51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Virtuosi Strings, conducted by the Las Vegas Philharmonic's Donato Cabrera, performs at 7:30 p.m. April 7 in the Rando-Grillot Recital Hall of the Beam Music Center. The concert is free and open to the public.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Virtuosi Strings is a unique concept featuring 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ music faculty and select string students sharing the stage.
The program includes:
George Walker's Lyric for Strings
Piazzolla's Verano Porteño (Wei Wei Le, violin soloing)
Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante, Mvts 2 & 3 (Ambroise Aubrun, violin and Kate Hamilton, viola soloing)
Jessie Montgomery's Starburst
Shostakovich's Chamber Symphony Op. 110a
About the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ College of Fine Arts
The 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ College of Fine Arts, one of the nation's largest fine arts colleges, boldly launches visionaries who transform the global community through collaboration, scholarship, and innovation. Established in 1992, the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ CFA encompasses the departments of art, dance, film, theatre, the School of Music, School of Architecture, Entertainment Engineering & Design, and is home to the Performing Arts Center, Nevada Conservatory Theatre, and Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art. We illuminate the power of the arts amidst breathtaking advancements in science and technology. In doing so, we are creating a global destination at the forefront of transforming arts and design. To accomplish this, we encourage agency, inventiveness, problem-solving, and big-idea thinking in our students, faculty, and staff. We make education relevant through evolving curriculum and effective learning outcomes.
