Winifred Smith Hall
With a seating capacity of 205 and wonderful acoustics, Winifred Smith Hall is primarily used as a concert hall, although both Drama and Dance occasionally mount performances here. The Building was named to honor the generous contributions of music lover and Orange County philanthropist Winifred Smith.
Listening to the Concerts of Remembrance of Things Past: A Proustian Extravaganza II
Friday, April 26, 2019
8:00 pm
Winifred Smith Hall
This lecture-recital offers a new perspective on Proust and music: what music-making implies in term of social and gender issues and how it relates to the creative process of Proust. Jérémie Favreau and friends will perform all the musical pieces performed in the concerts of Remembrance of Things Past.
Free admission.
Support for this exhibtion is provided by UCI Illuminations.
April 26 - 8:00 pm
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UCI Jazz Small Groups
Spring Concert 2019
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
8:00 pm
Winifred Smith Hall
The UCI undergraduate jazz program 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
May 15 - 8:00 pm
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UCI Wind Ensemble
Spring Concert
Monday, May 20, 2019
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
May 20 - 8:00 pm
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UCI Jazz Orchestra
Spring Concert
Dr. Bobby Rodriguez, conductor
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
8:00pm
Winfred 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
May 22 - 8:00 pm
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Gassmann Electronic Music Series
ICIT Student Concert
Friday, May 24, 2019
8:00 pm
Winifred Smith Hall
The eleventh annual concert presenting original new works by PhD students in Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology (ICIT) in the UCI Music Department.
Free Admision.
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May 24 - 8:00 pm
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Mari Akagi in Concert: An Evening of Modern Piano
Saturday, May 25, 2019
8:00 pm
Winifred Smith Hall
Pianist Mari Akagi is acclaimed for her interpretations of contemporary Asian music. She will perform works by seven modern composers of Europe, Asia, and America: Arnold Schoenberg, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Atsuhiko Gondai, Masao Homma, Toru Takemitsu, Christopher Dobrian, and James Newton. Faculty members Kei Akagi and Kojiro Umezaki will also participate.
Tickets:
General $19
Seniors, Groups 10+, UCI Faculty & Staff $16
Art Subscribers $14
UCI Students & Children under 17 $6
Complimentary shuttle service is available for our guests with disabilities or those with mobility issues, from the Mesa Parking Structure (MPS) to select shows throughout the season. Shuttle service will begin one hour before show-time and will meet patrons on level two (Mesa Road street level) of the MPS, near the elevator. Advance notice is appreciated, but not required. For additional information, please call the Arts Box Office at (949) 824-2787, email artstix@uci.edu, or visit www.arts.uci.edu/shuttle.
May 25 - 8:00 pm
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Noon Showcase
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
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
May 29 - 12:00 pm
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Faculty Artist Series
Lukas Ligeti: Chaos, Order, Melody
Friday, May 31, 2019
8:00 pm
Winifred Smith Hall
Lukas Ligeti premieres a kaleidoscopic, innovative work featuring a wide range of the talented faculty and students of the Claire Trevor School’s Music Department.
Tickets:
General $19
Seniors, Groups 10+, UCI Faculty & Staff $16
Art Subscribers $14
UCI Students & Children under 17 $6
Complimentary shuttle service is available for our guests with disabilities or those with mobility issues, from the Mesa Parking Structure (MPS) to select shows throughout the season. Shuttle service will begin one hour before show-time and will meet patrons on level two (Mesa Road street level) of the MPS, near the elevator. Advance notice is appreciated, but not required. For additional information, please call the Arts Box Office at (949) 824-2787, email artstix@uci.edu, or visit www.arts.uci.edu/shuttle.
May 31 - 8:00 pm
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Dean’s Ensemble-in-Residence
Trio Céleste Presents: Haydn, Smetana, and Schoenfield
Saturday, June 1, 2019
8:00 pm
Winifred Smith Hall
Hailed as “a first-class ensemble” (Orange County Register), “unfailingly stylish” (The Strad), “technically dazzling” (Long Beach Gazette), “flawless” (New York Concert Review) and “the epitome of what chamber musicians should be” (Palm Beach Daily News), Trio Céleste has firmly established itself as one of the most dynamic chamber music ensembles on the classical music scene today. The ensemble will present masterworks of Haydn, Smetana, and Schoenfield's electric Café Music.
Tickets:
General admission: $20
Seniors: $15
Students & Children under 17: $5
June 1 - 8:00 pm
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Spring Soiree
Sunday, June 2, 2019
4:00 pm
Winifred Smith Hall
Celebrating outstanding graduating students in an elegant afternoon concert. Featuring solo performers, chamber groups, jazz combos, and contemporary music ensembles. Please join us for a reception after the concert.
Tickets:
General $13
Seniors, Groups 10+, UCI Faculty & Staff $11
Art Subscribers $9
UCI Students & Children under 17 $6
June 2 - 4:00 pm
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UCI Chamber Singers performs the epic twentieth century masterwork Dona Nobis Pacem, by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Composed in 1936, after the horrors of World War I and as tensions were once again rising in Europe, Dona Nobis Pacem sets Civil War texts by Walt Whitman, sacred texts in Latin, and other texts in a powerful meditation on war, despair, and hope.
The performance will feature UCI students Brianna Finnell, soprano, and Richard Lindsay, baritone. Additional musical selections to be announced. The concert is free and open to the public.
June 5 - 8:00 pm
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Chamber Music Recital
Monday, June 10, 2019
8:00 pm
Winifred Smith Hall
A program featuring talented students from UCI’s Department of Music performing chamber music masterworks.
Free admission.
June 10 - 8:00 pm
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