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School of Music News

The School of Music offers enriching undergraduate and graduate degree programs for students pursuing careers in composition, conducting, jazz studies, music education, and performance. We have more than 400 music majors studying under the guidance of experienced artist and performers, master teachers, and respected international scholars.

Current Music News

UNLV jazz ensemble outside in dress clothes and holding instruments
Arts and Culture |

The performances feature a diverse range of student ensembles and a special scholarship concert.

A large orchestra performing on stage
Arts and Culture |

The UNLV Symphony Orchestra is conducted by the orchestra's artistic director Taras Krysa.

actors reenacting Crime & Punishment in Thomas & Mack moot courtroom
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The performance will feature criminal and courtroom scenes from popular operas and operettas.

illustration of a female dancer in crouched pose
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'That Show About the Hot Dog' taps into choreographers, playwrights, composers, filmmakers, designers, visual artists, entertainment engineers, and architects.

full orchestra on stage
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The concert features world premiere transcriptions, exceptional guest artists, and a celebration of cultural and musical journeys.

collage of two classical composers
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This wedding-themed double bill is conducted by Darryl Cooper with stage direction by Linda Lister.

Music In The News

Las Vegas Weekly

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.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

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.

KSNV-TV: News 3

The final concert of the 2024-2025 season for the UNLV Symphony & Las Vegas Academy is happening this weekend.

KNPR News

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.

KSNV-TV: News 3

A recital will feature the oboe player, one of Nevada’s most celebrated classical musicians, who will be retiring after 38 years as professor of music at UNLV.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

Happening Saturday, March 8th at Artemus W. Ham concert hall at UNLV.

Recent Music Accomplishments

Amy Brown (Music) had a book signing at the American Orff Schulwerk Association National Conference in Lexington, Kentucky, to promote her K-5 resource for elementary music teachers, Magical Moments Through the Eyes of the Diverse Learner.
A team of faculty, students, and alumni from the UNLV School of Music joined Vegas City Opera and the Las Vegas Sinfonietta for a performance of Handel's Semele. Handel composed this work as an oratorio, to be performed in a concert format, but its story of seduction, betrayal, and tragedy has proved popular throughout the twentieth and…
Jonathan Rhodes Lee (Music) presented a performance practice masterclass at the University of Miami's Frost School of Music. Lee worked with woodwind students and faculty. Presiding from the harpsichord, Lee coached and accompanied more than a dozen performers on baroque flute, modern flute, and bassoon. The presentation focused on French baroque…
Amy Brown (Music) recently presented at the Silver State Tech Conference. The session's title was "AI and Music: Student Creativity Using a Hands-On Approach." Attendees participated from the point of view of their high school or college students and wrote down facts they must recall for tests or exams. Using Generative AI, these points were used…
Amy Brown (Music) recently presented at the Silver State Tech Conference. The session's title was "AI and Music: Exploring Creativity and Pedagogy." Participants used AI to create cognitive integrated song parodies to reinforce specific learning intentions in their English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, and Science content areas. A few…
Amy Brown's (Music) article, "Student-to-Student Discourse in the Orff Schulwerk Classroom," was published in the fall 2025 issue of the Orff Echo.