Pianist May Phang will perform and give a master class Friday April 14 at 1:00-3:00 pm in Winifred Smith Hall. This performance is free and open to the public.
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
8:00 pm
Winifred Smith Hall
The UCI Undergraduate Jazz Program is having 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.
Darryl Taylor is joined by harpsichordist Ian Pritchard in a program of vocal music. Joining the duo will be Frances Bennett, soprano; Albert Lee, tenor; Katie Franklin, piano; and Heather Vorwerck, viola da gamba. This program will feature works by Handel, Howells, Britten, and will premiere works by baroque composer, Rosanna Scalfi Marcello.
Lukas Ligeti introduces himself to the UCI community with a concert showcasing the extreme breadth of his creative output. Marimba virtuoso Ji Hye Jung performs Thinking Songs, a solo work stretching the limits of this instrument, and Lukas' ensemble Notebook comes to Irvine from NYC to perform music combining composition and improvisation in far-reaching, original ways.
Monday, April 24, 2017
8:00 pm
Winifred Smith Hall
The Now Hear Ensemble performs an eclectic mix of new musical works for instruments and computers, including world premiers by composers in the UCI PhD program in Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology.
Thursday, May 25, 2017
8:00 pm
Winifred Smith Hall
Original new works by UCI Music Department first-year MA and Ph.D. students in Integrated Composition, Improvisation and Technology (ICIT). ICIT embraces diverse forms of contemporary music-making, challenging conventional distinctions between classical composition, computer music, improvisation and jazz.
