Yuliya Minina: Born in Ukraine

Friday, January 25, 2019

8:00 pm

Winifred Smith Hall

Yuliya Minina will perform solo piano works and duets with Mexican-Ukrainian cellist Jenia Kobylyanska. The program will include compositions by Russian and Ukrainian composers Sergei Prokofiev, Andriy Shtogarenko, and Nikolai Kapustin, all of whom were born in Ukraine.

Tickets:
General admission: $19
Seniors, Groups 10+, UCI Faculty & Staff: $16
Arts Subscriber: $14
UCI Students & Children under 17: $6

Gassmann Electronic Music Series

Sam Pluta and Peter Evans

Wednesday, January 23, 2019
8:00 pm
Winifred Smith Hall

Peter Evans (trumpet) and Sam Pluta (electronics) have been collaborating since 2008 to forge a new and dynamically interactive live electroacoustic music. Improvisation and a commitment to the explosive energy of sound itself inform the duo's approach to realtime composition.

Free Admision.

UCI Wind Ensemble

Monday, November 26, 2018

8:00 pm

Winifred Smith Hall

The UCI Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Kevin McKeown, performs both traditional and contemporary works written specifically for the wind band genre.

Free admission

UCI Jazz Orchestra Fall Concert

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

8:00 pm

Winifred Smith Hall

Please join the UCI Jazz Orchestra for an evening of the warm and exciting sounds of large-ensemble jazz music, including the classic repertoire of the big band era.

Free admission

Chamber Music Recital

Fall Concert 2018

Monday, December 10, 2018

8:00 pm

Winifred Smith Hall

A program featuring talented students from UCI’s Department of Music performing chamber music masterworks.

Free admission

UCI Jazz Small Groups

Fall Concert 2018

Wednesday, November 14, 2018
8:00pm
Winifred Smith Hall

The UCI undergraduate jazz program presents its quarterly concert to showcase the small group student ensembles. There will be several groups under the direction of the jazz faculty. Please join us for an evening of exciting music and improvisation.

Free admission

Salastina Society. Sounds Genius: Mendelssohn Octet

Friday, November 9, 2018

8:00 pm

Winifred Smith Hall

What was the premiere of the 16-year-old composer's work like? How did Mendelssohn combine two string quartets to such great effect? Why do we feel such elation when listening? The nationally renowned Salastina Society, including UCI’s Sarah Koo, explores these topics, with examples, before a complete performance of the work.

Free admission.

A Silent Night: A WWI Memorial in Song

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

6:00 pm

Winifred Smith Hall

This innovative art song recital pays homage to the centennial of World War I. The concert features baritone John Brancy and pianist Peter Dugan. Their repertoire ranges from song cycles of the 19th century to original arrangements of the American Songbook and modern popular tunes.

Free admission.

Support for this exhibtion is provided by UCI Illuminations.

Asia-America: New Ideas through Music

Saturday, November 10, 2018

8:00 pm

Winifred Smith Hall

Through new works commissioned by the Asia/America New Music Institute (AANMI), the “elegant and exacting” ensemble Hub New Music (Boston Globe) and “virtuosic, deeply expressive shakuhachi player and composer” Kojiro Umezaki (New York Times) craft dialogues between Eastern and Western musical traditions on flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and shakuhachi.

Free admission.

Faculty Artist Series

O Mistress Mine - Darryl Taylor Sings Songs by Juliana Hall and Deon Price

Saturday, October 6, 2018

8:00 pm

Winifred Smith Hall

Join us for a pre-concert lecture, "William Shakespeare's Words in Song," by Dr. Julia Lupton, Co-Director, UCI Shakespeare Center at 7:00pm in Winifred Smith Hall. Co-Sponsored by the UCI Shakespeare Center.