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Grammy-Winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Performs New Work By Pat Matheny

Dearman is a versatile guitarist who enriches the sound of the LAGQ by performing on a unique seven-string guitar with extended upper and lower registers; he is currently director of the Guitar Chamber Music program at California State University, Northridge. The newest member of the quartet, Greif was named Outstanding Graduate of the USC guitar department, where he studied with William Kanengiser, James Smith, and Scott Tennant. He currently teaches classical and jazz guitar at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Acclaimed soloist, recording artist, and professor at the USC Thornton School of Music, Kanengiser is one of the few guitarists to have won the Concert Artists Guild New York Competition. He has earned critical acclaim for his imaginative arrangements for solo guitar and guitar quartet. Celebrated as a world-class performer, author, and teacher, Tennant has recorded for Delos International and is currently completing a recording project of the complete solo guitar works of Joaquin Rodrigo for GHA, Belgium. He is currently on the faculty at the USC Thornton School of Music. -- Public Now

Jazz, opera and a children's jubilee

Currently on the faculty at California State University Northridge, Bergeron has been mentored by legends like Uan Racey, Bobby Shew, Warren Luening, Gary Grant, Rick Baptist, and George Graham. Grammy-winning composer and bandleader, Gordon Goodwin said of Bergeron: “Wayne is a once in a lifetime lead trumpet player.” -- The Spectrum

The coulrophobia, the fear of clowns from science

El prefijo coulro viene del y significa 'aquel que va sobre zancos'. Esto es debido a que antiguamente los bufones y payasos solían llevar zancos. Un estudio experimental que se llevó a cabo en la Universidad de Sheffield reveló que a los niños les asusta en gran medida que las habitaciones de los hospitales estén decoradas con payasos. Según un profesor de psicología de la California State University, Northridge, a los pequeños les impresiona mucho ver un cuerpo común con una cara tan poco familiar y de rasgos distorsionados. -- News GUR - Spain (in Spanish)

Viewpoints: Does defense actually win championships?

In my sport psychology lab at California State University, Northridge, graduate student Travis Miller and I decided to test Bryant’s adage, running our own statistical analyses to see if defense does, in fact, win championships. -- Savannah Morning News - GA

UCSB stays undefeated at home, beats CSU Northridge 75-51

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) - Leland King II had 25 points and a career-high 17 rebounds to help UC Santa Barbara remain tied atop the Big West Conference with a 75-51 win over CSU Northridge on Saturday night. -- Washington Times

UCSB stays undefeated at home, beats CSU Northridge 75-51

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Leland King II had 25 points and a career-high 17 rebounds to help UC Santa Barbara remain tied atop the Big West Conference with a 75-51 win over CSU Northridge on Saturday night. -- Regina Leader-Post

UCSB stays undefeated at home, beats CSU Northridge 75-51

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Leland King II had 25 points and a career-high 17 rebounds to help UC Santa Barbara remain tied atop the Big West Conference with a 75-51 win over CSU Northridge on Saturday night. -- Arizona Daily Star

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