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 music by guest composer Kevin Day, along with Diego Vega, Christian Romo, Kincaid Rabb, Tyzen Hsiao, and Alfred Schnittke.

Program

Alfred Schnittke: Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 129                                                                                                                       

• Elton Chong, cello; Lauren Hsu, piano

Kevin Day: Ecstatic Samba (2012)                                                                

• John McMurtery, flute; Andrew Smith, cello
• Kevin Day, piano 

Tyzen Hsiao: Memories of Home, Op. 49 (1987)                                                                                                        

• Lauren Hsu, piano

Christian Romo: Los Duendes Ticos  (2025)                                                                                 

• Nathan Geyer and Colin Marks, trombone
• Chandler White, Elizabeth Lopes, Kyle Brunell,
• Trevis Phillips, and Nick Berkey, percussion

Kincaid Rabb: Marine Layer (2024)                                              

Kevin Day: Riversong (2023)                                                                                          

• Nicholas Carroza, oboe; Paniz Shafaei, clarinet 
• Max Marquis, alto saxophone; Vitalii Prusak, bass clarinet 
• Liz Valvano, bassoon;  Kevin Day, piano

Diego Vega: Totacataca (2025)                                                                                                   

• Trevis Phillips, Nick Berkey,
• Xavier Mejia, and Elizabeth Lopes, percussion