UNLV Jazz has won 53 Downbeat Music Awards — the highest honor bestowed in Jazz education.

The event, to be held April 16, features performers Timothy Hoft, piano; Alexander Dzyubinski, violin; Andrew Duckles, viola; and Andrew Smith, cello.

When the playwright's daughter asked whether giants tell stories about people, it sparked one of Rivera's most inventive works.

This evening will celebrate the university’s top soloists, demonstrating the talent cultivated within the UNLV School of Music.

Inspired by E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India, the play unfolds as a fantasia set within a neocolonial landscape where a fragile friendship is placed under extraordinary strain.

The winner receives $5,000 and is invited to work with College of Fine Arts students in the fall.

The festival brings a full day of vibrant music, culture, and extraordinary performances to the UNLV Performing Arts Center.

The free concert features several world premieres of music ranging from miniature vibraphone interludes to compositions for mixed ensemble.

The classic Baroque opera seria dazzles with vocal fireworks and larger-than-life mythic figures.