News: School of Music
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Honors education major will be using her experiences to inspire a new generation of students.
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The UNLV Jazz program has won 24 DownBeat Magazine Student Music Awards since 2010.
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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.
Each weekly episode focuses on a different art theme.
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Linda Lister stage directs this Jacques Offenbach operetta, with music direction by Darryl Cooper.
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Founded in 2003, the hall honors people who have made significant contributions to the visual arts, performing arts, or architecture.
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The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players return after their highly successful 2018 Las Vegas debut.
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Guest pianist Zachary Deak will join UNLV faculty Bill Bernatis, Marina Sturm, Ambroise Aubrun, Mykola Suk, and Andy Smith.
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The concert, titled "Old Friends," features several jazz legends and Grammy-winning artists.
The Washington Post writes that the brothers perform like "a sort of ‘uber-guitar,’ two instruments and one brain."
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.
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The festival is sponsored by Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Jazz Outreach Initiative, UNLV, and Thomas Bridge.