Jazz Outreach Initiative offers two free jazz concerts on March 27

Jazz Outreach Initiative, working with Bob Bonora (Chair, Fine Arts) and his team at the College of Southern Nevada Music Department to produce two different and exceptional jazz experiences. Both concerts will be performed at the Nicholas J. Horn Theater on the College of Southern Nevada Cheyenne Campus on March 27. Both concerts are free, but each event requires separate tickets.

There will be a narrated one-hour concert beginning at 2 p.m., spotlighting the life and music of jazz luminary Miles Davis! This concert will feature the JOI Jazz Sextet playing some of Miles Davis’s most popular classics.

Jazz for Young People is an educational music event (licensed from Jazz at Lincoln Center) that explores the life and music of some of our most famous jazz artists. Students and audience members learn how the artist overcame social, economic, and other challenges and forever changed this great American art form through their groundbreaking music. Narrated with wit, humor, and stories, these enjoyable concerts are loved by students and adults alike. Click here for tickets and more information.

The CSN Jazz Ensemble will open the 7 p.m. concert with their performance of selections from their spring 2022 program. In addition, Jazz Outreach Initiative will present two young members of the community with its Jazz Routes program, a donated musical instrument, and a year of free donor-sponsored private music lessons!

The professional JOI Jazz Orchestra then takes the stage for an inspiring and memorable performance of original works and arrangements of classic big band music from some of Las Vegas’s most renowned composers. Legendary GRAMMY® Award-nominated vocalist Clint Holmes will perform with the band. Click here for tickets and more information.

Clark County Public Arts Issues a Call for Proposals to Create Empowerment Art

Application Deadline: Thursday, March 24

Photo by Steve Johnson

The Clark County Public Arts Office is seeking a professional digital artist or art team to work with youth to create inspiring, encouraging, and empowering messages to be displayed in the restrooms at the Hollywood Recreation Center. The project has a budget of $4,000, which is to be used for the requirements under the scope of work and all necessary materials, supplies, labor, and surface preparation.

Artists must submit their applications by 12 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, to the Clark County Public Arts website at https://tinyurl.com/ClarkCountyPublicArtCalls.

This entry-level public art project is open to all ages 18 and older. Applicants must be Clark County residents. Clark County employees and previous Empowerment Art! grant recipients are not eligible to apply. If an artist team is selected, the selected artist, or Project Lead, will be contracted with Clark County and receive funding. The artist will be responsible to do the following as part of the project:

· Facilitate at least four, two-hour workshops with youth ages 6 to 17 that will provide inspiration for empowerment messages important to the youth at the Hollywood Recreation Center. All project and workshop supplies are to be provided by the artist.

· Create digital designs containing inspiring, encouraging, and empowering messages aimed at the facility's youth patrons. Arrangements will be printed on vinyl and professionally installed on restroom stall doors by outside contractors. Cost of printing and installation is covered by the Public Arts Program.

Clark County Public Arts Office's mission is to promote, encourage and connect the community with culture and public art around the valley. The Clark County Public Arts program can be found on Facebook and Instagram @CCPublicArts. Those wanting more information about Clark County’s Public Arts Program can visit https://bit.ly/3A88Tx2.

UNLV Symphony Orchestra March 27 Concert Honors Ukraine

Conducted by Ukrainian-born Taras Krysa, the orchestra performs works by Martinů, Skoryk, and Strauss.

The UNLV Symphony Orchestra will perform “For Ukraine,” conducted by Ukrainian-born Taras Krysa, Director of Orchestras at UNLV. Music featured will include Martinů, Skoryk, and Strauss in Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall at 3 p.m. on March 27.

Krysa is establishing a reputation for innovative and thoughtful music-making throughout the United States and Europe. In addition to serving as the Director of Orchestras at UNLV, Krysa serves as the Music Director of the Lviv (Ukraine) Philharmonic Orchestra.

Krysa has appeared internationally with orchestras including the New World Symphony, Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, St. Petersburg Symphony, Moscow Soloists, Slovak Sinfonietta, Spoleto Festival Orchestra, Kiev Chamber Orchestra, Lublin Philharmonic Orchestra, Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra, Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra, and many others. In addition, Krysa led several European orchestras on tours in China, Germany, and the Netherlands, including appearances there at Concertgebouw Hall.

An accomplished violinist, he was a member of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and the New World Symphony Orchestra and continues to maintain an active career performing chamber music.

Krysa recently concluded his ninth season as the Artistic and Music Director of the Henderson Symphony Orchestra in Nevada. Under his leadership, the ensemble saw its audience expand ten-fold, and its concerts recognized as a treasured part of the community’s cultural life.

He actively promotes new music and has made three critically acclaimed recordings for the Brilliant Classics label, two of which featured works by Mozart and one a live recording of Freddie Mercury’s rock opera, Barcelona.

Krysa attended the Gnessin in Moscow before moving with his family to the United States in 1989, where he continued his studies in violin and conducting at Indiana University and Northwestern University. His conducting teachers were Victor Yampolsky, Jorma Panula, and David Zinman. Krysa attended The Pierre Monteux School and the American Academy of Conducting at the Aspen Music Festival.

Tickets are $15 with $10 discounted tickets for the in-person event available to seniors, military members, UNLV faculty and staff, and all students. All students also may receive one free ticket with a valid ID. Tickets can be purchased at the UNLV Performing Arts Center Box Office, conveniently located on the northeast end of campus attached to the south face of the parking garage; view maps and directions for more information. Tickets can also be purchased by calling (702) 895-ARTS (2787) or Buy Online.

UNLV Performing Arts Center patrons are welcome to park in the Cottage Grove Parking Garage. Parking is free after 7 p.m. Monday to Thursday, after 1 p.m. Friday, and all weekend. Visit UNLV Parking and Transportation Services for more information.