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  • UCSC Family Opera—Mozart’s “The Magic Flute”

    UCSC Family Opera
    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Voice students, accompanied by Luke Shepherd on piano, perform an abridged version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. This is a family-friendly production of Mozart’s most famous fairytale. Duration is approximately 1 hour with music and dialogue presented in English. The two matinee performances showcase two different casts. — ADVISORIES – Loud noises (thunder sound effects) […]

    FREE and open to the public.

  • UCSC Family Opera—Mozart’s “The Magic Flute”

    UCSC Family Opera
    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Voice students, accompanied by Luke Shepherd on piano, perform an abridged version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. This is a family-friendly production of Mozart’s most famous fairytale. Duration is approximately […]

    FREE and open to the public.
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    Barn Dance at the Hay Barn

    Barn Dance at the Hay Barn
    Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    The UCSC Celtic Music Ensemble performs live during a beginner-friendly, gender-neutral, darn good barn dance. Attendees are invited to dance, and partners are not needed. — ADMISSION – Open admission; […]

    FREE and open to UCSC affiliates
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    The Trial of Spock—An Opera Workshop

    The Trial of Spock
    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    The creators of The Trial of Spock—An Opera In Three Acts present concert performances of five scenes from an opera-in-progress at the UC Santa Cruz Music Center Recital Hall.  Captain Christopher Pike is gravely injured. Lieutenant Spock is behaving strangely. Charged with protecting Pike in his state of extreme need,Vulcan Commodore T’or suspects that Lieutenant […]

    FREE and open to the public

  • A Musical Journey with UCSC Music Ensembles —Percussion, Celtic, Classical Guitar, Horns, Central Asian, Experimental

    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Audiences are invited to the free winter quarter chamber concert at the Music Center Recital Hall at UC Santa Cruz to hear selections from multiple ensembles, including the following: UCSC Percussion Ensemble William Winant, director UCSC Celtic Chamber Music Ensemble Bill Coulter, director UCSC Classical Guitar Ensemble Christopher Mallet, director William Coulter, steel string guitar […]

    FREE and open to the public
  • Close-up view of musicians' hands playing trumpets. Focus on the foreground.

    UCSC Jazz Combos

    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    UCSC Jazz Combos present a fall quarter concert

    Free – $12
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    Questions that Matter – How to Live Long and Prosper: Lessons from a Star Trek Opera

    The Trial of Spock
    Kuumbwa Jazz Center 320-2 Cedar St, Santa Cruz, United States

    What do we need to live a fulfilling life? This essential question of the humanities feels especially pressing now, on the precipice of profound changes to our planet, our bodies, and our sense of human exceptionality. Join us for a conversation — and a music-and-drama masterclass — about speculative fiction from the Star Trek world, […]

  • UCSC Concert Choir

    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    UCSC Concert Choir

    Free – $12

  • UCSC Chamber Singers

    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    UCSC Chamber Singers

    Free – $12

  • The Art of Spontaneous Creativity

    Porter/Kresge Dining Hall 411 Porter-Kresge Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

    Come and enjoy a winter concert by the spontaneous composition and improvisation, MUSC 150J ensemble. You’ll be able to experience the art of spontaneous creativity in action. — ADMISSION – FREE and open to UCSC affliates – Located in Porter Dining Hall — PARKING – Lot 124 & 125 are the closest parking lots to […]

    FREE and open to the public

  • Jazz at Lunch! The Art of Spontaneous Creativity

    Porter/Kresge Dining Hall 411 Porter-Kresge Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

    Take a break from studying for finals and grab lunch in the Porter/Kresge Dining Hall and enjoy the Jazz. Grab a snack from the Porter Market and take in the concert from the Mezzanine.  Or purchase lunch at the dining hall and enjoy the performance from the Dinning room floor. Porter/Kresge Dining Hall Wednesday, March […]

    Free

  • Student Recital—Maddison Ramirez, soprano

    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Maddison Ramirez, soprano, presents their Bachelor of Music (B.M.) recital, with music from Renaissance, Romantic, and Modern eras. Accompanied by Luke Shepherd, piano; Faith Lanam, harpsichord, Denali Zia, cello, and various additional vocalists. Download and share the event flyer here. — ADMISSION – Attend in person at the Music Center Recital Hall at UC Santa […]

    FREE and open to the public

  • Creative Interventions: Technology + Organizing for Women in Hip Hop

    Creative Interventions (CI) Series
    Digital Arts Research Center 407 McHenry Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

    Azmera Hammouri-Davis, akua naru, and Edd Wheeler come together in conversation, offering a critical and creative dialogue that sets the stage for the evening ahead. This talk precedes the live NOIZ performance. — ADMISSION – FREE and open to UCSC affiliates – IN PERSON at DARC 108 – VIRTUAL OPTION: must RSVP HERE — PARKING […]

    FREE and open to UCSC affiliates

  • NOIZ: An Evening of Words, Sounds + Ideas

    Creative Interventions (CI) Series
    Digital Arts Research Center 407 McHenry Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

    Hosted by Assistant Professor and hip hop artist akua naru, the evening features live student performances, a DJ set, and an intimate conversation with guest artist/performer Edd Wheeler: pioneering Brazilian rapper, founding member of As Damas do Rap, the first female Hip Hop group in Rio de Janeiro, and practicing lawyer and organizer whose life […]

    FREE and open to UCSC affiliates

  • Emeriti Faculty Lecture, Spring 2026

    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA
    Hybrid Event

    As the West Coast exploded with the Summer of Love and Vietnam War protests, the Center for World Music’s concept of “bimusicality” brought Asian performance masters and American avant-gardists to train American students. Join Distinguished Research Professor Emerita Kathy Foley for the Spring Emeriti Lecture.

    FREE and open to the public

  • NOIZ—April in Santa Cruz festival opening

    April in Santa Cruz Festival of Creative Music 2026 (AiSC)
    Digital Arts Research Center 407 McHenry Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

    NOIZ: An Evening of Words, Sounds + Ideas is a live gathering at the intersection of Hip Hop, activism, and the spoken word—a space where music meets testimony. Hosted by assistant professor and hip hop artist akua naru, the evening features live student performances, a DJ set, and an intimate conversation with guest artist/performer Edd […]

    FREE and open to UCSC affiliates