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The London Music Club Quartet performs Mozart and Schumann

October 16 Winifred Smith Hall
Vocal Arts Concert: Liederabend

April 11 Winifred Smith Hall

UC Irvine singers and pianists perform a recital of Nineteenth Century German songs and duets by Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn, and Fanny Mendelssohn.
Honors Concert - Spring 2025

April 6 Winifred Smith Hall

The annual Honors Concert highlights exceptional music students in both solo and ensemble performances, ranging from classical to jazz and beyond. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to listen to extraordinarily talented musicians from all areas ...
Listen to the Motion 2025

May 31 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL)

The festival features a motion system called MUGIC®, developed by Mari Kimura. The concert showcases new works by ICIT PhD students from Professor Kimura’s seminar 'Composing with Sensors,' using MUGIC® to translate movements into meaningful ...
Composing While Black: A concert by the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE)

May 8 Winifred Smith Hall

Join us for a unique concert celebrating the wide-ranging creative visions of Black composers, performed by virtuoso musicians from one of today's most renowned contemporary music ensembles, and including a pre-concert talk with the artists.
The Ghost of Autumn Winds (秋風の霊)

May 16 - May 17 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL)

This performance features The Ghost of Autumn Winds (秋風の霊)—a roughly forty-minute dialogue between shakuhachi and electronics using an original generative AI system named simerent. The simerent system captures an instrument's phrases, performs ...
UCI Chamber Music Concert - Winter 2025

March 17 Winifred Smith Hall

This program features exceptional students from UC Irvine’s Department of Music performing renowned chamber music masterworks. Experience a selection of sophisticated compositions, showcasing the students' technical skill and interpretive depth in an ...

Celebrating Alumni in the Arts

Alumni Appreciation Month at Claire Trevor School of the Arts August marks Alumni Appreciation Month at UC Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA). This initiative honors the achievements of graduates in the fields of art, dance, drama and music. This year, we are excited to highlight...

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UC Irvine Choirs Named Finalists in the American Prize

Ensembles receive national recognition in choral performance The UC Irvine Chamber Singers, directed by Dr. Irene Messoloras, professor in the Department of Music, have been named a finalist in the 2024 American Prize competition. The award, presented by The American Prize National Nonprofit...

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2024 Graduate Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship Recipients

The Claire Trevor School of the Arts is pleased to announce the 2024 UC Irvine Graduate Dean's Dissertation Fellowship (GDDF) recipients. The competitive fellowship provides financial support to graduate and doctoral students in the final stages of their thesis and dissertation research. This year...