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UNLV Recording Studio Records 'Young Artists Orchestra of Las Vegas' Album

UNLV Recording Studio Records 'Young Artists Orchestra of Las Vegas' Album The newly-renovated UNLV Recording Studio, led by manager Chuck Foley, recently recorded the Young Artists Orchestra of Las Vegas album. The recording studio hosted the organization's 70 musicians, and a 21-piece mariachi band, May 25-26. It is available on all streaming platforms including Spotify....

UNLV School of Music Double Reeds Studio Concerts Announced in July for Nevada and Arizona

UNLV School of Music Double Reeds Studio Concerts Announced in July for Nevada and Arizona The UNLV Double Reed Studio is honored to be invited to perform for the international conference of the International Double Reed Society, being held at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ. The group is giving two preview performances of our music in Southern Nevada on the week of July 15.....

UNLV Division of Jazz and Commercial Music Announce the 2024 Fall Concert Schedule

Sept. 11, Wednesday, 7 p.m. - Clark County Library Theater: Joe Williams Jazz Scholarship Combo, free

Sept. 15, Sunday, 3 p.m. - Artemus W. Ham Hall: Jazz Ensemble I with guest jazz artists, CD release concert, Let The Good Times Roll, tickets are $10 through the UNLV PAC Box Office

Sept. 20, Saturday, 12 p.m., Summerlin Library: Latin Jazz Ensemble, free

Oct. 6, Sunday, 2pm-Clark County Library Theater: Jazz Ensemble I and Studio Scarlet Jazz Vocal Ensemble, free

Oct. 9, Wednesday, 7 p.m. - Clark County Library Theater: Jazz Ensemble II and Harmon Avenue Jazz Vocal Ensemble, free

Nov. 1, Friday, 5-9 p.m., College of Fine Arts, Art Walk, UNLV Student Union, Joe Williams Jazz Scholarship Combo, free

Nov. 13, Wednesday, 7 p.m. - Clark County Library Theater: Contemporary Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Guitar Ensemble and Maryland Parkway Jazz Vocal Ensemble, free

Fall Jazz Festival Dec. 2, Monday, 7:30 p.m. - Artemus W. Ham Hall: Harmon Avenue Jazz Vocal Ensemble, Jazz Guitar Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble III, tickets are $10 through UNLV PAC Box Office

Fall Jazz Festival Dec 3, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. - Artemus W. Ham Hall: Studio Scarlet Jazz Vocal Ensemble, Contemporary and Latin Jazz Ensembles, tickets are $10 through UNLV PAC Box Office

Fall Jazz Festival Dec 4, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. - Artemus W. Ham Hall: Jazz Ensembles I and II, with guest jazz artists, tickets are $10 through the UNLV PAC Box Office

UNLV Opera Announces the 2024-25 Season!:

Nov. 14-15, 2024
THREE SISTERS WHO ARE NOT SISTERS
Music by Ned Rorem
Libretto by Gertrude Stein

HOW CLEAR SHE SHINES
Music by Linda Lister
Libretto by The Bronte Sisters

March 14-15
THE THREE FEATHERS
Music by Lori Laitman
Libretto by Dana Gioia

Stay tuned. Tickets go on sale this fall!

We are proud of our UNLV Mariachi ensemble, which performed for the first time during Vice President Harris' visit last Friday at the East Las Vegas Community Center.

African-American gospel spiritual 'Were You There' Featuring Christian Shelton Accepted for Publication

African-American gospel spiritual 'Were You There' Featuring Christian Shelton Accepted for Publication 'Were You There,' recorded by the UNLV Symphonic Winds Orchestra, has been accepted in a publication deal with Seolta Music Limited, Dublin, Ireland. Music professor Anthony Labounty wrote the orchestration to feature UNLV voice major Christian Shelton and the student musicians in the UNLV Symphonic...

School of Music director Dr. Isrea Butler is thrilled to announce Lukas Perry will join the School of Music as Assistant Professor in Residence of Music Theory. His research interests include harmonic functional analysis for the diatonic modal music of Maurice Duruflé, video game music theory, and history of theory.

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UNLV School of Music Welcomes Lukas Perry School of Music director Dr. Isrea Butler is thrilled to announce Lukas Perry will join the School of Music as Assistant Professor in Residence of Music Theory. His research interests include harmonic functional analysis for the diatonic modal music of Maurice Duruflé, video game music theory, and ...

Highlights from To Sleep, Perchance to Dream (📷: Medel Aquino)

College of Fine Arts Graduation Ceremony Frequently Asked Questions:

May 12, 2024 College of Fine Arts Graduation Ceremony FAQs Fine Arts Graduation Ceremony FAQs Q: Where and when does the ceremony take place? A: The Graduation Ceremony for the College of Fine Arts will take place on Sunday, May 12th at 1:00 p.m. in Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall. Q: Does the CFA graduation ceremony replace the University Commencement Ceremony...

With encouragement from a chorus of faculty, Christian Shelton learns to make a lasting impression.

UNLV Made Me an Artist

Photos from the recent UNLV Symphony Orchestra and LVA Orchestra Mahler 1 concert!

Tonight’s edition of JAZZ LIVES! on WLCB 101.5 is all about new releases and will feature Isrea Butler's new album, Congo Lament, from 8 to 10pm Central Standard Time – streaming globally.

Home - WLCB 101.5FM WLCB is a low power FM radio station that covers portions of Kenosha, Walworth and Racine Counties in Wisconsin and Lake and McHenry Counties in Illinois. Learn more about LPFM...

Watch now: April 26 interview with Taras Krysa about standing with Ukraine and his recent trip there to perform music during the current war.

TARAS KRYSA INTERVIEW 4.26.2024 8AM ARC LAS VEGAS KVCW Interview Channel 3 Las Vegas April 16 2024Taras Krysa

On May 5 at 3 pm, the UNLV Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the orchestra's artistic director Taras Krysa, performs Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1, Titan, featuring the Las Vegas Academy Orchestra, directed by Eric McAllister and Jeremy Paredes. Tickets: https://www.unlv.edu/event/unlv-symphony-orchestra-mahler-1-titan?delta=0

Isrea Butler, Director of UNLV Music, Releases New Album

Director of UNLV Music Releases New Album Isrea Butler, the director of UNLV Music, released a new CD on April 30 with Vegas Records. The album, which was recorded at the UNLV School of Music recording studio in October 2024, was inspired by Ike Quebec's 1962 recording "Easy Living" and trombonist Bennie Green's 1959 record "Original Jazz S...

UNLV Jazz does it again!!

Congratulations to the following DownBeat Student Music Awards recipients:

Large Jazz Ensemble: Graduate College Co-Winner UNLV Jazz Ensemble I - Dave Loeb and Nathan Tanouye

Jazz Combo: Graduate College Outstanding Soloist awards for Tristan Selzler and Toscha Comeaux in the Joe Williams Scholarship Honors Jazz Quartet - Dave Loeb

Undergraduate College Composition Winner-Ricardo Arana

Undergraduate College Outstanding Composition-Kirby Galbraith

Undergraduate College Engineered Studio Recording Winner-Yoni Kessler

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UNLV Jazz Wins Six 2024 DownBeat Student Music Awards The DownBeat Student Music Awards are considered among the most notable awards in jazz education.

The Arnold Shaw Popular Music Center is pleased to announce the following newly processed collections related to jazz trombone performers Carl Fontana and Si Zentner:

Jazz trombone materials at the Shaw Center!

The Arnold Shaw Popular Music Center is pleased to announce the following newly processed collections related to jazz trombone performers Carl Fontana and Si Zentner:

1)
Carl Fontana Manuscript Collection. This collection contains manuscript scores and parts for fifty-one tunes performed and recorded by Carl Fontana (1928–2003). A staple musician in Las Vegas for decades, Fontana enjoyed a reputation as one of the most influential jazz trombone players, particularly renowned for his soloing skills. Prior to settling in Las Vegas, Fontana performed in the bands of Woody Herman, Lional Hampton, and Stan Kenton in the 1950s. In Las Vegas, he appeared with Paul Anka, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett, Wayne Newton, and the Benny Goodman Orchestra.

UNLV’s collection contains manuscripts of original arrangements used by Fontana in both performances and recordings, including The Great Fontana, It’s Tru, and others.

Further information available here:
https://asc.unlv.edu/carl-fontana-manuscript-collection/

2)
Si Zentner Memorabilia Collection. This collection of Si Zentner’s memorabilia supplements our holdings of Zentner’s manuscript scores. The stars of this collection are two National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences nomination certificates and an award from Pl***oy Magazine, signed by Hugh Hefner.

Further information available here:
https://asc.unlv.edu/si-zentner-memorabilia/

For more details on these and other collections, visit http://asc.unlv.edu.

UNLV Symphony Orchestra & Las Vegas Academy Orchestra Perform Mahler's First Symphony May 5

UNLV Symphony Orchestra & Las Vegas Academy Orchestra Perform Mahler's First Symphony May 5 The orchestras are conducted by musical director Taras Krysa.

We are happy to announce the UNLV World Music Chamber Ensemble is recruiting new members- and we invite you to join us. The UNLV WMCE was founded in 2022 by Tianxi Wen, a DMA Conducting student with an emphasis in Ethnomusicology, and advised by Dr. Richard Miller, an assistant professor of Ethnomusicology. This co-creative ensemble is a dynamic performance group that embraces multiculturalism, diversity, and collaboration, and explores the fusion of music, dance, kung fu, and art from both Western and non-Western traditions. By celebrating various cultural practices, the group aims to showcase the power of diverse coexistence. Through intentional intersections between different traditions, the ensemble emphasizes expressivity and inclusion, making it a multidisciplinary experience highlighting the richness of global artistic heritage.

We are looking for musicians who specialize in world instruments, as well as those who play Western instruments (strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, keyboards, etc.) but are interested in World music, to join us. In addition, we would like to work with composers interested in writing and arranging music specifically for the ensemble. We are also seeking managers who have music business experience or interests to support the ensemble's accounting, marketing, and advertising needs. All that is required of you to join this group is for you to be professional, passionate, and responsible. The establishment of this ensemble is not only for academic purposes with cultural diffusion- but to benefit every musician's personal growth with diverse musical experience.

If you are interested in joining WMCE, please send a short note to Tianxi Wen at [email protected] and cc to [email protected] by May 10th, with a brief biography and one or two sentences about what you would bring to the ensemble and what you would like to get out of participating in it. We will arrange an organizational meeting after the final week. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Tianxi Wen or Dr. Richard Miller.

Jonathan Rhodes Lee (Music) published a review article in the Journal of the American Musicological Society. The piece examines Nathan Link’s A Poetics of Handel’s Operas. It appears in vol. 77 no. 1, pp. 247-50 of the journal.

A Poetics of Handel’s Operas, by Nathan Link Textbooks and program notes summarize the relationship between story and music in opera seria with tidy bullet points: recitatives = action; arias = reflection; ensembles sometimes contribute to a story’s progression, while instrumental pieces typically do not. Nathan Link’s A Poetics of Handel....

UNLV Jazz Hosts Spring Festival April 29-May 1

UNLV Jazz Hosts Spring Festival April 29-May 1 The May 1 concert features legendary jazz drummer Tommu Igoe.

Join the UNLV Community and New Horizons Bands in concert at Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall tonight at 7:30 p.m.

UNLV Community Concert & New Horizons Bands (Concert II) The UNLV Community Concert & New Horizons Bands perform, conducted by Anthony LaBounty.

UNLV Faculty Dr. John McMurtery and Postdoctoral Scholars Dr. Marta Plominska and Dr. Dawid Mzyk performed at the 3rd International Low Flutes Festival in Washington D.C.

UNLV Faculty and Postdoctoral Scholars perform in Washington D.C. UNLV Faculty Dr. John McMurtery and Postdoctoral Scholars Dr. Marta Plominska and Dr. Dawid Mzyk performed at the 3rd International Low Flutes Festival in Washington D.C. They performed works by Laurence Dresner and Ali Ryerson for two low flutes, as well as "Waha'yoo Winds: Nevadian Images" for alt...