The Kaiser Report... Musical happenings for the week of March 5...

With all the excitement surrounding the opening of the Smith Center for the Performing Arts we should not forget that there are plenty of musical concerts around the community too! Here is Laraine Kaiser's report for the week. 

Make sure to stay tuned for my full report on the Smith Center coming this week. 

Have a great week everyone!

Monday March 5th 5:00pm
English Horn Master Class with Carolyn Hove
UNLV Doc Rando Hall
Beam Music Center
4505 S. Maryland Parkway

Las Vegas, NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public

more info 702-895-1996

Monday March 5th 7:30pm
Doctoral Conducting Recital Rachel Waddell
UNLV Doc Rando Hall
Beam Music Center
4505 S. Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public

more info 702-895-1996

Wednesday March 7th 6:00pm
Piano Masterclass with Dr. Enrico Elisi
UNLV Doc Rando Hall
Beam Music Center
4505 S. Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public

more info 702-895-1996

Thursday March 8th 7:30pm
Piano recital featuring works by contemporary 

composers Rihm and Kurtag, along with
Bach Beethoven and Brahms
Dr. Enrico Elisi, professor of Piano at Eastman School of Music
UNLV Doc Rando Hall
Beam Music Center
4505 S. Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public

more info 702-895-1996

Friday March 9th 7:30pm
UNLV Saxophone Studio Recital
UNLV Doc Rando Hall
Beam Music Center
4505 S. Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info 702-895-1996

Friday March 9th 7:30pm
Organ Recital- Hans Hielscher, Organist and Carillonneur 

at Wiesbaden Marktkirche, Germany for 32 years
Christ Church Episcopal
2000 South Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas, NV 89104
$15
702-735-7655

Saturday March 10th 2:00pm
Vanguard University Guitar Ensemble-15 guitarists perform classical works by
Bach, Brahms, York and KruisbrinkClark County Library Theater
1401 E. Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV 89119
Free and Open to the Public
call 702-507-3400 for more info

Sunday March 11th 10:30am-6:00pm
Flute Day! 11:00am Masterclass with Jean Ferrandis, 2:30pm Flute Ensemble Reading Session
4:30 recital by guest artist Jean Ferrandis: Flute recital accompanied by Albina Asyran
UNLV Doc Rando Hall
Beam Music Center
4505 S. Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89154
$20 Full day ($10 for Las Vegas Flute Club Memebers)
$10 recital only

more info 702-895-1996

Sunday March 11th 2:00pm
Henderson Symphony Young Artists Concerto Competition Winners' concertNicole Shelchel, Liam Mansfield, Hazen Mayo, Caolinn Mejza, Emily Richardson, Sabrina Parry, and
Artem Aleksonyan perform movements from Flute, Violin, Trumpet and Piano Concertos
Henderson Pavilion
200 Green Valley Parkway
Henderson, NV
Admission if free 10$ suggested donation
more info 702-267-2171

Sunday March 11th 2:00pm
CSN Piano Concerto Competition Past Winners' recital
Nicholas J. Horn Theater
3200 E. Cheyenne
North Las Vegas, NV
$8 adults, $5 seniors and students
more info 702-651-5483

Sunday March 11th 3:00pm
Nevada Chamber Symphony performs classical music and popular musicClark County Library Theater
1401 E. Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV 89119
Free and Open to the Public
call 702-507-3400 for more info

Upcoming Concerts to watch for:

"Nextet"

Tuesday March 13th, 7:30pmDiego Vega's Piano Quartet and Three works by John Harbison: Suite for Solo Cello San Antonio: Sonata for alto sax and piano Abu Ghraib for violincello and piano
performers include Mark McArthur, alto saxophone, Yuri Cho, Violin Tianna Heppner-Harjo, Viola, Andrew Smith and David Warner Cello, Lisa Maresch Piano
UNLV Doc Rando Hall
Beam Music Center
4505 S. Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info 702-895-1996

At the Smith Center for the Performing Arts

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