Students from the UNLV School of Music are expanding their musical horizons this summer through an international exchange in Adelaide, Australia. Working alongside students and faculty at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, the aspiring jazz musicians are immersed in a collaborative experience that includes rehearsals, masterclasses, cultural exchange, and performance opportunities. The…
Linda Lister (UNLV Opera) receives Honorable Mention for the Richard Sjoerdsma Excellence in Writing Award! The committee recognized Linda Lister’s article, “The Prolific Song Output and Seasonal Sehnsucht of Franz Schubert and Taylor Swift,” as an honorable mention, citing the Lister’s eloquent writing and the originality of her chosen topic. “I am honored by this distinction,…
Congratulations to UNLV’s Alex Stopa, who teaches History of Rock and Roll, and Sam Friend, audio engineer for the School of Music, on their Emmy Award-winning collaboration on Pale Blue Dot. Stopa’s original composition received four Emmy nominations and earned two awards: Outstanding Music Composition and Outstanding Audio Recording,…
The Cullen Skink Rag, out now, is a musical ragtime composition paying tribute to and inspired by the Scottish culinary favorite Cullen Skink, a seafood chowder born of the Scottish coastal town of Cullen. The Cullen Skink Rag is composed by Anthony LaBounty (UNLV Music) who encountered the chowder on his first visit to Scotland in Summer 2025. ‘Skink’ is a Scottish slang term…
From April 6–12, the UNLV Wind Orchestra, under the direction of Thomas G. Leslie, undertook a major recording project in collaboration with Parma Recordings, continuing a successful partnership between the two organizations as they work toward the ensemble’s 25th commercial album release. Widely recognized for its high-quality productions and global distribution, Parma has established a strong…
UNLV Music faculty Viet Cuong premiered new original song Ladders at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Ladders was commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic for a concert celebrating 'The Great Wall of Los Angeles'—Judy Baca’s monumental mural that traces the layered, complicated history of the city. Six composers were invited to give musical voice to sections of the…
Viet Cuong has been named one of two recipients of this year’s Goddard Lieberson Fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters! Two fellowships of $15,000 are awarded annually to composers of “extraordinary gifts.” "This honor feels especially meaningful at this stage in my life," said Quong on Instagram this week, "The Academy has long supported some of the most…
As we begin this new year, I have been reflecting on the myriad ways in which art enhances our lives, bolsters our connection to each other, and builds community – both local and global. There is vast opportunity for the arts (including architecture – one of the eight disciplinary areas in the College of Fine Arts at UNLV) and humanities to positively and profoundly affect how we see the world.…