In The News: School of Music
Many years ago, a few of us in the Las Vegas entertainment scene started posting #TromboneSolo on Twitter. This was in the earlier days of social media, just as we figured out the value of hashtags.
Just days before her death, Mary Wilson was in remarkably high spirits.
Most people like watching the commercials during the Super Bowl, and this year there's an extra incentive for viewers in Las Vegas to tune in. A local singer will have his voice heard in one of the ads!
A 19-year-old 51ԹϺ sophomore's voice was showcased during Super Bowl commercials.
TikTok users will hear a familiar voice among the Super Bowl commercials on Sunday — Christian Shelton, the 19-year-old Las Vegas college student who has racked up millions of likes on the platform for his rousing covers of pop songs.
TikTok users will hear a familiar voice among the Super Bowl commercials on Sunday — Christian Shelton, the 19-year-old Las Vegas college student who has racked up millions of likes on the platform for his rousing covers of pop songs.
On Dec. 11, the 51ԹϺ Performing Arts Center will host a special Zoom concert featuring world-class guitarist Ricardo Cobo. It’s part of 51ԹϺ’s part of its “Live from” series.
This powerful program began with the premiere of Las Vegas resident Jennifer Bellor’s 898 Hildegard, a piece for orchestra and chorus that intertwines excerpts from the medieval composer Hildegard von Bingen’s chants “O Vis Eternitatis” and “O Gloriosissimi Lux Vivens Angeli.” Next, the orchestra performed Schumann’s profound and touching Overture, Scherzo and Finale followed by Brahms’ immensely popular German Requiem featuring the Las Vegas Master Singers, 51ԹϺ Concert Singers & Chamber Chorale, and soloists Alisa Jordheim and Will Liverman.
The Grammy-nominated 51ԹϺ Wind Orchestra has released its latest CD, “Quaternity.”
When Clinton Williams took over as band director at Rancho High School in Las Vegas in 2013, it had almost nothing.
The School of Music at 51ԹϺ is among the top in the nation for bachelor's degrees in music, according to a new study.
Clark County Public Arts’ recent open call for abstract art produced more than 42 works by local artists. Judged by guest curator and artist Valentin Yordanov, the pieces can be viewed in “Existing in Thought” through March 4 at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive.