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.

Formed in 2013, the musical group brings an equal passion to the standard chamber music repertoire and contemporary, non-standard works alike.

All four are prize-winning soloists who performed with the Philharmonic and appeared regularly at David Geffen and Merkin Concert Halls, with acclaimed appearances worldwide.

The concert features choreography by the UNLV faculty, including a reconstruction of a work by 20th century American choreographer Erick Hawkins.