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Emerging Brighter

September 14 - October 31

As UCI student artists emerge from an extended hiatus from campus, learn more about what they discovered and how they honed new skills in 2021.
Dr. Rajna Swaminathan joins the UCI Music faculty

August 13

Swaminathan specializes in mrudangam, the barrel-shaped, two-headed drum that is the foundation of the south Indian classical music known as Karnatik
Amirtha Kidambi and Elder Ones

September 30 Winifred Smith Hall

Praised by the New York Times as “a unique argument for the virtue of cross-cultural curiosity,” vocalist and harmonium player Amirtha Kidambi’s quartet Elder Ones presents an ecstatic mix of jazz, Carnatic music, electronic and experimental sounds...
Music Lecture Series: David Metzer

October 21 Online

Guest lecturer David Metzer, chair of the musicology division and professor of musicology at the University of British Columbia, presents as part of the Music History and Music Theory Guest Lecture Series presented by UCI Music.
UCI Symphony Orchestra - Fall 2021

November 23 Irvine Barclay Theatre

Claire Trevor School of the Arts celebrates the return of the UCI Symphony Orchestra to the Irvine Barclay. Join us for the annual Thanksgiving concert with an exploration of sound. Program to be announced closer to the event date. Join Maestro ...
UCI Jazz Orchestra - Fall 2021

November 17 Winifred Smith Hall

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.
Music Lecture Series: Stephen Rodgers

November 18 Online

Guest lecturer Stephen Rodgers, Edmund A. Cykler Chair in Music and professor of music theory and musicianship at the University of Oregon, presents as part of the Music History and Music Theory Guest Lecture Series presented by UCI Music. Please check...

Mari Kimura Explores Music’s Intersections with Technology and Science

By Richard Chang Mari Kimura, a professor of music at UCI’s Integrated Composition, Improvisation and Technology program, is connecting students, disciplines and departments with her groundbreaking work. She’s fostering collaboration and interaction during times when the coronavirus pandemic has...

Student |Connect

Emerging Brighter

UCI student artists discovered and honed new skills in 2021 By Christine Byrd When UCI moved operations online a year and a half ago, everyone gained new skills: creating an at-home studio, mastering Zoom meetings and troubleshooting technology. But as artists struggled to keep their creative...

Alumni

Kevin Kwan Loucks named CEO of Chamber Music America

After an extensive national search, Chamber Music America (CMA), the national network of ensemble music professionals, has named Kevin Kwan Loucks (B.Mu. ’04) as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective Sept. 1, 2021. Loucks brings over 15 years of national and international music and performing...