Coffee with Kaizer... Musical happenings for the weeks of February 11th...

Hello and happy Monday. Here is Laraine's weekly update of musical happenings about town. Have a great and culturally filled week everyone!

Monday February 11th 7:30pm
BBC Concert Orchestra performs Walton's suite from "Henry V,"
Haydn's Cello Concerto No. 1 featuring soloist Sophie Shao, and Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3 "Scottish"
Keith Lockhart is conducting
Smith Center
361 Symphony Park Ave.
Las Vegas NV 89106
$39-$119
more info: 702-749-2000
http://www.thesmithcenter.com/events/bbc-concert-orchestra/

Wednesday February 13th 7:30pm
Composers' Seminar with Robert Bourdeau director of the American Wind Symphony Orchestra
UNLV Ham Fine Arts building (music office building)
Room 147 (opposite end of the building from the Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery)
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public

Wednesday February 13th 7:30pm
Violinist Itzak Perlman performs with pianist Rohan De Silva
Smith Center
361 Symphony Park Ave.
Las Vegas NV 89106
$39-$129
more info: 702-749-2000
http://www.thesmithcenter.com/events/itzhak-perlman/

Thursday February 14th 9:30-11:30am
Viola master class with Primrose International Viola Competition and Young Concert Artists International Auditions - Nokuthula Ngwenyama, she will work with UNLV Viola Majors
UNLV Beam Music Center
room 159
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public

Thursday February 14th 2:30pm
Wind Orchestra Rehearsal conducted by Robert Bourdeau
UNLV Beam Music Center
room 160
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public

Thursday February 14th 7:30pm
Wind Chamber Music Concert by "Zephyros Winds" featuring
Dr. Jennifer Grim, UNLV flute professor, Saxton Rose, Bassoon professor of North Carolina School of the Arts, Zohar Schondorf, Principal Horn of the American Symphony Orchestra, James Roe, Acting Oboe Principal of New Jersey Symphony, Marianne Gythfeldt, Clarinet professor at the University of Delaware and Kim Glennie, Harp professor at UNLV

program includes: August Klughardt - Quintet; Maurice Ravel - Tombeau de Couperin (with Kim Glennie, harp); Paul Pierné - Suite Pittoresque; Elliott Carter - Esprit Rude/ Esprit Doux; Endre Szervánszky - Quintet (see attached flier)
UNLV Beam Music Center - "Doc" Rando Hall
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
$25 discounts available for seniors/military/disabled,
student rush $10 tickets available 1 hour prior to concert
limit 1 per student
more info 702-895-2787
http://www.unlv.edu/node/16163

Friday February 15th 8:30am
Symphonic Winds Rehearsal directed by Robert Bourdeau
UNLV Beam Music Center
Room 160
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
more info: 702-895-3332
Free and Open to the Public

Friday February 15th 10:00am
"Chamber Music Symposium" with Robert Bourdeau
UNLV Ham Fine Arts building (music office building)
Room 160 (if it's not here try BMC room 160)
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
more info: 702-895-3332
Free and Open to the Public

Friday February 15th 2:30pm

Open Rehearsal with Robert Bourdeau and the American Wind Symphony Orchestra
UNLV Beam Music Center - "Doc" Rando Hall
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
more info: 702-895-3332
Free and Open to the Public

Friday February 15th 5:00pm
Wind Chamber Music recital featuring UNLV
Doctoral Trumpet Major Allison McSwain, program includes
D'Indy's "Suite in Olden Style," Lockwood's "St. Paul's Bicycle,"
Hindemith's Septet for Wind Instruments Ruggles' Angels for Six Muted Trumpets
UNLV Beam Music Center - "Doc" Rando Hall
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
more info: 702-895-3332
Free and Open to the Public
http://www.unlv.edu/node/19787

Friday February 15th 7:30pm

"Informance" with Robert Bourdeau and the American Wind Symphony Orchestra
(see attached photo of flier)
UNLV Beam Music Center "Doc" Rando Hall
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
more info: 702-895-3332
Free and Open to the Public

Friday February 15th 8:00pm
Henderson Symphony Orchestra directed by Taras Krysa performs Aaron Copland's
"Appalachian Spring," and Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto:
Emily Popham, violin soloist
Henderson Convention Center
200 S. Water St.
Henderson NV 89015
Free admission, $10 donation suggested
more info 702-267-2171
http://www.hsorch.org/concerts-12-13/index.shtml

Saturday February 16th 7:30pm
Desert Winds Ensemble performs a program featuring Japanese composers, including
Jun Nagao's "Die Heldenzeit" featuring guest saxophonist Lynzii O'Connor
Community Lutheran Church
3720 E. Tropicana Ave.
Las Vegas NV
$10
more info: 702-751-4676
http://www.thedesertwinds.org/concerts.html

Saturday February 16th 8:00pm
Las Vegas Philharmonic performs music of Mardi Gras with
trumpeter and vocalist Byron Stripling
Smith Center
361 Symphony Park Ave.
Las Vegas NV 89106
$25-$94
more info: 702-749-2000
http://lvphil.org/concert_schedule/popsIII.php

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