Coffee with Kaizer... Musical happenings for the week of May 12th...

Monday May 12th 5:30pm
Guitar Ensemble Recital directed by Ricardo Cobo, with guest violinist Dmytro
Nehrych perform works including Paganini's Sonata Concertante, Piazzolla's "L'Histoire
du Tango," and Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusic" (arranged by Hirsh)
Doc Rando Hall (UNLV Beam Music Center)
4505 Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89119Free and Open to the Public
more info: 702-895-3332

Tuesday May 13th 7:30pm
Chamber Music Recital featuring UNLV students; Sammi Ciarlo and Tammy Hung violins, John Pollack and David Chavez violas, Eddie Yue, Jeremy Russo and Maren Quanbeck celli and Daniel Nunez, flute program includes Tchaikovsky's Sextet, Mozart's Flute Quartet No. 3, Boccherini's Quintet in G Major, and Joan Tower's "Rising"
Doc Rando Hall (UNLV Beam Music Center)
4505 Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89119Free and Open to the Public
more info: 702-895-3332

Thursday May 15th 7:30pm
Vocal recital by baritone Tod Fitzpatrick and guest artists; soprano Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, guitarist Martha Masters, and pianist Kosta Popvic, program includes three Americana themed works by Celius Dougherty
Doc Rando Hall (UNLV Beam Music Center)
4505 Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89119
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 702-895-3332

Friday May 16th 7:00pm
Traditional music and dance of Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan and Central Asia presented by
"Eastern Arts"
West Charleston Library
6301 W. Charleston Rd.
Las Vegas NV 89146
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 702-507-3964

Saturday May 17th 7:00pm
Traditional dance and music of Peru and Mexico as performed by dance troupes: "Xochipilli Macuilxochitl" and "La Acociacion Cultural Peruvana"
Winchester Community Center
3130 South McLeod Dr.
Las Vegas NV 89119
$12, $10 in advance
more info: 702-455-7340

Saturday May 17th 7:30pm
Desert Winds Ensemble performs Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" with pianist Tania M. L. Cancado, directed by Steven Trinkle
Community Lutheran Church
3720 E. Tropicana Ave.
Las Vegas NV 89121$15
http://www.thedesertwinds.org/index.html

Saturday May 17th 7:30pm
Las Vegas Philharmonic performs tangos with violin soloist and concertmaster: De Ann Letrouneau, accordion soloist Patrick Harison and guest conductor Sarah Hicks, program also includes hits from "Les Miserables"
and "Phantom of the Opera" and Ravel's "American in Paris"
The Smith Center
361 Symphony Park
Las Vegas NV 89106
702-749-2000

Sunday May 18th 1:30pm
Latin Jazz Sextet performs compositions of the pianist and leader: Alex Clements, other performers include Eric Tewalt; flute/saxophone, Laraine Kaizer-V; violin, Jeff Davis; bass, Kurt Rasmussen; percussion, Pepe Jimenez; drums
Starbright Theatre
2215 Thomas W. Ryan Blvd.
Las Vegas NV 89134$15 (cash check only), $12 for sun city residents
more info: 702-255-0695

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