University of California Los Angeles - Bruin Life / Southern Campus Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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Charlie Mingus and cool sounds, the hot wailing of Louis Armstrong ' s trumpet, the stoccato improvisations of the Swingle Singers–this was the jazz scene at UCLA, though less extensive than the classical offerings, the jazz concerts were more warmly received by the students. In the first of the three Fall semester concerts, Mingus and his sextet, augmented by extra musicians, performed some of his famous extended compositions. In October, Louis brought his All-Stars to Pauley Pavilion for an of jazz that only the inimitable Satchmo could give. The French Swingle Singers ' November concert illustrated the oft-made point that jazz is a step away from classical music, with its reperetoire of 18th Century fugues, preludes and other compositions accelerated and expressed in 4 4 time. The Student Cultural Commission and the ASUCLA Speakers program co-sponsored a program of Shelly Manne and Dick Gregory which was held in Pauley Pavilion. Many other jazz musicians were also seen at the informal Coffee Concerts also sponsored by the Cultural Commission.

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Vladimir Ashkenazy is reputed to be one of the great young pianists of our time. It has been said that his interpretations and of Rachmaninoff ' s compositions are second only to those of Rachmaninoff himself. His December 2nd concert in Royce Hall allowed the UCLA community to his brilliance and versatility. During the 1965-1966 season, the Great Artists Series also brought artists of equal brilliance to UCLA: violinist Ruffiero Ricci in cellist Leonard Rose in February, pianist Artur Rubinstein and soprano Anna Moffo in March, and pianist Wilhelm Kempff in April. There were concerts by other great artists, among them guitarist Carlos and Marais and Maranda. There were a variety of performances by members of the Music Department in addition to the continuing Let ' s Talk Music series with Henri Temianka.

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Due to the lack of theaters showing film of student interest, many film programs are presented for student only audiences. The Collection, a series of mid-century films, was sponsored jointly by ASUCLA and Delta Kappa Alpha. During the fall semester CFAP and the Theater Arts Department showed Op, Pop Kicky Flicks. The ASUCLA Film Commission, composed of graduates and held its own film series as well as jointly sponsoring film programs with other groups. During the school year there was at least one evening of cinema each week.