UCLA faculty, staff and alumni have contributed musical works that are nominated for the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12. Their talents, ranging from playing the saxophone to composing songs to performing in an opera, have been recognized with nominations in five different categories. Twelve-year-old Abhiman Kaushal frantically tapped out tabla rhythms he’d practiced […]
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UCLA music lecturer drums up Grammy-nominated jazz album
UCLA faculty, staff and alumni have contributed musical works that are nominated for the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12. Their talents, ranging from playing the saxophone to composing songs to performing in an opera, have been recognized with nominations in five different categories. Justo Almario’s roots in music started when he was 2 […]
Former student performs in Grammy-nominated opera “The Ghosts of Versailles”
UCLA faculty, staff and alumni have contributed musical works that are nominated for the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12. Their talents, ranging from playing the saxophone to composing songs to performing in an opera, have been recognized with nominations in five different categories. Joshua Guerrero had five days to learn the role of […]
UCLA student aims to strike a chord for listeners through Balkan ensemble
Anna Kouchnerov walked with her grandfather on a cobblestone road in Ukraine, watching traders, peddlers and Gypsies and hearing a medley of music from the sides of the pathway. The sound of the Gypsy Balkan bands on the roads she walked on as a child sparked her passion for Balkan music. Kouchnerov, a fourth-year music […]
Radio: Student shares passion for Balkan music
Daily Bruin Radio reporter Alana Mouchard met with Anna Kouchnerov, a fourth-year music performance student. Anna has used her time at UCLA to study classical violin at the Herb Alpert School of Music. Anna hopes to continue the legacy of the Balkan Ensemble, a group of five musicians and about 25 vocalists dedicated to learning […]
Alum Nathan Kersey-Wilson composes life of activism through music
Nathan Kersey-Wilson and his roommates hosted open mic concerts from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. from the second floor of their apartment “Treehouse” in 2013. On Strathmore Drive, students and bands performed using a variety of instruments, including Middle Eastern ouds, Persian hand drums and classical violins as crowds danced into the night. Kersey-Wilson, an […]
Album Review: ‘After the Party’
It’s a bit difficult to relate precisely to the nostalgia-soaked depiction of middle age that The Menzingers presents on its latest album “After the Party” as a 20-something – after all, the party of my twenties hasn’t ended yet. But the Pennsylvania-based band is adept enough at pairing sing-along-able lyrics with driving guitar rhythms to […]