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Current Music News
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.
This evening will celebrate the university’s top soloists, demonstrating the talent cultivated within the UNLV School of Music.
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.
Music In The News
In a city known for hospitality, it's imperative to create the best atmospheres for dining, and that includes picking the best tunes. That's why a professor and sommelier are teaming up at UNLV to teach an elective course: "The Aesthetics of Music and Wine."
Black singers historically have not had an easy path to acceptance in opera. It wasn't until 1955 that the Metropolitan Opera featured its first Black singer in a leading role in Marian Anderson. Before that, Black singers had only been featured in supplementary roles or in the chorus on the Met stage. Other legends, like Jessye Norman and Leontyne Price, were among the first Black opera singers to achieve international acclaim, and are also considered trailblazers in this genre, which has taken a long time to embrace Black voices.
Over 16 seasons, Vegas City Opera has grown its audience base by doing things a little differently.
For 25 years, Nevada Conservatory Theatre has served as UNLV’s “lab” for theater arts. Executive Director Kirsten Brandt says the original mission of the training program was to create an intersection for research and professional practice.
The Henderson Symphony Orchestra is performing a free concert at Lake Las Vegas on October 24th. Taras Krysa , Music Advisor Henderson Symphony and Director of Orchestras at UNLV joined us with the details.
The final concert of the 2024-2025 season for the UNLV Symphony & Las Vegas Academy is happening this weekend.