Thanks to an ongoing partnership with the Las Vegas Philharmonic, the College of Fine Arts recently sent a group of musicians to the Classical Music Festival in Austria, Aug. 7-16. They performed works of Franz Joseph Haydn at the Stephansdom (Cathedral) in Vienna, the Esterhazy Palace in Eisenstadt, and the Bergkirche in Eisenstadt. “We are thrilled and honored to have the partnership…
Save the date! Fine Arts Advising will hold an open house noon-4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19. Fine Arts faculty, staff, and students are invited to meet the Fine Arts advising team. See where our offices are, get a chance to get to know our team, and learn more about who we are and how we serve you! You do not have to stay the entire time! This is a drop-in event. Where:…
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ doctoral student Lauren Zwonik and faculty Katie Leung performed at the 52nd National Flute Association Convention in San Antonio, Texas. Zwonik and Leung performed on the "Voice of an American Master: A Tribute to George Crumb" recital, featuring "Eleven Echoes of Autumn" for alto flute, clarinet, violin, and piano. They were joined by UTSA faculty, Drs. Nicholas Councilor and Stephanie…
The newly-renovated 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ 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 and Apple Music.
The 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Double Reed Studio is honored 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. These will be free and open to the public. Wednesday, July 17 3:30 PM Recital at Mt. Charleston…
'Were You There,' recorded by the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Symphonic Winds, has been accepted in a publication deal with Seolta Music Limited, Dublin, Ireland. Music professor Anthony LaBounty wrote the orchestration to feature 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ voice major Christian Shelton and the student musicians in the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Symphonic Winds. Congratulations! Listen to the song now: A Few Song Selections from 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ by 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ College of Fine…
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. He has presented at the Society for Music Theory (SMT) national conference, North…
The NFL Las Vegas Raiders recently announced that the The David Perrico Pop Strings Orchestra, a 19-piece, all-star ensemble conducted by David Perrico (MM in Jazz Performance and Composition, '06), has signed-on for two more years as the Raiders House Band. Perrico composes custom music arrangements for every game and special performances, including the pre-game show, musical segments…