NEXTET, the contemporary chamber music series at the UNLV School of Music features 20th and 21st-century concert music performed by faculty, students, and guest artists. Organized by Jennifer Bellor (artistic director), the concert will feature:

• Jensen Thomassie: Rougarou (2024) for snare drum and percussion quartet
  • feat. Chandler White
  • Nick Berkey, Kyle Brunell, Trevis Phillips, and Austin Russell, percussion
• Gene Koshinski: Get it! (2011)
  • John McMurtery, flute
  • Ryan Bond, percussion
• Matthew Nell: Divertimento (2025) for reed quintet
  • Nicholas Carozza, oboe
  • Victoria Williams, clarinet
  • Megan Kearny, alto saxophone
  • Kevin Vasquez, bass clarinet
  • Liz Valvano, bassoon
• Colin Marks: selections from Watering the Soul (2025)
  • Valeria Dapena Torres, soprano
  • Spencer Baker, piano
• Marcus Grant: Sonatina for Trumpet and Piano (2025)
  • Barbara Hull, trumpet
  • Gretchen Hull, piano
• Jennifer Bellor: selections from new album-in-progress, “Catching Clouds" – Effervescence for clarinet and vibraphone (2025) and Drift into Midnight (2025)
  • Bryan Conger, clarinet,
  • James Doyle, vibraphone
  • Jennifer Bellor, piano
• Brett William Dietz: Voodoo Spells and Gris-gris (2012)
  • Stephen Caplan, oboe
  • Alex Stopa, vibraphone
  • Andrew Smith, cello
  • Katie Leung, piano