Faculty News
John Scheidernman Featured on New Recording by Grammy-Nominated Ensemble El MundoJohn Scheidernman Featured on New Recording by Grammy-Nominated Ensemble El Mundo
Music faculty member John Scheiderman is featured on archlute and baroque guitar on a new recording by the acclaimed early music ensemble El Mundo, a group that specializes in Spanish and Italian music. Titled What Artemisia Heard: Music and Art from the Time of Caravaggio and Gentileschi,...
Darryl Taylor at the Voix Humaines Festival in Cuba Darryl Taylor at the Voix Humaines Festival in Cuba
Professor of Vocal Arts Darryl Taylor travelled to Havana, Cuba in October to perform at and serve as a judge within the Voix Humaines Festival, the first international singing competition exclusively for countertenors held in October, 2015. Competitors came from Mexico, Colombia, Cuba, and the USA...
Jaymi Smith, Noelle Hoffman (MFA '11), and Karyn Lawrence (MFA '12) Nominated for Ovation AwardsJaymi Smith, Noelle Hoffman (MFA '11), and Karyn Lawrence (MFA '12) Nominated for Ovation Awards
Congratulations to our outstanding faculty and CTSA alumna for their 2015 Ovation Award nominations. The Ovation Awards are the only peer-judged theatre awards in Los Angeles, created to recognize excellence in theatrical performance, production and design in the Greater Los Angeles area...
Kojiro Umezaki Featured in the Documentary ‘The Music of Strangers’ Kojiro Umezaki Featured in the Documentary ‘The Music of Strangers’
Associate Professor of Music Kojiro Umezaki is featured in the documentary, The Music of Strangers, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. The documentary profiles cellist Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble, which bring together master musicians from around the world to...
Litia Perta Named 2015-16 UCI Hellman Fellows Litia Perta Named 2015-16 UCI Hellman Fellows
Assistant Professor of Art Litia Perta’s two-part research project, entitled “Tidal Kinships,” explores the relationship between art and art criticism. The first phase, “Writing Bodies,” will kick off the fall program of the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts in New York City. A sister event, “Just...
35 Years After Fashion Moda, a Bronx Gallery Revisits the Landmark Space35 Years After Fashion Moda, a Bronx Gallery Revisits the Landmark Space
by Tiernan Morgan on August 6, 2015 1978. Weary of the Soho art scene, artist Stefan Eins decided to open a new art space in the South Bronx. The space was named Fashion Moda (1978–1993), an abbreviation of the full name painted above its entrance: Fashion 时装 Moda МОДА — the word “fashion”...
Annie Bosler directs and produces 1M1: Hollywood Horns of the Golden YearsAnnie Bosler directs and produces 1M1: Hollywood Horns of the Golden Years
UCI instructor of French Horn Annie Bosler has directed and produced 1M1: Hollywood Horns of the Golden Years, a documentary film that surveys the history of Hollywood studio musicians via film music's most prominent orchestral instrument - the French horn. Featuring numerous interviews with Los...
Alpert Award Composer, Lukas Ligeti, joins the Department of Music FacultyAlpert Award Composer, Lukas Ligeti, joins the Department of Music Faculty
The Music Department welcomes new faculty member Lukas Ligeti! A recipient of the prestigious Alpert Award and numerous other prizes and commissions, Professor Ligeti is a composer and improvisor (on drums and electronic percussion) whose work is informed by a unique approach to...
Center Stage: National Choreographers Initiative 
National Choreographers Initiative Premieres at Irvine Barclay TheatreNational Choreographers Initiative Premieres at Irvine Barclay Theatre
The 12th Annual National Choreographers Initiative will premiere on Saturday, July 25th at the Irvine Barclay Theater. Professor Molly Lynch, founder and director of National Choreographs Initiative, selected four choreographers and sixteen professional ballet dancers to participate in the program...
Seth Houston Joins the Department of Music FacultySeth Houston Joins the Department of Music Faculty
The Music Department welcomes new faculty member Seth Houston! Professor Houston holds a DMA degree in choral music from the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music. In addition to extensive experience in choral conducting, he has published his own compositions and...
With Sandra Tsing Loh back to lead the way, change is very goodWith Sandra Tsing Loh back to lead the way, change is very good
by Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times Writer-performer Sandra Tsing Loh wants the world to know that she didn't set out to become the spokesperson for menopause. What woman would sign up to be the poster child for "old" and "dry"? she asks in her signature frisky manner, composed of equal...
Telematics in ColombiaTelematics in Colombia
Michael Dessen, Associate Professor of Music, performed in and co-produced several telematic concerts this year, exploring the potentials of live performance by musicians in different geographic locations via high-speed internet. In an April 24, 2015 concert, Dessen performed on trombone...
Costume Design Bridge ProjectCostume Design Bridge Project
The Costume Design Program announces Poppy Cannon-Reese as a Guest Artist in the MFA program in Spring, 2015. Ms. Cannon-Reese is the Manager of Universal Studios Costume Department; she also has a distinguished career as a Costume Designer and Stylist for feature films and commercials....
Molly Lynch's National Choreographers Initiative to Receive National Endowment for the Arts GrantMolly Lynch's National Choreographers Initiative to Receive National Endowment for the Arts Grant
Through its grant-making to thousands of nonprofits each year, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) promotes opportunities for people in communities across America to experience the arts and exercise their creativity. In the second major grant announcement of fiscal year 2015, the NEA will...
Flutist Nicole Mitchell looks into the future with 'Mandorla Awakening'
Jesse Colin Jackson Named Hellman FellowJesse Colin Jackson Named Hellman Fellow
Jesse Colin Jackson was named a Hellman Fellow for 2014. Professor Jackson is one of more than 1,200 Hellman Fellows who over the last 20 years have gone on to become chairs and heads of departments, MacArthur Geniuses and faculty members with distinguished research track records. The...
Darryl Taylor Makes History in LA OperaDarryl Taylor Makes History in LA Opera
Professor Darryl Taylor along with John Holiday and G. Thomas Allen make up The Three Countertenors. These gifted African-American countertenors are making their LA Opera debuts in Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. Never before have three African-American countertenors been in one production...
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