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Kelly Moran’s Trippy, Beautiful Piano MusicKelly Moran’s Trippy, Beautiful Piano Music
Kelly Moran’s Trippy, Beautiful Piano Music New York artist’s avant-garde compositions break through to unique transcendence By Christopher R. Weingarten “I kind of just accepted that no one would really care about my work because I was such a weirdo,” says New York’s Kelly Moran, an avant-...
UCI Chamber Singers Premieres New Work at Walt Disney Concert HallUCI Chamber Singers Premieres New Work at Walt Disney Concert Hall
Seth Houston, Director of Choral Activities and Associate Chair for Performance, led UCI Chamber Singers and a consortium of other performers in a world premiere performance at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Tuesday, October 9. The work, Oscillations: One Hundred Years and Forever, by New York-based...
Jérémie Favreau, MFA piano performance, 2008, performs Boston Court Pasadena
Kelly Moran, MFA ICIT 2012 performed at famed Brooklyn Club, RouletteKelly Moran, MFA ICIT 2012 performed at famed Brooklyn Club, Roulette
Kelly Moran, MFA ICIT, peformed at the famed Brooklyn club, Roulette on September 7. Mora is a versatile keyboardist and composer, spent recent months touring with the prominent electronic artist Oneohtrix Point Never. Traces of that collaboration are evident in the dreamy reveries and playful...
Nicole Mitchell - Black Earth & Monsoon BluesNicole Mitchell - Black Earth & Monsoon Blues
Over the last decade Nicole Mitchell has proved herself a progressive force to be reckoned with, recording a slew of albums where quality matches quantity. Her Mandorla Awakening 11 Emerging Worlds was one of the key releases of 2017 and she continues the rich vein of form with...
FADA (Film-Arts-Drama Alliance) club produces "The Greatest Show at UCI"FADA (Film-Arts-Drama Alliance) club produces "The Greatest Show at UCI"
CREDITS CAST: THE SHOWMEN (In Order of Appearance) Trystan Colburn Tina Pham Kenai Gonzales FEATURED SINGER Emily Johnson-Frantz (Standing in for Olivia Pech) FEATURED DANCERS Alyssa Corella Anna Reiser Cayla Flagg Hannah Lafferty Lilla Lavanakul Makeila Lee DANCERS Abby...
In Perfect Harmony
Women Fighting Sexism in Jazz Have a Voice. And Now, a Code of Conduct.Women Fighting Sexism in Jazz Have a Voice. And Now, a Code of Conduct.
The We Have Voice Collective, a new group of female and non-binary musicians in jazz and experimental music, plans to release a Code of Conduct on Tuesday that aims to build upon the conversations sparked by jazz’s own #MeToo movement, clearly articulating what a more equitable workplace might...
A Map To The Line, And How Not To Cross It: A Code Of Conduct For The Performing ArtsA Map To The Line, And How Not To Cross It: A Code Of Conduct For The Performing Arts
This past fall, when news of the Harvey Weinstein scandal was galvanizing the #MeToo movement, some of us who work in the performing arts had a peculiar experience: Colleagues started asking if they'd sexually harassed us. A few of these colleagues may have been attempting to head off allegations,...
Kei Akagi performs at the Jazz on the Odra Festival in WroclawKei Akagi performs at the Jazz on the Odra Festival in Wroclaw
Chancellor’s Professor of Music Kei Akagi (piano) performs at the Jazz on the Odra Festival in Wroclaw, Poland on April 28. Joining him will be fellow UCI colleagues Kojiro Umezaki (shakuhachi) and Darek Oles (bass), as well as drummer Tamaya Honda from Tokyo. The group will present music...
Pioneer of the electric harp Zeena Parkins to perform at UCIPioneer of the electric harp Zeena Parkins to perform at UCI
Irvine, Calif., April 16, 2018 –The Gassmann Electronic Music Series at UC Irvine will present a concert and improvisation workshop by composer, improviser, and pioneer of the electric harp Zeena Parkins. Ms. Parkins will perform her original work titled Captiva, a multi-movement composition...
Amy Bauer Keynote Speaker at West Coast Conference on Music Theory and AnalysisAmy Bauer Keynote Speaker at West Coast Conference on Music Theory and Analysis
Amy Bauer delivered the keynote lecture "'Did You Say Post-Spectral,': The orchestral imaginary in millenium works by Tulve, Dalbavie and Haas," at the at the 27th annual meeting of the West Coast Conference on Music Theory and Analysis, April 6–8 at San Diego State University.
UCI Symphony’s meaningful connection with Santa Ana High School through develops through musicUCI Symphony’s meaningful connection with Santa Ana High School through develops through music
UC IRVINE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’S ADOPTION OF SANTA ANA HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA CONTINUES TO GROW, DEEPENING A MEANINGFUL CONNECTION FOR ALL Irvine, Calif., (April 2, 2018) – “This collaboration has never been about developing musicians, it has always been about developing young people who have been...
San Diego Tribune's: 10 Things to Watch in Music this SpringSan Diego Tribune's: 10 Things to Watch in Music this Spring
Michael Dessen, Associate Professor and the Robert and Marjorie Rawlins Chari of Music and Nicole Mitchell, Music Professor are to play with the Mark Dresser Quintet on Friday, March 30. Expect a night of dazzling aural adventure when San Diego contrabass great Mark Dresser is joined by a...
An Evening with Darryl Taylor in New York
Nicole Mitchell received Champion of New Music AwardNicole Mitchell received Champion of New Music Award
Nicole Mitchell is one of three recipients of the American Composers Forum "Champion of New Music Award." The Champion of New Music Award was established as a national mark of recognition to honor individuals and ensembles that have made a significant and sustained contribution over time to the...
The Brahms Requiem brings 19th-century music masterpieces to the Irvine Barclay Theatre. The Brahms Requiem brings 19th-century music masterpieces to the Irvine Barclay Theatre.
THE BRAHMS REQUIEM BRINGS 19TH-CENTURY MUSIC MASTERPIECES TO THE IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE. Irvine, Calif., March 2, 2018 - The University of California, Irvine’s Department of Music will present the combining forces of the UCI Chamber Orchestra and UCI Chamber Singers, the Bob Cole Conservatory...
Max Haymer to Perform at the Irvine Barclay Theatre in MarchMax Haymer to Perform at the Irvine Barclay Theatre in March
Max Haymer (BM, 2007) has been touring with jazz legend Arturo Sandoval. He will be performing with Sandoval at the Irvine Barclay Theatre on March 10. Haymer has toured internationally, performing at major jazz festivals and venues with a diverse range of renowned artists, and he has also...
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