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Music Lecture Series: Mark Burford

December 2 Online

Guest lecturer Mark Burford, R.P. Wollenberg professor of music at Reed College, presents as part of the Music History and Music Theory Guest Lecture Series presented by UCI Music. Please check back often for updates.
Chamber Music Concert - Fall 2021

December 6 Winifred Smith Hall

A program featuring talented students from UCI’s Department of Music performing chamber music masterworks.
Listen to the Motion Festival

January 15 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL)

The Gassmann Electronic Music Series presents “Listen to the Motion,” featuring works by ICIT PhD students using the MUGiC® motion sensor developed by Mari Kimura. Renowned percussionist and Univ. of Toronto Professor Aiyun Huang will be a featured ...
UCI Jazz Small Groups - Winter 2022

February 16 Winifred Smith Hall

UCI Music undergraduate students in the jazz program will perform in smalls groups and as individuals. Please check for updates.
Lorna Griffitt, piano

February 26 Winifred Smith Hall

UCI Music Professor Lorna Griffitt enjoys an active career as soloist, chamber musician and pedagogue here in the US and in South America, Europe and the Middle East. Past concerts have included sonatas, ballades, and other chamber greats. Please check...
UCI Symphony Orchestra - Winter 2022

March 4 Irvine Barclay Theatre

The orchestra’s regular concert performances include music from the standard repertoire as well as recently created works and world premieres. Please check back for updates. Join Maestro Stephen Tucker for a Pre-Concert Conversation before the ...
Kei Akagi, jazz piano

April 8 - April 9 Winifred Smith Hall

Enjoy an evening of jazz with pianist and composer Kei Akagi, a mainstay of the international jazz world. Please check for updates.

Take it From the Class of 2022: You Got This

By Lauren Knight, B.A. ’21 There are four classes of students heading back to Claire Trevor School of the Arts this fall, but only one class has spent a full year on campus. It’s crazy to think that half of our CTSA community has never stepped foot on campus before Welcome Week! We know that it’s...

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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...

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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...