News: School of Music
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The concert features Grammy Award-winning drummer Bernie Dresel.
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The concert will be conducted by Professor Emeritus Virko Baley.
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The orchestra is conducted by music director Taras Krysa.
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This year's inductees include legendary songstress Dionne Warwick, iconic musician and performer Paul Anka, prima ballerina Cynthia Gregory, and actor and educator Michael Tylo (posthumously).
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Smith is the 2019 Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition winner and one of today's most celebrated classical guitarists.
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The PAC returns with a full season in fall 2022.
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"Beethoven 251" is an offshoot of the popular Beethoven 250 Project, a two-year series of concerts celebrating the composer and the lasting influence of his works
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Ten prestigious university and college jazz programs were selected to compete in New York City.
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Enjoy guitar compositions paired with visual art in an event co-sponsored by the School of Music and the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art.
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Enjoy scenes from The Magic Flute, Alcina, Cendrillon, The Sorcerer, and more.
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The UNLV Wind Orchestra was recently named the second prize winner for The American Prize Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music, College/University ensemble division, 2021.
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Featuring music by J.S. Bach, Jennifer Bellor (world premiere), Luke Dahn (world premiere), Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de La Guerre, Francesco Geminiani, and Franz Schubert.