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Michael McGushin directs the UCSC Chamber Singers (2018).
UCSC Chamber Singers
Saturday, March 18, 2023
Music Center Recital Hall

North rose window of Notre-Dame de Paris (ca 1250), Rayonnant Architecture. Photo Julie Ann Workman
Santa Cruz Baroque Festival: Concordian Dawn
Saturday, March 18, 2023
Holy Cross Church, 210 High St. Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Photograph of musical instruments
Improvising Across Idioms: Claudio Vega Ensemble and Jimmy Grant & Tim Kliphuis
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 to Wednesday, March 15, 2023
UCSC Music Center
UCSC Jazz Ensembles
Saturday, March 11, 2023
Music Center Recital Hall
UCSC Orchestra
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Music Center Recital Hall
UCSC Concert Choir
Saturday, March 4, 2023
Music Center Recital Hall
Family Opera: Cinderella (back-to-back matinees at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.)
Saturday, March 4, 2023
Music Center Recital Hall
UCSC Wind Ensemble
Friday, March 3, 2023
Music Center Recital Hall

Opera Performance: The Elixir of Love
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 to Tuesday, June 15, 2021
April in Santa Cruz New Music Festival 2021
Friday, April 2, 2021 to Friday, April 30, 2021
online event
The Elixir of Love
Thursday, May 28, 2020 to Sunday, May 31, 2020
Music Center Recital Hall

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UCSC Chamber Singers
Saturday, March 14, 2020
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UCSC Concert Choir
Friday, March 13, 2020
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Student Recital: Zade Dardari
Sunday, March 8, 2020
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UCSC Jazz Ensembles: “Life and Time”
Saturday, March 7, 2020
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UCSC Orchestra
Friday, March 6, 2020
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Gamelan Open Rehearsal
Monday, March 2, 2020
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UCSC Jazz Big Band: "Hello, Mr. Basie!"
Saturday, February 29, 2020
Recital Hall, Music Center (UCSC)

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UCSC Wind Ensemble
Friday, February 28, 2020
Recital Hall, Music Center (UCSC)
Indian Music Concert
Saturday, February 22, 2020
Recital Hall, Music Center (UCSC)
Family Opera: Massenet’s “Cinderella”
Saturday, February 15, 2020
Recital Hall, Music Center (UCSC)
Graduate Student Recital: Genevieve Kromm, Trumpet
Sunday, February 9, 2020
Recital Hall, Music Center (UCSC)
William Coulter and Friends - Folk & Baroque
Friday, January 31, 2020
Recital Hall, Music Center (UCSC)
Andrew York, Guitar
Friday, January 24, 2020
Recital Hall, Music Center (UCSC)
UCSC Jazz Ensembles & Big Band
Sunday, December 8, 2019
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California All-State Orchestra
Saturday, December 7, 2019
Recital Hall, Music Center (UCSC)

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Gamelan Open Rehearsal
Monday, December 2, 2019
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UCSC Wind Ensemble
Sunday, November 24, 2019
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UCSC Global Music Showcase
Sunday, November 24, 2019
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UCSC Chamber Singers
Saturday, November 23, 2019
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UCSC Orchestra
Friday, November 22, 2019
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Dancing Death
Saturday, November 16, 2019
Recital Hall, Music Center (UCSC)

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Concert Choir
Friday, November 15, 2019
Recital Hall, Music Center (UCSC)

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Student Recital: Rhein Matlack (Oboe)
Sunday, November 3, 2019
Recital Hall, Music Center (UCSC)
Riyaaz Qawwali Performance
Friday, October 25, 2019
Music Center Recital Hall
The Pirates of Penzance
Thursday, May 30, 2019 to Sunday, June 2, 2019
Recital Hall, Music Center (UCSC)
UCSC Concert Choir
Friday, May 17, 2019
Recital Hall, Music Center (UCSC)
Gamelan Concert
Monday, May 13, 2019
Recital Hall, Music Center (UCSC)
UCSC Jazz Ensembles & Big Band
Saturday, May 11, 2019
Recital Hall, Music Center (UCSC)
UCSC Wind Ensemble
Friday, May 10, 2019
Recital Hall, Music Center (UCSC)
Student Recital: Assaf Shatil, composer
Sunday, May 5, 2019
Recital Hall, Music Center (UCSC)
Student Recital: Christian Bernal, tenor
Sunday, May 5, 2019
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Student Recital: Nick Larson, Guitar
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Recital Hall, Music Center (UCSC)
An Evening of Hindustani Classical Music
Sunday, April 28, 2019
Music Center Recital Hall
Student Recital: Julian Sommer, Cellist
Sunday, April 28, 2019
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wasteLAnd
Saturday, April 27, 2019
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UCSC Percussion Ensemble 
& Sundanese Gamelan
Friday, April 26, 2019
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Student Recital: Magdalena Travis
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Recital Hall, Music Center (UCSC)
Ensemble Adilei & the Chamgeliani Sisters in Concert
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Music Center Recital Hall
Student Recital: Jinwei Sun
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Recital Hall, Music Center (UCSC)
Del Sol String Quartet & Percussionist Chris Froh
Saturday, April 13, 2019
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Sinister Resonance: The American Ultramodernists and Beyond      
Friday, April 12, 2019
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Student Recital: Brett Crockett
Sunday, April 7, 2019
Recital Hall, Music Center (UCSC)
Quantum Elders Hip-Bop Ballet
Saturday, April 6, 2019
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April in Santa Cruz Festival
Saturday, April 6, 2019 to Saturday, April 27, 2019
Recital Hall, Music Center (UCSC)
Student Recital: Michael Blackburn, Conductor
Friday, April 5, 2019
Recital Hall, Music Center (UCSC)
An Evening of Song with Baritone Daniel Belcher
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Music Center Recital Hall
Santa Cruz Baroque Festival: John Schneiderman, Baroque lute
Saturday, February 9, 2019
Recital Hall (Music 101)
Nathan Carterette: Poets of the Piano
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Music Center Recital Hall (UCSC)
Kyma International Sound Symposium 2018
Thursday, September 6, 2018 to Sunday, September 9, 2018
various locations in the Arts area at UCSC

"The Wave" sculpture by Kenny Farrell
Summer Break at UC Santa Cruz 2018
Monday, June 18, 2018 to Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Spring Opera: “The Magic Flute”
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 to Saturday, June 2, 2018
Music Center Recital Hall (UCSC)
The Power of the Feminine Voice: Celebrating Women in Jazz
Sunday, May 13, 2018
Music Center Recital Hall (UCSC)
The Del Sol Quartet
Sunday, April 29, 2018
Music Center Recital Hall (UCSC)
Senior Recital: Hannah Flora, Soprano
Monday, April 23, 2018
Music Center Recital Hall (UCSC)
Hip-Hop Hesteria Concert
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Music Center Recital Hall (UCSC)
April in Santa Cruz Festival
Thursday, April 5, 2018 to Thursday, May 10, 2018
Music Center Recital Hall (UCSC)
Family Opera: Xochitl and the Flowers
Sunday, December 10, 2017
Music Center Recital Hall (UCSC)
UCSC Wind Ensemble
Sunday, December 3, 2017
Music Center Recital Hall (UCSC)
UCSC Jazz Ensembles: "Be the Bop"
Saturday, December 2, 2017
Music Center Recital Hall (UCSC)
UCSC Concert Choir
Friday, December 1, 2017
Music Center Recital Hall (UCSC)
UCSC Chamber Singers: "Magnificat"
Saturday, November 18, 2017
Music Center Recital Hall (UCSC)
UCSC Orchestra Fall 2017 Concert
Friday, November 17, 2017
Music Center Recital Hall (UCSC)

Creative Traditional Orchestra of National Gugak Center, Korea
Pacific Rim Music Festival: "Living Tradition"
Sunday, October 29, 2017
Music Center Recital Hall (UCSC)

Creative Traditional Orchestra of National Gugak Center, Korea
Pacific Rim Music Festival: "Sprouting Into"
Saturday, October 28, 2017
Music Center Recital Hall (UCSC)

Creative Traditional Orchestra of National Gugak Center, Korea
Pacific Rim Music Festival: "Into Being"
Friday, October 27, 2017
Music Center Recital Hall (UCSC)

Creative Traditional Orchestra of National Gugak Center, Korea
Pacific Rim Music Festival: "Into Blossoming"
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Music Center Recital Hall (UCSC)

Creative Traditional Orchestra of National Gugak Center, Korea
Pacific Rim Music Festival: "From the Root"
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Music Center Recital Hall (UCSC)

Creative Traditional Orchestra of National Gugak Center, Korea
Pacific Rim Music Festival 2017
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 to Sunday, October 29, 2017
Music Center Recital Hall (UCSC)
Lowden Young Guitarist of the Year
Thursday, October 16, 2014 to Friday, October 31, 2014
WACM - Summer 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012 to Sunday, July 8, 2012
Summer Session Music Class! - Music 15/ Preparatory Musicianship
Monday, June 25, 2012 to Friday, August 10, 2012
UCSC Orchestra, Yair Samet, guest conductor
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Concert: A Bit of New, a Bit of Old Friday Night Live Concert Series
Friday, February 10, 2012
Yair Dalal with Dror Sinai – An evening of Jewish music from Iraq
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Greg * Elizabeth – Joy Anderson & Roe: duo-pianists
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Music Center Recital Hall
“A Classical Evening” with the UCSC Vocal Ensembles and Orchestra
Saturday, November 19, 2011 to Monday, November 21, 2011
Electronic Music Concert - UCSC's Electronic Music Studios
Monday, November 14, 2011

Graduate Recital, Lex Olsen, composition
Sunday, November 6, 2011
"A Distant Music" Paul Nauert, composer - Friday Night Live Concerts
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Friday Night Live Concerts, Windswept: Monteverdi Brass and Winds/Piano Trio
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Friday Night Live Concerts, Andrew Rangell, piano
Saturday, October 22, 2011

Music Department Faculty Employment Opportunity
Monday, September 12, 2011

Flute Studio Recital Friday @ 4:00
Friday, May 27, 2011
Paul Bowles Centennial
Friday, February 4, 2011 to Sunday, February 6, 2011
Music Center Recital Hall
UCSC Concert Choir
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Music Center Recital Hall
UCSC Jazz Ensembles & Big Band
Monday, November 22, 2010
Music Center Recital Hall
UCSC Chamber Singers
Friday, November 19, 2010
Music Center Recital Hall
UCSC Orchestra Fall Concert
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Music Center Recital Hall