Allan Santiago, News EditorThe night proved plentiful in both melody and turnout as PCC performing faculty debuted a new Model D Steinway & Sons grand piano Saturday at Harbeson Hall.
What’s more, Superintendent-President Paulette Perfumo made her PCC stage debut as narrator in the closing duo interpretation of “Peter and the Wolf.” [Read more →]
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Playing for an audience ready to delve into the classic masterpieces of composers such as Beethoven and Sebastian Bach, Maiko Yamagami captured the audience’s attention as her fingers glided through the each elegant yet electrifying musical drama.
Beginning the recital with Johann Bach’s Prelude and Fugue no. 21, Yamagami’s command of the piano became apparent as she entwined Bach’s musical notes with her own artistic interpretation. [Read more →]
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The Jazz Rock Big Band performed a rocking show Saturday.Beneath the vestiges of a quiet Saturday campus, a pulse of jazz echoes the halls and fills the soul.
Within the decadent confines of Sexson Auditorium, PCC’s own jazz combo and big band ensemble treat the few but privileged to a night of rhythmic genesis and rapture.
“The spirit is telling me to play some ‘Mammacita’ and it’s always good to listen to the spirit,” began Bobby Bradford, the musically aged and instinctual director of PCC’s Jazz Combo as the stage grew smaller and the sound climbed higher. [Read more →]
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Now that the post-Oscar season wasteland known as spring cinema is over, Hollywood is ready to unleash its best box-office-baiting offerings. With stories ripped from the pages of source material as beloved as C.S. Lewis and Chuck Palahniuk, students will be heading to the air-conditioned heaven of their local megaplex with high expectations and emotional investment fully in check. [Read more →]
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For 16 years, PCC has been a venue for a jazz and blues concert series held every semester.It was an emotional night Monday with members shaking hands after the show and telling one another it was good while it lasted. It would be the last time the band would be together at PCC.
The strumming of a bass, the drum’s beat, the trombone’s tempo and the guitar’s melody inspired social sciences Professor Pete Mhunzi to form ‘The History of African American Secular Music,’ a series of concerts held once per semester at PCC in honor of jazz and blues.
“We wanted to find a venue to [perform in], so we decided, why not play at [PCC]?,” said Mhunzi. Held once every semester, Mhunzi gathers a band and musical guests for a jazz and blues concert at PCC. [Read more →]
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Rodrigo Mejia, Staff WriterAmidst the dry heat of a Saturday afternoon, throngs of local residents found solace amongst cool heads as they flocked to USC to catch the likes of Aceyalone, Del the Funky Homosapien, De La Soul and Lupe Fiasco, for the hefty price of nothing.
The ensemble was nothing short of momentous as heralds of Hip-Hop’s finest sounds took the stage on an evening that would have otherwise emptied the pocket books of countless fans. Stephen Angulo, English major from UCLA found himself crossing rival lines to join others like him looking to satisfy their musical appetites. [Read more →]
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Nationally exhibited photographer Stephen Berkman came to PCC to present his 19th century style photographic works on April 1.
He showcased his work to a classroom crowded with students and faculty from different academic departments. Berkman’s work is composed of a pre-film era method with wet collodion plates and ambrotypes. [Read more →]
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Charles Digal, Staff WriterSuppose your family was taken hostage and placed on live television. Survival would depend on the broadcast’s rating; low viewers equal life, while more results in death. The paradox lies in our inherent allure to violent content; we are a culture that is obsessed with it; it’s good TV. Who is to blame for catering this attitude is anyone’s guess. We’re bound to have an argument that could last hours and just like the conclusion to ‘Popcorn,’ no one will take responsibility after all is said and done. [Read more →]
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Szilvia Gogh, Staff WriterPCC showcased a jazz concert at Harbeson Hall Saturday night as part of the Faculty Artist Concert series. It was an entertaining experience even for those who are not into jazz. [Read more →]
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For staging an all-female production of the classic tragedy, Othello, the Los Angeles Women’s Shakespeare Company and the theater at Boston Court prove that female actors playing male characters can still provide the tension, violence and terrifying passion this play is famous for. [Read more →]
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