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Monday, April 29, 2013

Coffee with Kaizer... Musical happenings for the week of April 29...

The Flashlight at
the UNLV Performing Arts Theater
Hello and happy Monday everyone. Here is Laraine's weekly update of musical happenings about town.

Have a great and culturally filled week everyone!

Monday, April 29th 5:30pm
Doctoral Trumpet recital featuring Micah Holt
program includes George Antheli's Sonata for Trumpet and Claude Bolling's "Toot Suite"
for Trumpet and Jazz Piano
UNLV Beam Music Center - Doc Rando Hall
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info 702-895-3332
http://www.unlv.edu/node/20177

Monday, April 29th 7:30pm
Piano Recital by Lang Lang: "Hottest artist on the classical music planet"
by the New York Times
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts - Reynolds Hall
361 Symphony Park Ave.
Las Vegas NV 89106
$39-$129
more info http://www.thesmithcenter.com/events/lang-lang

Tuesday, April 30th 5:30pm
Morelli Quintet (UNLV's honor undergraduate wind quintet)
members include Brandon Denman, Flute Ben Serna-Grey, Oboe
Jonathan Cannon, Clarinet Bromson Foster, Bassoon and Michael Villarreal, Horn
program includes August Klughardt's Wind Quintet in C Major and Malcolm Arnold's
"Three Shanties for Wind Quintet"
UNLV Beam Music Center - Doc Rando Hall
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info 702-895-3332 - http://www.unlv.edu/node/20376

Wednesday, May 1st 6:30pm
Las Vegas Youth Orchestra and Symphonic Band
program includes Isaac Albeniz's "Cordoba," Johannes Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 5,
Gioachino Rossini's Overture to "La Gazza Ladra," and Richard Strauss' Horn Concerto No. 1,
Op. 11 featuring Horn soloist Kaden Carr
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts - Reynolds Hall
361 Symphony Park Ave.
Las Vegas NV 89106
$20-$50, students/seniors$10
more info 702-385-2838 - http://www.lvyo.org

Wednesday, May 1st 7:30pm
Sin City Winds (UNLV graduate wind Quintet) perform a program that
includes Samuel Barber's "Summer Music," and Fancais Poulenc's
Sextet for Piano and Winds
UNLV Beam Music Center - Doc Rando Hall
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info 702-895-3332
http://www.unlv.edu/node/20176

Wednesday, May 1st 8:00pm
UNLV Community Band performs with the High Desert Horns
program includes Stephen Mahpar's "Ragnarok," and Bill Moffit's "Armed Forces Saluet"
UNLV Artemis Ham Concert Hall
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
$10, $8 seniors/military/unlv staff, students get 1 free ticket with valid id
more info 702-895-2787
http://www.unlv.edu/node/16765

Thursday, May 2nd 5:30pm
UNLV String Chamber Music Recital program includes Villa Lobos' "Bachiana Brasileiras No. 1" for 8 cellos, Bartok's Duos for two violins, String Quartets by Anton Dvorak and Mozart
UNLV Beam Music Hall - Doc Rando Hall
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info 702-895-3332 - http://www.unlv.edu/node/20480

Friday, May 3rd 5:30pm
UNLV Flute Studio Recital, program includes works by Telemann,
Bach, Poulenc, Rodrigo Tanouye and more!
UNLV Beam Music Center - Doc Rando Hall
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info 702-895-3332
http://www.unlv.edu/node/20375

Friday, May 3rd 8:00pm
Henderson Symphony Orchestra performs Joseph Canteloube's "Chants d'Auvergne" and
Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 4. Guest Soloist is soprano Ceclilia Lopez. Taras Krysa Conducts
Henderson Pavilion
200 S. Green Valley Pkwy
Henderson NV 89012
Free and Open to the Public
suggested donation: $10
more info 702-267-2171 - http://www.hsorch.org

Saturday, May 4th and Sunday May 5th 9:00am-6pm with
events till 11pm (see below)

"Lei Day Polynesian Festival" Traditional music- including Gary and
Sheldeen Haleamau, Na Hoe and Mark Yamanaka dance, traditional foods
(available for purchase), arts and crafts, a dance competition
California Hotel and Casino
12 East Ogden Ave.
Las Vegas NV 89101
Free and Open to the Public for general festival
dance competition: $20 Saturday 7-11pm
Music concert $25 Saturday 7:30pm
more info 702-385-1222 - www.thecal.com

Saturday, May 4th 3:30pm
Flute Recital by UNLV Flute professor Dr. Jennifer Grim
Program includes Mendelssohn's "Midsummer Night's Dream"
and Debussy's "Syrinx"
UNLV Beam Music Center - Doc Rando Hall
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info 702-895-3332 - http://www.unlv.edu/node/21230
Saturday May 4th 6:00pm
Reenactment of the battle of Puebla-the great battle of Cinco de Mayo in chich Mexican forces defeated the French performed by the group: Xyachimal Folklorical
Winchester Community Center
3130 S. Mcleod Dr.
Las Vegas NV
$12 at door $10 in advance
more info 702-455-7340
http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/Depts/parks/Events/Pages/default.aspx

Saturday May 5th 2:00pm
Traditional Japanese Music Concert featuring Korabo Taiko, and ShimaTime
(string and percussion instruments with 'choreography')
Clark County Library Main Theater
1401 East Flamingo
Las Vegas NV
Free and Open to the Public
more info 702-507-3400
http://www.lvccld.org/events/event.cfm?nID=44647

upcoming

Monday, May 6th 6:00pm
Horn recital by UNLV Professor of French Horn Bill Bernatis
program includes Carl Maria Von Weber's "Concertino"
and Robert Schumann's "Fantasy Pieces"
UNLV Beam Music Center room 160
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info 702-895-3332
http://www.unlv.edu/node/21229

Tuesday, May 7th 7:30pm
Contemporary Music Recital "Nextet" program includes the latest
compositions by UNLV Composers for string quartet and for wind
ensembles, performers include: Lenka Sanchez, Crystal Yuan
violins, Hanna Suk viola, Andrew Smith cello Timothy Hoft
piano and Anastasia Petanova, flute
UNLV Beam Music Center - Doc Rando Hall
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info 702-895-3332
http://www.unlv.edu/node/16411

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