Tuesday, April 7

Music

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May 11, 12:08 am

Spring Sing 2015: Natalie Brainin

Natalie Brainin said she knew from her first year at UCLA that she wanted to perform as a soloist in Spring Sing. The third-year ethnomusicology student and singer-songwriter performed in last year’s Spring Sing as part of two different production groups – her sorority, Delta Gamma, and Resonance A Capella. Read more...

Photo: Third-year ethnomusicology student Natalie Brainin will play her song, “Forever,” for Spring Sing. Brainin performed with Delta Gamma and Resonance A Cappella last year. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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May 8, 2:19 am

Avartan Music Festival to bring together Indian classical performers

From center stage of Schoenberg Hall emanates a voice which holds a calming, single note, then glides through a musical scale before returning back. The singer, UCLA alumna Gaayatri Kaundinya, sits cross-legged on the stage leading the performance. Read more...

Photo: The fourth annual Avartan Music Festival will take place Sunday at Schoenberg Hall. Created in 2012 by UCLA alumna Gaayatri Kaundinya (center right), the festival is a showcase for Hindustani and Carnatic classical music, bringing together styles of North and South India. The group also includes fourth-year electrical engineering student Aditya Ganesh (far left), second-year psychology student Amulya Vadrevu (center left) and first-year psychobiology student Ritu Sreenivasan (far right). (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)

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May 7, 1:22 am

Musical sounds from the Middle East to feature at Fowler

The delicate strings of the setar take a lifetime to master, said Farzad Amoozegar. For the UCLA anthropology and ethnomusicology graduate student, his studies began when he was 6 years old and his grandfather introduced him to the instrument, but really took off when he began studying under Persian classical master Mohammad-Reza Lotfi in Berkeley. Read more...

Photo: UCLA ethnomusicology and anthropology graduate student Farzad Amoozegar will dedicate his performance at the Fowler Museum to his mentor, Mohammad-Reza Lotfi. Amoozegar will perform classical Persian music on Thursday. (Courtesy of Farzad Amoozegar-Fassie)

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May 4, 12:17 am

Album Review: ‘Wilder Mind’

Mumford and Sons have ditched the banjos. It’s a bold move and a drastic departure from its former sound, a transition that may be polarizing to the band’s devoted fans. Read more...

Photo: Island Records

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May 1, 1:00 am

UCLA a cappella groups to jam with local middle school

Participating in drama at Emerson Community Charter Middle School coaxed 12-year-old seventh-grader Akira Shelton out of her shell, allowing her to make friends while building her skills in acting and singing. Read more...

Photo: Under the guidance of UCLA alumna Nina Kasuya (lower left), Emerson A Cappella, a group of Emerson Community Charter Middle School in Westwood, will perform at a concert event to raise money for the school’s arts program. (Courtesy of Nathan Peralta)

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April 30, 1:06 am

Q&A: UCLA band Apollo Soul talks music, upcoming Ecochella performance

From the JazzReggae Festival to the upcoming Ecochella, Apollo Soul has worked its way around the UCLA musical circuit. Yet with ethnomusicology students Ellington Peet on drums, Jack Bastian on keyboard and Cole Brossus on bass, and undeclared student Matt Saunders on guitar, all four Apollo Soul members are first-year students. Read more...

Photo: UCLA first-year ethnomusicology student Ellington Peet (top left), first-year undeclared student Matt Saunders (top right), first-year ethnomusicology student Cole Brossus (bottom left) and first-year ethnomusicology student Jack Bastian (bottom right) make up the band Apollo Soul, which is performing Friday at Ecochella. (Apollo Soul)

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April 28, 2:27 am

Q&A: Alum musician Julian Le talks about touring, life after UCLA

At 3 years old, UCLA alumnus Julian Le began playing classical piano under the guidance of his parents. From then on, he played the instrument regularly, garnering gigs at churches and with his band around Los Angeles throughout his college career. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus Julian Le transitioned from his roots as a classical child pianist to joining opener Jhené Aiko’s band for J. Cole’s European summer tour in May. (Julie Song/Daily Bruin)


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