News: School of Music

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Prima la musica will be sung in Italian with English supertitles; Thomas Pasatieri’s La Divina will be sung in English.

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The orchestra is conducted by artistic director Taras Krysa.

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The program includes John McMurtery performing Bach's Partita in A Minor for solo flute, Mozart's Quintet in E-flat Major for piano and winds, and Brahms' Clarinet Trio, Op. 114.

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Co-presented by philanthropist Susan N. Houston, the College of Fine Arts hosts the free annual Art Walk to honor the Las Vegas community for its dedicated support of the arts and culture in Southern Nevada.

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The album features the Boston Brass Quintet and Joseph Alessi, Principal Trombone of the New York Philharmonic and UNLV Distinguished Artist-in-Residence.

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Making her way from the sugar beet fields of Idaho to the stage of a professional opera company — the College of Fine Arts Alumna of the Year is out to prove the genre is for everyone.

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The concert features special guest vocalists Laura Taylor and Don Cunningham and trombonist Isrea Butler.

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The concert opens the 2023-24 season and is conducted by artistic director Taras Krysa.

The artists from WindSync are outside and holding their instruments in this promotional photo. From left to right, they are Anni Hochhalter, Graeme Steele Johnson, Emily Tsai, Garrett Hudson, and Kara LaMoure.
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WindSync has established itself as a vibrant chamber ensemble performing wind quintet masterworks.

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The duo includes Ricardo Cobo, multi-award-winning guitar virtuoso, and Parsa Sabet, who has taken the classical guitar world by storm.

Cover of CD that shows an older man with glasses and text that reads: Virko Baley, Music for Emily Dickinson, Ten Songs Without Words, Uniforms of Snow and Lucy Shelton, soprano; Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Virko Baley; Karen Bentley Pollick, violin; Timothy Hoft, piano
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The concert will be performed by violinist Karen Bentley-Pollick and piano professor Timothy Hoft. It is free and open to the public.

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Winner Jean Rohe receives $5,000 and is invited to UNLV during the fall 2023 semester to work with CFA students and to an event celebrating her award.