UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School Announces Summer Music Program for Adults

The “In The Band” Fantasy Camp Let’s You Be a Member of the Band!  

Irvine, Calif., May 1, 2019 – UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts is launching its new “fantasy music camp” for adult solo musicians wanting stage and performance experience named “In The Band.” The 8-week program begins Thursday, July 22 and culminates Saturday, September 14, 2019, with a gig at the Anaheim House of Blues. This exciting program gives you the coaching necessary to become a “member of the band”! 

Are you a solo musician looking to join a band? Have you ever wished you could take your love of singing or playing a musical instrument to the next level? Have you ever wanted to be in a band, but couldn’t find like-minded musicians? Have you had dreams of performing in front of family and friends in a real arena setting? The “In The Band” program will place you in a band,
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“THIS IS BIGGER THAN MUSIC.”

COLLABORATION OF UC IRVINE AND SANTA ANA HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS RESULTS IN MORE SAINTS THAN EVER APPLYING TO BE ANTEATERS

Irvine, Calif., (March 18, 2019) – “This collaboration has never been about developing musicians, it has always been about developing young people who have been valued and encouraged in a way that they can now see themselves going to college, continuing their education and taking advantage of opportunities. Music is how we are connecting with them, but this is bigger than music,” said Dr. Stephen Tucker, conductor of the UC Irvine (UCI) Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) Symphony Orchestra.

What began in 2012 as an opportunity for Dr. Tucker to get himself and the UCI Symphony Orchestra into the community for a single concert has grown into a true adoption of the Santa Ana High School (SAHS) symphony orchestra. The UCI Music Department is offering the SAHS students and teachers
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UCI's Annie Bosler, DMA published a book entitled College Prep for Musicians: A Comprehensive Guide for Students, Parents, Teachers, and Counselors with co-authors Kathleen Tesar EdD,  Associate Dean for Enrollment Management at The Juilliard School, and Don Greene PhD, world famous peak performance psychologist. The text is intended for anyone planning to major in music. Bosler has a 100% success rate of helping high students get into music schools, and has French horn students in almost every major conservatory across the United States. For more information, visit: www.collegeprepformusicians.com.

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