics, evoking a tone of sincerity and thoughtfulness unrivaled by most contemporary musicians. Conjuring compelling memories of love and grief alike, Elverum sings to his late wife, Geneviève […]
Alumni create underground EDM project with focus on inclusion, community
Pulsing EDM and rhythmic vibrations fill the sweaty and vibrant air of warehouse rooms at Understated’s dance events. The project’s series include night-long EDM parties that draw from the culture of underground dance music, said UCLA alumni and founders Micah Smith and Andrew Conde. Smith, the director of operations for Understated, said he became disillusioned […]
Album review: ‘American Utopia’
David Byrne’s “American Utopia” keeps listeners on their toes right from the first minute of the album. Wistful piano melodies begin the first song before delving into hard industrial beats, giving listeners a taste of how Byrne turns musical norms on their heads throughout the album. Byrne has a way of absorbing the cultural aspects […]