The Chamber Music Society is pleased to present its second concert of the season - "Capricious Airs" - at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 17 in the Rando-Grillot Recital Hall of the Beam Music Center. The program will include two works by Camille Saint-Saens (Caprice on Danish and Russian Airs, and Septet for Piano, Trumpet and Strings), and the Mozart Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, as well as a contemporary work by Asha Srinivasan (“Dviraag” for Flute and Cello). The performers include Stephen Caplan, oboe; John McMurtery, flute; Bryan Conger, clarinet; Katie Leung, piano; Andrew Smith, cello; and Brycen Ingersoll, bass, with Alex Dzyubinski and Susan Kim, violin; and Yunior Lopez, viola.
Tickets are $25 and available at the Performing Arts Center Box Office, online, or by calling 702-895-ARTS (2787). Discounts are available. In addition, all students with a valid Rebel Card may receive one free ticket an hour before this and future Chamber Music Series performances.
History
The UNLV Chamber Music Society was created in 2012 to fill a void in the chamber music community in Southern Nevada. Until this society was introduced, there were no established chamber music societies in all of Southern Nevada, despite the community of artists and students who could appreciate and benefit from it.
Among the many ensembles who have performed in the six-year history of the society include the Parker String Quartet, the American String Quartet, the Fry Street String Quartet, Boston Brass, Zephyros Winds, Horszowski Trio, and the Dorian Wind Quintet.
Chamber Music Society
Educational outreach is an important feature of our society, and each invited chamber ensemble performs masterclasses and clinics where students work with these talented artists. Students learn the essential techniques of chamber music playing from some of the best musicians in the country. In addition to the invited ensembles, the UNLV Chamber Music Society also showcases local musicians, giving them a world-class stage and an established venue through which they can create and perform. This society is devoted to classical music, executed at the highest level, and delivered to audiences who are unable to attend anything similar at a local venue.
About the UNLV College of Fine Arts
The College of Fine Arts educates, empowers, and engages creative people to become visionary change-makers in the arts through acts of imagination. At UNLV we believe the arts are an essential good for society. We make education relevant and accessible through our programs and outreach. We create new knowledge in the arts. We celebrate independent thought and the power of bringing people together to foster creativity.
