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Formed in 2013, the musical group brings an equal passion to the standard chamber music repertoire and contemporary, non-standard works alike.
Public can vote daily to select Las Vegas-based student winners to have their art featured on Sphere's Exosphere in celebration of Pi Day.
Now in its fourth year, this large-scale annual event has become a signature cultural celebration in Las Vegas, bringing together music, movement, and cross-cultural dialogue on one stage.
The UNLV Symphony Orchestra is conducted by the orchestra's artistic director Taras Krysa.
The evening's program selection includes works by Schubert, Ferlendis, Fiala, Poulenc, and von Weber.
A catered reception in the Ham Concert Hall lobby after the performance invites the audience to gather and reflect on the evening’s music.
Music In The News
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.
Oboist Stephen Caplan has taught at UNLV for 38 years, on top of performing around the world and with the Las Vegas Philharmonic. During that time, he has won accolades, shared stages with international superstars, and, most notably, tailored his teaching to include the physical and mental health of instrumentalists.