UCI Jazz Orchestra

Winter 2020 Concert

Dr. Bobby Rodriguez, conductor

Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020

8:00 pm

Winifred Smith Hall

Please join the UCI Jazz Orchestra for an evening of the warm and exciting sounds of large-ensemble jazz music, including the classic repertoire of the big band era.

Free admission

Chamber Music Concert

Winter 2020

Monday, Mar. 16, 2020

8:00 pm

Winifred Smith Hall

A program featuring talented students from UCI’s Department of Music performing chamber music masterworks.

Free admission

UCI Vocal Arts 

Songs of Lori Laitman
American Composer

Saturday, Mar. 14, 2020

8:00 pm

Winifred Smith Hall

Described by Fanfare Magazine as “one of the most talented and intriguing of living composers, ” Lori Laitman has composed multiple operas and choral works, and over 250 songs, setting texts by classical and contemporary poets. Students will sing some of her songs, in anticipation of presenting the West Coast premiere of her opera, The Scarlet Letter.

Free admission

Saxophones with Strings Attached

Saturday, February 1, 2020

8:00 pm

Winifred Smith Hall

Swedish saxophonist and composer Anders Lundegård presents several new compositions alongside classical masterpieces of the eighteenth- and twentieth-century, with UCI pianist Yuliya Minina, and a string trio and quartet composed of UCI students. Dr. Lundegård is famous for the witty and educational presentation of his programs, which offer asides on Swedish and American culture, as well as music history and the legacy of the saxophone. 

Gassmann Electronic Music Series

21C: The Living Earth Show: Hyphen

Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020
8:00 pm
Winifred Smith Hall

UCI Wind Ensemble

Winter 2020 Concert

Kevin McKeown, conductor

Monday, Mar. 2, 2020

8:00 pm

Winifred Smith Hall

The UCI Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Kevin McKeown, performs traditional and contemporary works written specifically for the wind band genre.

Free admission

UCI Jazz Small Groups

Winter 2020 Concert

Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020

8:00 pm

Winifred Smith Hall

The UCI undergraduate jazz program will presents its quarterly concert to showcase the small group student ensembles. There will be several groups under the direction of the jazz faculty. Please join us for an evening of exciting music and improvisation.

Free admission

Noon Showcase Concert

Winter 2020

Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2020

12:00 pm

Winifred Smith Hall

Come and enjoy an afternoon of outstanding musical performances. This Noon Showcase features talented vocalists and instrumentalists covering a wide variety of disciplines including classical, jazz, and electronic styles.

Free admission

UCI Chamber Singers

Winter 2020 Concert

Dr. Seth Houston, director

Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2020

8:00 pm

Winifred Smith Hall

UCI Chamber Singers presents songs for the season from the Renaissance through the present, including original compositions by Seth Houston. UCI Chamber Singers presents songs for the season from the Renaissance through the present, including original compositions by Seth Houston.

Free admission

Piano Recital with Guest Artist Richard Cionico

October 4th, 2019 1:00pm
Winifred Smith Hall

Please join us for the piano recital "Musical Moments" with Guest Artist Richard Cionco, featuring works from Handel, Liszt, Chopin and Wagner (arranged by Liszt), Rachmaninov and Mr. Cionco's own Six Postcards, October 4, at 1:00 PM. This concert is free and open to the public.

Program:

"Harmonious Blacksmith" Variations ,  George Frederic Handel (1685-1759)