Coffee with Kaizer... Musical happenings for the week of April 6

Monday April 6th 7:30pm

Classical music concert featuring pianist Raja Rahman, violinist and

concertmaster of the Las Vegas Philharmonic DeAnn Letourneau, cellist
from the Cirque show "O" Dena Massaro, violist from Broadway's "The Lion
King" Ralph Farris, program includes Chopin, Hindemith, Dvorak and Beethoven
Clark County Library
1401 E. Flamingo Rd.
Las Vegas NV 89119
$15 adults, $10 children
more info: 702-507-3459

Tuesday April 7th 7:30pm

Piano recital by Nadia Shpachenko-Gottesman, program includes the US premiere of Ukrainian Composer Yuri Ischenko's Sonata No. 6, along with works by American composers James Matheson and Tom Flaherty that call for toy piano and electronics
UNLV Doc Rando Hall - Beam Music Center
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 702-895-3332

Wednesday April 8th 7:30pm
UNLV community concert band directed by Anthony LaBounty, program of patriotic music including works by Leroy Anderson, John Philip Sousa, novel works including "Concerto for Cell Phone" by Stephenson, the traditional "Taps," and more, this concert benefits "T.A.P.P.S." an organization promoting the performance of "Taps" at Las Vegas military funerals by quality live musicians (they are being replaced by recordings)
UNLV Ham Hall Concert Hall
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
$10, $8 discounts available, 1 free ticket per student with ID
more info: 702-895-2787

Thursday April 9th 1:00pm
Doctoral Conducting Lecture Recital by Rachel Waddell, focusing on the "Gap Between University Training and Professional Experience of Orchestral Conductors," and will include a performance of F. S. Kelly's "Elegy for Strings"
Room 160
UNLV Beam Music Center
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 702-895-3332

Thursday April 9th 5:00pm
Doctoral Clarinet Lecture Recital by Jennifer Iles, considering Mercadante's scenes from "Emma d'Antiochia Atto II," Schoenberg's "Pierre Lunaire" and Dolphy's "God Bless the Child"
Room 147
UNLV Ham Fine Arts Building
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 702-895-3332

Thursday April 9th 6:30pm
Las Vegas Youth Orchestra and Band Concert presents a program featuring their concerto competition winners
Smith Center Reynolds Hall
361 Symphony Park Ave.
Las Vegas NV 89106
$10-$40
more info:702-749-2000

Friday April 10th 7:30pm

Organ recital by Dr. Angela Kraft Cross, program includes works by Cross (the organist her self,) Langlais, Bach, Mendelssohn, Brahms and more
UNLV Doc Rando Hall - Beam Music Center
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
more info: 702-898-5455

Saturday April 11th 12:00pm-5:00pm
International cultures' dance, music, food and more presented at UNLV's "Festival of Communities" there will be performances all day along with art, food and more for sale
"Alumni Walk" (big green lawn behind and south of the music alumni and student union buildings)
UNLV
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the public
more info: 702-895-5607

Saturday April 11th 2:00pm
Jazz and Contemporary music by Firenze Strings, Vertex 3 and friends: violinists Rebecca Sabine, DeAnn Letourneau, Geri Thompson, cellist Moonlight Tran, bassist Geoff Neumann, and pianist Otto Ehling and composer/percussionist Aaron Ramsey, they will perform the music of Chick Corea including "Miniatures for Bass and String Quartet and Piano" arranged by Aaron Ramsey along with the music of Aaron Ramsey himself
Winchester Cultural Center
3130 S. McLeod Dr.
Las Vegas NV 89121
$10 in advance $12 at the door
more info: 702-455-7340

Saturday April 11th 3:00pm
Popular, folk, 'easy listening' styles and more performed by violinist Jennifer Argenti, she played with Willie Nelson...........
"Hattie's House"
9109 Lazy Hill Circle
Las Vegas NV 89117
$15, (cash/check only)
more info: 702-255-0695

Saturday April 11th 6:30pm
Traditional music of India performed by vocalists Rana Chatterjee and Sangeeta Melekar, along with keyboardist Piyush, and percussionists Daxesh and Jaykumar
Clark County Library
1401 E. Flamingo Rd.
Las Vegas NV 89119
$25-$50 adults, $15-$25 children (tickets include traditional Indian dinner)
Bharti Sharma: 702-339-2688
Saturday April 11th 7:30pm
Wind ensemble concert by Desert Winds......program includes music that makes you think of the color green....
Congregation Ner Tamid
55 N. Valley Verde Dr.
Henderson NV 89074
$15
more info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/colorations-in-emerald-tickets-13566488733

Sunday April 12th 3:00pm
Handel's famous oratorio "Messiah" (Parts 2 and 3) presented by Musical Arts Chorus and 22 piece orchestra with guest soloists
UNLV Ham Concert Hall
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
$18, $15, $8 discounts available
more info: 702-895-2787

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