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Mayuto Correa, percussionist, vocalist, guitarist, composer, arranger, producer, music director, will perform at La Sierra University.

World-renowned percussionist Mayuto Correa to play Pierce Street Jazz series

Eminent Brazilian percussionist Mayuto Correa, a multi-talented artist in several fields, will bring his high-energy performance to La Sierra…
Christophe Le Dantec, assistant professor of neuroscience in La Sierra's psychology department is pursuing research on ways the human brain processes time.

Neuroscience prof taps into time perception

While some individuals have a heightened sense of the passage of time, human beings do not actually possess an internal clock by which to accurately…
Rebecca Davis, assistant professor from the School of Humanities at the University of California, Irvine, gave this year's plenary talks for Natures 2015. (Photos by Jonathan Rojas)

Natures Conference’s seventh year attracts large turnout

The amphitheater-like lecture hall in the Visual Art Center was packed on Feb. 13. Many late-arrivers, some hauling backpacks, leaned against the…
Glenn Dicterow, violinist and recently retired concertmaster for the New York Philharmonic, is among five renowned guest artists who will teach students during the Montecito International Music Festival at La Sierra University this summer.

La Sierra to host international music festival

La Sierra University’s music department has exponentially increased its programming over the past few years and this summer will host a pinnacle event…
Dr. Raejin Lee, director of vocal studies at La Sierra University, is directing a showcase of two, one-hour operas, to be performed over three days.

La Sierra to showcase West Coast premiere of children’s opera, Puccini classic

A children’s opera that debuted in Florida a little more than two years ago ago will make its West Coast premiere at La Sierra University the first…
Acclaimed woodwind musician Gary Foster

Woodwind great Gary Foster to lead master class

On Mon., March 2, the music department at La Sierra University will host internationally renowned woodwind artist Gary Foster in a master class for…
Dr. David Brennan will direct the La Sierra University Big Band and jazz combos in "A Night of Jazz." (photos by Natan Vigna)

La Sierra University to present ‘A Night of Jazz’

La Sierra University’s Big Band and jazz combos, under direction of entertainment industry and concert saxophonist David Brennan, will present “A…
Tammi Schneider, professor of Hebrew Bible at the Claremont School of Theology will speak on women of the Book of Genesis for La Sierra's annual Landa Lecture. (photo courtesy of the Claremont School of Theology)

Claremont scholar to present annual Landa Lecture

A religion professor and archaeologist at the Claremont School of Theology will give a presentation at La Sierra University that analyzes the women of…
La Sierra University physics students are among those eligible for an Edison International scholarship through a recent grant. (Photos by Natan Vigna)

La Sierra lands Edison grant to advance STEM studies

La Sierra University’s efforts in STEM education, the commonly known acronym for the disciplines of science, technology, engineering and math, got a…
Graphic designer Stefan G. Bucher will display a retrospective exhibit at Brandstater Gallery Feb. 21 - March 12.

Noted designer Stefan Bucher at Brandstater Gallery

 

Award-winning graphic artist Stefan G. Bucher has designed CDs for Whitney Houston and Sting, graphics for “The New York Times” and typography for…

Jazz vocalist Barbara Morrison will perform at La Sierra University Feb. 18. (Photo by Tony Maddox)

Jazz and blues legend to lead Pierce Street series

She’s a vocalist with a three-and-a-half octave range who has forged her own renown as a star jazz and blues artist while performing with an array of…
Terrence Roberts, one of the famed Little Rock Nine who desegregated Little Rock Central High School.

La Sierra University special event to celebrate Civil Rights Movement

The hard-fought Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed widespread discrimination that had carried on for generations, an historic moment brought to…