UCLA officials appointed a founding dean for the Herb Alpert School of Music on Friday, ending the national search for the leader of the first autonomous music school in the University of California. Interim dean Judith Smith will postpone her retirement from UCLA and begin her term as dean March 1 until June 30, 2019, […]
Category Archives: Music
Collecting Creatives: Daniel Miller
Daniel Miller, a first-year sociology and pre-communications student from Madrid, has dreams of making it big as a composer and lyricist. Watch as he discusses his writing process and how he got into music while simultaneously showing off a bit of his work.
Alum Kalil Wilson uses operatic roots to rise in jazz world
Kalil Wilson sat on a black wooden stool, crooning the jazz tune “I Get a Kick Out of You” by Cole Porter fora singing competition at UCLA. It was the first time in his life singing jazz, but he finished the 2007 José Iturbi Competitionas a finalist. Wilson, a 2006 alumnus, is now performing jazz in […]
Student singer-songwriter Daniel Miller finds rhythm in LA music scene
Daniel Miller’s first stint with music was singing the children’s song “Speckled Frog” in front of his music class at 7 years old. “I was the center of attention, so that’s why I found (music) so awesome,” Miller said. Now, 12 years later, he’s come full circle, teaching young children their first percussion songs. Miller […]
UCLA Wind Ensemble winter concert to reflect on political climate
Travis J. Cross said a person’s interpretation of a composition is like an alternative fact – every single person in an audience has an entirely different experience hearing the same piece of music. With the current political climate in mind, Cross will conduct the UCLA Wind Ensemble’s winter concert in Schoenberg Hall on Monday. The […]
Album review: ‘Culture’
Migos knows how to capitalize on viral potential. The Atlanta trio inspired the “rain drop, drop top” memes, coined the “dab” dance move and landed the No. 1 song in the country according to the Billboard Hot 100 chart this year with “Bad and Boujee.” “Culture,” the group’s second full-length studio album released Friday, is […]
Going for the Grammy: UCLA jazz director works on Anderson .Paak’s nominated album ‘Malibu’
UCLA faculty, staff and alumni have contributed musical works that are nominated for the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12, 2017. Their talents, ranging from playing the saxophone to composing songs to performing in an opera, have been recognized with nominations in five different categories. Not all musicians can say they have had a […]