Faculty Artist Series

What I Did During the COVID Lockdown

Alan Terricciano, piano

Guest Artists:
André Gribou, piano
Sarah Koo Freeman, cello

November 19, 2022 at 8:00 p.m.

Winifred Smith Hall

Faculty Artist Series

Celebrating 60 Years of Artistry

Jerzy Kosmala, viola

Lorna Griffitt, piano
Haroutune Bedelian, violin

November 5, 2022 at 8:00 p.m.

Winifred Smith Hall

Join us for a special recital celebrating internationally acclaimed violist and UCI Professor Jerzy Kosmala on 60 years of artistic work, including teaching and performing. This concert kicks off the 2022-23 Faculty Artist Series for the Department of Music.

Dr. Sharon Mann: Piano Master Class

Organized by UCI Music Professor Nina Scolnik

November 4, 2022 at 1:00 p.m.

Winifred Smith Hall

Sharon Mann is Professor of Piano and Chamber Music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. A respected soloist and ensemblist, Dr. Mann is widely regarded for her penetrating interpretations of Bach’s keyboard music. Her re-release of Bach’s Six Partitas has been received with international praise.

Free admission

UCI Illuminations presents a guest speaker event:

Corrections in Ink: A Memoir

Keri Blakinger, author

October 12, 2022

4:30-6:00 p.m.

Winifred Smith Hall

Keri Blakinger is a Texas-based journalist and the author of the Corrections in Ink, a memoir tracing her path from figure skating to heroin addiction to prison and, finally, to life as an investigative reporter covering mass incarceration.

A Gassmann Electronic Music Series Event

ICIT Spring Student Showcase Concert

Friday, May 20, 2022
8:00 p.m.

Winifred Smith Hall

This annual concert presents original new works by Ph.D. students in Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology (ICIT) in the UCI Music Department.

Free admission | no reservation needed

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Spring Honors Concert

Wednesday, May 25, 2022
12:00 p.m.

Winifred Smith Hall

Outstanding students from the Music Department perform a wide-ranging program covering many genres.

Free admission | no reservation needed

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UCI Music: Faculty Artist Series

Kei Akagi, jazz piano

April 8 & 9, 2022
8:00 p.m.

Winifred Smith Hall

Jazz pianist and composer Kei Akagi will be joined by colleagues Darek Oles (bass), and Jason Harnell (drums) for an evening of live music. This trio has been together for over 28 years, and seamlessly incorporates the full spectrum of traditional and experimental jazz.

UCI Music: Faculty Artist Series

Rajna Swaminathan & RAJAS

Friday, April 15, 2022
8:00 p.m.

Winifred Smith Hall

Prof. Rajna Swaminathan, acclaimed mrudangam (South Indian percussion) artist and composer, presents her ensemble RAJAS, bringing together improvisers from diverse musical approaches to explore expansive, boundary-breaking music. In Sanskrit, “rajas” refers to a spiritual quality that is oriented toward action, creation, and transformation. Join us for this performance of a new suite entitled Apertures.