News: School of Music

A student hugs the UNLV president while holding a bouquet and wearing a crown at a football game.
Campus News |

Honors education major will be using her experiences to inspire a new generation of students.

musicians with instruments
Arts and Culture |

The UNLV Jazz program has won 24 DownBeat Magazine Student Music Awards since 2010.

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Arts and Culture |

Several world premieres are featured on the disc that is available for download on iTunes, Amazon, CDNOW, Naxos and all other online CD streaming services.

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Arts and Culture |

Each weekly episode focuses on a different art theme.

Moriah Perry and and Perry Chacon Jr. in Orpheus
Arts and Culture |

Linda Lister stage directs this Jacques Offenbach operetta, with music direction by Darryl Cooper.

Student Union at night
Arts and Culture |

Founded in 2003, the hall honors people who have made significant contributions to the visual arts, performing arts, or architecture.

4 actors in period costume
Arts and Culture |

The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players return after their highly successful 2018 Las Vegas debut.

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Arts and Culture |

Guest pianist Zachary Deak will join UNLV faculty Bill Bernatis, Marina Sturm, Ambroise Aubrun, Mykola Suk, and Andy Smith.

unlv wind orchestra in performance
Arts and Culture |

The concert, titled "Old Friends," features several jazz legends and Grammy-winning artists.

a musical ensemble with the  assad brothers in the foreground
Arts and Culture |

The Washington Post writes that the brothers perform like "a sort of ‘uber-guitar,’ two instruments and one brain."

Beam Music Hall
Arts and Culture |

The School of Music was ranked #9 for top bachelor's degrees in music, based on median salary one year out of college, by Gradreports.com.

Kenny Rampton playing the trumpet
Arts and Culture |

The festival is sponsored by Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Jazz Outreach Initiative, UNLV, and Thomas Bridge.