Monday, May 11

Ensemble taps faculty, student talent

Combining the talents of UCLA's top instrumental musicians, conductors, and world-renowned faculty members, the UCLA Wind Ensemble will present a concert featuring classic repertoire alongside more modern works, including a rock song turned band piece. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Wind Ensemble, which brings together the talents of UCLA’s top faculty and student musicians, will be performing Wednesday at Schoenberg Hall under the direction of Thomas Lee. The ensemble, shown during a rehearsal on Wednesday, will perform a variety of numbers from an even broader range of musical genres, often under the direction of student conductors who are rotated in from the ensemble’s ranks.






UCLA student Ryan Stoffers claims first runner-up prize on ‘Jeopardy!’

Watching yourself on television is an unusual experience. Watching yourself on television while hiding the fact that you're $50,000 richer and a first place runner-up on one of the well-known game shows on television is downright once in a lifetime. Read more...

Photo: James Hill III from Santa Clara University, left, practices his buzzer skill with fellow contestants Ryan Stoffers from UCLA and Ashley Walker from Dartmouth College.