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Rachel Fine discovers her calling by leading arts organizations

February 24

After training for many years as a classical pianist, Rachel Fine is now the CEO and executive director of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills.
Gassmann Electronic Music Series | Miolina: Unisonus

March 10 Online

Violin duo Miolina, Mioi Takeda and Lynn Bechtold, perform a concert of rarely-performed new works for violin(s) and electronics, including works by French composer Jean-Baptiste Favory, UCI professor Mari Kimura, Lynn Bechtold, and others.
Alumni Headed to the Grammys

March 1

Shabnam Kalbasi, B.Mu. ’10 and G. Thomas Allen, M.F.A. ’14
ICIT Faculty and Students Produce a New Album

March 2

Release of Kooch-e Khamân, the Live Concert Recording of the Del Sol String Quartet with Young Iranian Composers
Alumni Ryan Rost, M.F.A. ’14 produces new album

March 1

Jazz musician and UCI Music alumnus Ryan Rost released his jazz trio album, “I Was Here,” on Oct. 29, 2020.
Practice Makes Perfect

January 28

Miles Vinson created an app for musicians with help from the Medici Scholarship Program
Prof. Kei Akagi to perform in Spring Arts & Lecture Series for CSUSM

January 22

Akagi will perform a remote solo piano concert, playing his original compositions and his interpretations of standard repertoire classics, followed by an interview and audience Q&A.

Alumni Headed to the Grammys

Kalbasi (B.Mu, ’10) performed as a soloist and with the Los Angeles Master Chorale on “IVES: Complete Symphonies,” nominated for Best Orchestral Performance. Allen (M.F.A., ’14) performed on “Choirmaster” by Ricky Dillard, which has been nominated for Best Gospel Album. Kalbasi is a SAG-AFTRA and...

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Alumni Ryan Rost, M.F.A. ’14 produces new album

Jazz musician and UCI Music alumnus Ryan Rost released his jazz trio album, “I Was Here,” on Oct. 29, 2020. The album features Doug Carter on piano, Peter Buck on drums and Rost leading on bass, and explores Rost’s curiosity through a unique compositional framework. “I’m constantly asking myself...

Alumni, Connect

Rachel Fine discovers her calling by leading arts organizations

by Richard Chang Not everyone who studies piano and music in college grows up to be a world-class, professional artist. Some grow up to be world-class, professional arts executives. Rachel Fine attended UC Irvine in the 1990s as a transfer student, graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta...