University Choir gives spring concert Conductor Irene Kim will lead the 38 members of the University Campus Choir in their spring concert, featuring works by Bruckner, Mozart, Ravel and selected spirituals and folk songs, at 4 p.m. Sunday at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church. The program will include Mozart’s “Regina Coeli,” Ravel’s “Trois Chansons,” Bruckner’s “Three […]
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“˜Last September’ lacks elegance, poignancy expected of genre
By Leila Mobayen Daily Bruin Contributor Elizabeth Bowen’s “The Last September” is just like Jane Austen’s classic “Pride and Prejudice” ““ without the coherence and captivation of relatable characters and a well-defined plot. Not to say that Bowen’s work, written in 1952, is a completely futile attempt at storytelling; it was recently made into a […]
Filmmakers do disservice to talented foreign actors
When I was backpacking in Morocco last summer, an incident occurred which has been on my mind ever since. Being Asian, I was usually greeted by the locals with the “Konnichiwa!” perfected for Japanese tourists. But once, a young boy, correctly guessing my Chinese origin, said to me, “Jackie Chan!” That was my first indication […]
Grooves Grass and Sun
By Brian O’Camb Daily Bruin Senior Staff Under a cloud of smoke, barbecue and bubbles, thousands turned out for Day Two of the 14th annual UCLA JazzReggae Festival to revel in the sun and listen to reggae music. This year’s festival, however, boasted more vendors and corporate sponsors than years past. Farouk Gandhi, a third-year […]
JazzReggae Fest kicks off day one with style
By Julia Ingalls Daily Bruin Contributor Framed by a row of eucalyptus trees on one side and a plethora of food and clothing vendors on the other, the jazz segment of the 14th Annual JazzReggae Festival took place this Sunday on UCLA’s Intermural Field. Waves of Latin-infused jazz echoed off the north face of Pauley […]
Net Scapes
Scour www.scour.com If your Napster umbilical cord has been cut, you may find redress at scour.com. Bringing the multi-media world to your computer with a comprehensive Web site and search engine, scour allows users to access music, radio, and film/video files. If necessary, you can also download a variety of media players from the site’s […]
Control is relative inside of “˜Escher’s Hands’
By Barbara McGuire Daily Bruin Contributor As a favorite movie of the ’80s, “The Neverending Story” combined reality and fantasy with the main character actually becoming a part of the magical story he was reading. “Escher’s Hands,” a new play by Dawson Nichols, experiments with these same ideas, only with a crack-90s twist where the […]