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UCI Arts 2025 Year in Review

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UCI Arts 2025 Year in Review
Listen to the Motion: Works by ICIT Ph.D. Students

January 31 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL)

Featuring new compositions by Ph.D. students from the Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology (ICIT) program, this concert explores the creative potential of MUGIC®—a motion system developed by Mari Kimura. Through this innovative ...
UCI Symphony Orchestra Express - winter 2026

February 11 Winifred Smith Hall

Symphony Orchestra Express brings the music closer to the audience with performances in alternative venues designed for an intimate listening experience. Featuring a diverse mix of composers and performers, each one-hour program offers a thoughtfully ...
Yuliya Minina, piano: Songs About Love and Sorrows

February 13 Winifred Smith Hall

Yuliya Minina will be exploring the usage of song forms in instrumental music. She will be joined by her friends and colleagues, Frances Bennett and Sarah Koo. The program will consist of solo piano and piano‐cello pieces, as well as several sets of ...
UCI Jazz Combos - winter 2026

February 18 Winifred Smith Hall

UC Irvine’s undergraduate jazz students take the stage for their quarterly concert, featuring small ensembles guided by the Department of Music’s jazz faculty. This performance showcases the students’ creativity, skill, and collaborative spirit through an
UCI Jazz Orchestra - winter 2026

February 25 Winifred Smith Hall

Experience the energy of large-ensemble jazz with the UCI Jazz Orchestra, performing a vibrant mix of big band classics and contemporary works. This concert highlights the ensemble’s versatility and celebrates the richness of the jazz tradition.
Song and Wind

February 28 Winifred Smith Hall

Flutist and UC Irvine Professor Patricia Cloud presents a program of expressive works for flute as part of this season’s Artist Series. Showcasing her artistry and versatility, the concert offers an engaging exploration of sound and breath.

Reed Wixson Blurs the Line Between the Natural and the Artificial Through Music

Medici Circle Scholar Reed Wixson and their Project Xylocyclos By Gamy Cortes Early in their compositional journey, Reed Wixson followed conventions aligned with classical composition. Later, however, as a PhD student in UC Irvine’s Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology (ICIT)...

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Professor Irene Messoloras Featured on KUSC’s Classical Californians Broadcast Station

The UC Irvine choral conductor and faculty member shares a curated selection of works spanning Manuel de Falla to holiday repertoire UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Music faculty member Irene Messoloras is featured on Classical Californians' weekly program from KUSC. KUSC...

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UCI Arts 2025 Year in Review

Reflecting back on a year of exceptional milestones The past year marked a significant moment for the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, coinciding with UC Irvine’s 60th anniversary and the continued celebration of the 25th anniversary of the naming of the school. Together, these milestones...