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UCI Giving Day 2021

April 28 Online

Join the Claire Trevor School of the Arts for Giving Day in a charitable day of giving.
Gassmann Electronic Music Series 2020-21 | Alain Bonardi: Electroacoustic Music from Paris 8

April 29 Online

Composer Alain Bonardi, curates a concert of music for instruments and electronics by French composers affiliated with Paris 8 University, including works by Jean-Claude Risset, Horacio Vaggione, Anne Sèdes, Yoko Konishi, Ariadna Alsina, Aline Gorisse...
ICIT Student Concert

May 21 Online

The eleventh annual concert presenting original new works by PhD students in Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology (ICIT) in the UCI Music Department.
UCI Jazz Small Groups - Spring 2021

May 26 Online

UCI Music undergraduate students in the jazz program will perform in smalls groups and as individuals. The concert will feature virtual real-time performances and videos.
Graduate Student Performances in the xMPL (Spring 2021)

Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL)

Join CTSA graduate students from each of the four departments for a series of virtual performances in the Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL). The xMPL is a black-box space with a focus on interdisciplinary and experimental projects. Below are ...

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...

Alumni, Connect

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...

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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...

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Rachel Fine discovers her calling by leading arts organizations

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.

CTSA Graduate Research Colloquium