Faculty News
For Women in Jazz, a Year of Reckoning and Recognition
This year women in the music industry, especially jazz, has managed to break through the barriers of sexism and stereotypes. Espereza Spalding is a bassist and vocalist that has recorded an entire album titled "Exposure", a portrayal of self expression and form of breaking social norms. For 77...
Nicole Mitchell Held a Residency at UCLA in November
Flutist, composer and improvisor Nicole Mitchell held a residency at UCLA November 8–9, giving a lecture, workshop and performance with pianist Billy Childs, vocalist Dwight Trible and bassist Mark Dresser (more information attached). Her tribute to the late composer-improvisor Muhal Richard Abrams...
Christopher Dobrian at the Seoul International Computer Music Festival
Christopher Dobrian was an invited scholar and composer at the Seoul International Computer Music Festival in October. There he gave a lecture about his research on "Gesture, Acceleration, and Expressivity", and his composition Point of No Arrival for cello and computer was performed by Hea Mee Kim...
Christopher Dobrian Completed a Five-University Tour
Christopher Dobrian completed a five-university tour of concerts, lectures, and master classes in early November through the southeast U.S. [at the University of South Florida, Furman University, Columbus State University, Georgia Southern University, and the Georgia Institute of Technology] with...
John Schneiderman of the Schneiderman-Yamaya Duo Performed Several CD Release Concerts
In support of their Hänssler Classic recording “Beethoven for Two Guitars,” guitarist John Schneiderman of the Schneiderman-Yamaya Duo performed several CD Release Concerts, a UCI recital on November 4th, followed by a performance November 11th for the Musica Maestrale early music series in...
Dance Students participate in the East Meets West Festival in China
Ten students and three faculty members from the Department of Dance were invited to participate in the "East Meets West" International Dance Festival in Shanghai, China. Students had the opportunity to participate in master classes, seminars, and workshops with local artists and students....
Professor David Brodbeck receives AMS Book award
Professor David Brodbeck received the 2016 Award for Excellence for a Book on Jewish Studies and Music from the Jewish Studies and Music Study Group of the American Musicological Society for Defining Deutschtum: Political Ideology, German Identity, and Music-Critical Discourse in Liberal Vienna...
Lukas Ligeti Gives Solo Concert at the “Digging the Global South” Festival
In November, Lukas Ligeti gave a solo concert and a talk at the festival “Digging the Global South” in Cologne (a festival about current trends in electronic/experimental music in Africa), and played a special and unusual concert at the Hellerau cultural center in Dresden, closing a festival for...
To help with healing, UC Irvine music students bring their instruments to Las Vegas shooting memorial
By David Whiting "There are lessons learned in the fires of 9-11, lessons that will last forever. The best are about love, hope and giving. It is one week after 604 people were killed or wounded by a storm of bullets in Las Vegas. Near the city’s official entrance, Sarah Koo steps out of a...
Molly Lynch Receives Arts Visionary Award for 2017
Molly Lynch, Associate Professor of Dance was the Helen Modjeska Cultural Legacy Award recipient of the Arts Visionary Award for 2017. This is a lifetime achievement award nominated by the arts community and awarded by the Arts OC Board. It was awarded in recognition of Molly's...
Eighth Blackbird and the Amadinda Percussion Group Premiere “Incandescence”
On Oct. 13, Eighth Blackbird and the Amadinda Percussion Group premiered Lukas Ligeti's newest piece, “Incandescence” for 10 musicians (commissioned by E.B.) at the Budapest Music Center. The US premiere will be on Feb. 2, 2018 at the University of Chicago.
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