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
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
UCI Chamber Singers perform a showcase of songs highlighting the diverse talents of our students in the vocal art programs.
Free admission
Swedish saxophonist Anders Lundegård performs his own compositions alongside classical masterpieces of the 18th- and 20th-century on soprano, alto and baritone saxophones, accompanied by UCI pianist Yuliya Minina and UCI string students. Known for his witty presentations, Lundegård offers asides on Swedish and American culture and the saxophone’s legacy.
Jazz pianist and composer Kei Akagi will be joined by colleagues Darek Oles (bass) and Jason Harnell (drums) for an evening of modern jazz, with original compositions and standards. The trio has been performing together for nearly three decades and seamlessly incorporates the full spectrum of traditional and experimental jazz.
Performances
Evenings: Feb. 14, 15 at 8:00 p.m.
Internationally acclaimed violist Jerzy Kosmala joins the 2019-20 Faculty Artist Series for the Department of Music at UCI.
Tickets
General admission: $19
Seniors, Groups 10+, UCI Faculty & Staff: $16
Arts Subscribers: $14
UCI Students & Children under 17: $6
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 at Winifred Smith Hall. This concert is free and open to the public.
Program:
"Harmonious Blacksmith" Variations , George Frederic Handel (1685-1759)
On Friday, April 19th, celebrated pianist Gerald Robbins will give a performance/master class in Winifred Smith Hall from 1-3. He will perform Mozart's tragic A Minor Sonata followed by the monumental Brahms Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel. Music department pianists will perform for the master class following the performance.
Program:
Sonata in a minor, K. 310 , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Allegro maestoso
Andante cantabile con espressione
Presto
Please join us for the lecture recital "Nearly Lost," Select Vocal Songs by Florence Price with soprano Christine Jobson and pianist Katie Ledsinger January 28, 2019, 1pm. This event is free and open to the public.
