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‘Changing Tides II’ Has Musicians Respond To Climate Change‘Changing Tides II’ Has Musicians Respond To Climate Change
Prof. Michael Dessen collaborates with Prof. Mark Dresser (UC San Diego) for a "Telematic Translocational Concert" with musicians from South Korea’s Seoul Institute of the Arts in the Experimental Theatre at UC San Diego. Read the article from KPBS to learn more.
H. Colin Slim (April 9, 1929 – October 22, 2019)H. Colin Slim (April 9, 1929 – October 22, 2019)
H. Colin Slim (1929–2019), music historian, conductor and pianist, founded the Department of Music at UC Irvine in 1965 and served as its chair until 1978, and several times thereafter. He had previously taught as an Assistant Professor at The University of Chicago. In 1968–69 he was a Fellow at...
Student Research: Alex LoughStudent Research: Alex Lough
New Tools for School Students at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts explore the human experience through a variety of creative avenues by using skills as classically trained fine artists, but also through emerging technology and media. Students from all four departments have access to a range...
11 Jazz Songs That Spoke Truth To Power In 201911 Jazz Songs That Spoke Truth To Power In 2019
Mark Dresser Seven "Let Them Eat Paper Towels" Remember the paper towel incident? Two years ago, in Puerto Rico, during the grave aftermath of Hurricane Maria? It may have been many news cycles and nearly as many scandals ago, but bassist and composer Mark Dresser hasn't forgotten the raw anger...
Anteaters in the Arts: Eliza RubensteinAnteaters in the Arts: Eliza Rubenstein
On June 17, Eliza Rubenstein (M.F.A. ’97) stepped onto the conductor’s podium at Carnegie Hall — for the second time. In June 2017, Rubenstein conducted the Carnegie Hall premiere of Kirke Mechem’s Songs of the Slave, a powerful reflection on racial justice and hard-won freedoms. While it...
Dr. Stephen Tucker: UCI Chair of Music & Conductor of the UCI Symphony OrchestraDr. Stephen Tucker: UCI Chair of Music & Conductor of the UCI Symphony Orchestra
By Terry Schilling | September 19, 2019 Over the past several years, the UCI Symphony Orchestra has delighted me with many exhilarating performances. Maestro Dr. Stephen Tucker is the newly appointed chair of the music department at UCI (Marjorie Rawlins Chair of Music). This comes on...
UCI commencement ceremonies to take place June 14-17UCI commencement ceremonies to take place June 14-17
UCI will host commencement services for its 54th graduating class over four days in the Bren Events Center. Between Friday, June 14, and Monday, June 17, 11 ceremonies will take place – with UCI awarding 10,323 undergraduate degrees to 9,403 Anteaters.
UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts joins the We Have Voice CollectiveUCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts joins the We Have Voice Collective
UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts proudly supports the We Have Voice Collective Code of Conduct. To learn more, and to read the entire code of contact, click here. The We Have Voice Collective promotes safe(r) workplaces in the performing arts. The code promotes zero tolerance for harassment...
UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School Announces Summer Music Program for Adults UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School Announces Summer Music Program for Adults
UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School Announces Summer Music Program for Adults The “In The Band” Fantasy Camp Let’s You Be a Member of the Band! Irvine, Calif., May 1, 2019 – UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts is launching its new “fantasy music camp” for adult solo musicians...
Acclaimed Pianist Mari Akagi to Perform at UCI
UCI Faculty Member Jason Harnell Released Solo Album “Total Harnage”UCI Faculty Member Jason Harnell Released Solo Album “Total Harnage”
On Sunday, May 12th,there was a release party at The Baked Potato --- a jazz club housing talented, upcoming musical artists since 1970 (thebakedpotato.com) --- for UCI Music Department Faculty Member Jason Harnell who debuted his first solo album entitled “TOTAL HARNAGE.” Harnell is a world-...
“This is bigger than music.” UCI & Santa Ana High symphony collaboration results in more Saints than ever applying to be Anteaters“This is bigger than music.” UCI & Santa Ana High symphony collaboration results in more Saints than ever applying to be Anteaters
“THIS IS BIGGER THAN MUSIC.” COLLABORATION OF UC IRVINE AND SANTA ANA HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS RESULTS IN MORE SAINTS THAN EVER APPLYING TO BE ANTEATERS Irvine, Calif., (March 18, 2019) – “This collaboration has never been about developing musicians, it has always been about developing...
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UCI’s Kei Akagi is inspired by both classic jazz musicians and emerging songwritersUCI’s Kei Akagi is inspired by both classic jazz musicians and emerging songwriters
“First, the faculty here has always been a fantastically fertile ground for the creation of new ideas to experiment with,” said Akagi. “And secondly, there are my students, who are constantly bringing fresh ideas for me to experience..."
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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-...
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