Nevada Repertory Company presents world premiere of “Hamlet” done in Original Pronunciation with British superstar Ben Crystal
Reno, Nev. – The arts are thriving on the University of Nevada, Reno campus featuring a multitude of events in many genres throughout the fall semester. Notable among these activities is the University’s Nevada Repertory Company and its international collaboration and world premiere of “Hamlet” done in Original Pronunciation (OP).
Theatre lovers from around the globe will be watching – and listening – as this production comes to life created by a group of international Shakespeare scholars and Reno’s own Nevada Repertory Company. Amazingly, the last time “Hamlet” was presented in its original dialect was centuries ago. In fact, only four OP productions of anything Shakespearean have been performed in modern times: two recently at The Globe Theatre in London, one at the University of Kansas, and one at Cambridge in the 1950s. And now…Reno!
British superstar actor and scholar Ben Crystal will play Hamlet in the University of Nevada, Reno’s international collaboration and world premiere of “Hamlet” done in Original Pronunciation (OP). University students will fill the 32 additional speaking roles and the dozen or more crew-member positions, set to begin their 18 performances on Nov. 1.
The creative team includes the great English linguist and The Globe’s own consultant David Crystal, author of “Pronouncing Shakespeare;” British superstar actor and scholar Ben Crystal, who will play Hamlet; the University’s award-winning Shakespearean scholar, this production’s dramaturge, and co-editor of “The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Complete Works of William Shakespeare,” professor Eric Rasmussen; and the University’s own renowned Nevada Repertory Company under the visionary leadership of director and department chair Rob Gander.
“Original Pronunciation is almost like a dialect, grounded not in geography but through time,” says Gander, director of “Hamlet” for the Nevada Repertory Company and chair of the theatre and dance department at the University of Nevada, Reno. “When Shakespeare was writing, ‘love’ and ‘prove’ rhymed. By employing original pronunciation, we can experience the text as it was meant to be heard. Original Pronunciation is still remarkably easy to understand, even to a modern ear.”
Preview performances of “Hamlet” in original pronunciation will take place Nov. 1 through 3, with additional performances happening from Nov. 4 through 20. For more information, visit www.unrschoolofthearts.org.
Free parking for all School of the Arts events is available after 7 p.m. in the Brian Whalen Parking Complex, north of Church Fine Arts. A patron drop-off area is located in front of Church Fine Arts on North Virginia Street just north of College Drive.
For a copy of the University’s arts365 calendar or more information about the exhibits and performances, visit www.unrschoolofthearts.org, call 775-784-4ART, or email arts365@lists.unr.edu.
Fall 2011
Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery
Reiterate the Repeat: Sky Kim and Keun Young Park
Aug. 29 – Sept. 23, Monday – Thursday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Friday, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Sept. 1, Opening Lecture with Sky Kim, 5:30 p.m. and Reception 6:30 – 8 p.m.
Sept. 22, Closing Lecture with Keun Young Park, 5:30 p.m. and Reception 6:30 – 8 p.m.
Gallery also open select evenings in conjunction with School of the Arts events.
Sheppard Gallery, Church Fine Arts Building
Both living in New Jersey but formally unknown to each other, Sky Kim and Keun Young Park create their artwork through very time-consuming and repetitive manners. This exhibition will consider how an image is created from this approach to artmaking. Park constructs “micro-collages” made from tiny pieces of torn up photographs created by a pin, while Kim creates large-scale scrolls by making thousands of marks, rendering voluptuous drawings. www.skykim.net and www.keunyoungpark.com. Catalog available.
Free
Argenta Concert Series
A Taste of Argenta
Sept. 1, 7:30 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
Join Dmitri Atapine, artistic director of the Argenta Concert Series, as he and fellow artists present highlights of their new series of nine concerts featuring a combination of University faculty members and guest artists performing a variety of chamber music genres. The Argenta Concert series kicks off with a Sept. 9 concert by the Grammy-award-winning chamber ensemble The Parker Quartet followed by concerts on Oct. 1, faculty recital with Stephanie Sant’Ambrogio and James Winn; Oct. 7, Argenta Trio; Nov. 4, The Collective; Dec. 2, Argenta Trio; Feb. 1, guest artist recital featuring H. Adela Park; Feb. 25, faculty recital with Dmitri Atapine and H. Adela Park; April 6, Argenta Trio with guest artist Ida Kavafian; and closing on May 11 with guest artist David Shifrin performing with members of the University of Nevada, Reno faculty. www.unr.edu/cla/music/acs
Free
Argenta Concert Series
Parker Quartet
Master Class, Sept. 9, 1 p.m.
Concert, Sept. 9, 7:30 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
The Parker Quartet, 2011 Grammy-award-winners for Best Chamber Music Performance, kicks off the Argenta Concert Series. Hailed by The New York Times as “something extraordinary,” the Parker Quartet has rapidly distinguished itself as one of the preeminent ensembles of its generation. The quartet began its professional touring career in 2002 and garnered international acclaim in 2005, winning the Concert Artists Guild Competition as well as the Grand Prix and Mozart Prize at the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition in France. In 2009, Chamber Music America awarded the quartet the prestigious biennial Cleveland Quartet Award for the 2009-2011 seasons. www.parkerquartet.com
Master Class, Free
Concert, $20 for adults, $5 for students. Season tickets available.
Visiting Artists
Scott Colley Trio with Chris Potter and Antonio Sanchez
Sept. 16, 7:30 p.m.
Theatre, Joe Crowley Student Union
For over a decade, Scott Colley has been the bassist of choice for such jazz legends as Herbie Hancock, Jim Hall, Pat Metheny and Michael Brecker, but it is as a composer and bandleader in his own right that Colley has flourished in recent years. Joining Colley will be saxophonist Chris Potter and drummer Antonio Sanchez. Potter, a world-class soloist, accomplished composer and formidable bandleader, has emerged as a leader of his generation. DownBeat called him “One of the most studied (and copied) saxophonists on the planet,” while JazzTimes identified him as “a figure of international renown.” Three-time Grammy-award winner Antonio Sanchez is considered by many critics and musicians alike as one of the most prominent drummers of his generation. www.scottcolley.com, www.chrispottermusic.com and www.antoniosanchez.net
$10 for adults, $5 for students available at the door.
Lute Songs from the Time of Shakespeare
Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m.
Randall Rotunda, Matthewson-IGT Knowledge Center
“Lute Songs from the Time of Shakespeare” features University music faculty member Katharine DeBoer, soprano, and visiting artist, James Meadors, lute, with members of Reno Early Music. James Meadors earned a doctorate degree in musicology at Harvard University, where he wrote his dissertation on 16th-century Italian lute music. Reno Early Music is a vocal ensemble dedicated to the performance of early music from the Middle Ages on. Regular members include Louis Niebur, tenor/baritone, Katharine DeBoer, soprano and Phillip Boardman, bass.
Free
Performing Arts Series
theatre simple
Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Redfield Proscenium Theatre, Church Fine Arts Building
With deceptively simple props, this decidedly sophisticated Seattle troupe delivers seriously good (in fact, award-winning) theater on a shoestring. Opening with a deck of cards tossed into the air, 52 pickup begins. Simple enough, except each card holds a scene written to prompt the actors into scripted discourse and ingenious improv — on relationships no less. Chosen randomly, the 52 issues unfold to become a sage, sobering and side-splitting navigation through love (with adult language). “Powerful, mind-blowing theatre.” ~ Edmonton Sun. www.theatersimple.org
$24 for adults; $20 for senior citizens and University faculty and staff; $12 for students; $5 for University students. Season tickets available.
Argenta Concert Series
Stephanie Sant’Ambrogio and James Winn
Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
The second concert of the Argenta Concert Series features University faculty members James Winn on piano and harpsichord, and violinist/violist Stephanie Sant’Ambrogio. Sant’Ambrogio’s CD Going Solo: Unaccompanied Works for Violin and Viola received a positive review in the July edition of Strings magazine. The program includes the “Passacaglia for solo violin” and “Sonata Representativo” by Biber, Schubert’s “Sonata in A Major” Glazunov’s “Elegy” and Franck’s “Sonata in A Major.” www.unr.edu/cla/music/ensembles/argenta_trio.htm.
$20 for adults, $5 for students. Season tickets available.
Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery
The View Without: Morgan McAuslan and Jack Daws
Oct. 3 – Nov. 4, Monday – Thursday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Friday, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Oct. 6, Opening Lecture, 5:30 p.m. and Reception 6:30 – 8 p.m.
Gallery also open select evenings in conjunction with School of the Arts events.
Sheppard Gallery, Church Fine Arts Building
This mixed-media exhibition investigates the use of found and reconstituted materials from a variety of cultural products. The artists also use nontraditional materials to recreate or reorder easily recognizable objects, thus pointing out what we otherwise take for granted. For example, Morgan McAuslan found a small broken windmill near his hometown in eastern Oregon and completely rebuilt the object out of paper, right down to the nails. Seattle artist Jack Daws takes a slightly more political approach. In one piece, he created and released into national circulation a penny made of gold. Be prepared to not believe your eyes! www.gregkucera.com/daws.htm Brochure available.
Free
University Jazz Ensemble
Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
The University Jazz Ensemble is comprised of the top students from the University’s Program in Jazz and Improvisational Music directed by Peter Epstein.
Free
University Symphony Orchestra
with guest artist James Winn
Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
Join the University Symphony Orchestra and guest soloist, University faculty pianist Jim Winn, for a performance of Tchaikovsky’s “Piano Concerto No. 3” and other orchestra favorites.
Free
Argenta Concert Series
Argenta Trio Crossroads I
Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
Argenta Trio embarks on a journey, exploring multiple crossroads of music. Each of the group’s three Crossroads concerts will provide an intersection of music by men and women of German/Austrian, Russian, and American backgrounds as well as a range of stylist periods. Crossroads I will feature “Trio No. 3 in G Minor” by Schumann (male, German and early romantic), “Piano Trio” by Auerbach (female, Russian, twentieth century) and “Piano Trio No. 2 in B-flat Major” by Foote (male, American and late romantic). The Argenta Trio released their first CD, “The Piano Trios of Felix Mendelssohn” in spring 2011. www.unr.edu/cla/music/ensembles/argenta_trio.htm.
$20 for adults, $5 for students. Season tickets available.
Performing Arts Series
Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Septet
Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
From an acclaimed literary family (grandfather Ciro was Perú’s most famous novelists, and father Alonso is a leading playwright), trumpeter/composer/educator Gabriel Alegría carries a passionate legacy of achievement in his own creative pursuits. One of the most influential jazz artists in Perú, Alegría is also associate director of jazz studies at New York University, with a doctorate from the University of Southern California. His Afro-Peruvian Sextet explores a similarly cross-cultural exchange — between the Americas and the rich heritage of black music from coastal Perú. His adoring international fans (some of whom follow along on tour) call the work, simply, “life changing.” “…writing a new chapter in the history of Latin jazz.” ~ Doug Ramsey, Rifftides. www.gabrielalegria.com.
$24 for adults; $20 for senior citizens and University faculty and staff; $12 for students; $5 for University students. Season tickets available.
University Choirs Fall Concert
Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
The University Choirs Fall Concert will be the debut of the University’s new Director of Choral Activities, Paul Torkelson. Torkelson has led a distinguished career directing award winning choirs at Wartburg College in Waverly, IA, as well as teaching music history, vocal lessons, and choral conducting. Most recently he served as the principal conductor-in-residence for MidAmerica Productions in New York City where he conducted numerous choir performances at Carnegie Hall.
Free
University Wind Ensemble
Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
The Wind Ensemble will open its 2011-2012 school year with a program titled “Winds and Brass and Drums, Oh My!” As the title suggests, the concert will feature the three major sections of a wind band: beginning with the brass section performing “Symphony for Brass and Timpani,” followed by the entire woodwind section playing “Partita Allegro,” and closing with the percussion section as they are featured in “Concertino for Four Percussion and Wind Ensemble.”
Free
Visiting Artist Roger Manley
Mana: Beyond Belief
Oct. 20, 5:30 p.m.
Wells Fargo Auditorium, Matthewson-IGT Knowledge Center
What do the Shroud of Turin, Elvis’s Graceland, and a flag flown for barely a moment over the U.S. Capitol have in common? Mana – that sacred, spiritual power thought to reside in a person, place or thing. Belief is not just religion, says filmmaker Roger Manley in his documentary “Mana: Beyond Belief.” Belief drives the stock market; it determines how we encapsulate history and our personal memories. It underlies racism and war…“Mana: Beyond Belief” is a trip around the amazing world of power objects, from the sacred to the absurd. To view a trailer of the film, visit www.mana-the-movie.com/mana.html. Roger Manley is currently the director of the North Carolina State Gregg Museum of Art and Design and has worked as a curator with more than forty other institutions. As an artist (photographer, filmmaker, writer), Manley has been the recipient of both the NEA Artists Fellowship and NEH Scholars Fellowship as well as many other grants and awards. He has widely exhibited his own photographs and published many books on outsider art. www.ncsu.edu/gregg/newdirector.html.
Free
Visiting Artist Wafaa Bilal
Oct. 27, 5:30 p.m.
Wells Fargo Auditorium, Matthewson-IGT Knowledge Center
Iraqi-born artist Wafaa Bilal, an Assistant Arts Professor at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, is known internationally for his on-line performative and interactive works provoking dialogue about international politics and internal dynamics. Bilal suffered repression under Saddam Hussein’s regime and fled Iraq in 1991 during the first Gulf War. After two years in refugee camps in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, he came to the United States where he graduated from the University of New Mexico and then obtained a master of fine arts degree at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Bilal’s 2007 installation, “Domestic Tension,” addressed the Iraq war. Bilal spent a month in a Chicago gallery with a paintball gun that people could shoot at him over the internet. For his current project, the 3rdi, Bilal had a camera surgically implanted on the back of his head to spontaneously transmit images to the Web 24 hours a day – a statement on surveillance, the mundane and the things we leave behind. www.wafaabilal.com/index.html.
Free
Nevada Chamber Opera
An Evening of Opera
Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
For one night only, Nevada Chamber Opera presents an evening of short operas and opera scenes including the West Coast premiere of several contemporary operas that have only been heard in the Weill Recital Hall of New York’s Carnegie Hall. “The New York Times” loved the concept of opera shorts and described it as “an evening of operas of all different stripes by a handful of composers…and all of which run about 10 minutes along.” Don’t miss this exciting evening as the latest New York opera fashion comes to Reno.
$5 for general admission at the door
Nevada Repertory Company
The World Premiere of Hamlet in the Original Pronunciation
Nov. 1, 2 and 3 (Preview Performances), 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 6, 13 and 20, 1:30 p.m.
Redfield Studio Theatre, Church Fine Arts Building
The theatre world will be watching — and listening — in awe when the University’s world premiere of “Hamlet” in the Original Pronunciation (OP) hits the stage this fall. Amazingly, the last time “Hamlet” was presented in its original dialect was literally centuries ago. In fact, only four OP productions of anything Shakespearean have been performed in modern times: two recently at The Globe Theatre in London, one at the University of Kansas, and one at Cambridge in the 1950s. And modern audiences have been delighted by how understandable the early language is, including the discovery of now-rhyming lines once lost to the ages (love/prove, eyes/qualities, etc.). In the University’s remarkable international collaboration, a diverse group of world-class artists, directors and scholars will come together to produce this world-class event: the great English linguist and The Globe’s own consultant David Crystal, author of “Pronouncing Shakespeare”; British superstar actor and scholar Ben Crystal, who will play Hamlet; the University’s award-winning Shakespearean scholar, this production’s dramaturge, and co-editor of “The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Complete Works of William Shakespeare,” professor Eric Rasmussen; and the University’s own renowned Nevada Repertory Company, under the visionary leadership of director and department chair, Rob Gander. A once-in-a-lifetime event indeed — no matter how you say it!
Preview Performances: $10 for adults, $5 for University students (limited quantity available)
All Other Shows: $15 for adults, $12 for senior citizens, $10 for local students w/ID, $5 University students (limited quantity available)
Performing Arts Series
Mystery Science Theatre presents Cinematic Titanic
Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
From Joel Hodgson, creator of those movie-riffin’ robots and the American cult-TV comedy series Mystery Science Theater (named one of the 100 Best TV Shows of All Time by “TIME Magazine”), comes yet another milestone in wise-cracking movie commentary. Cinematic Titanic pits the original, human members of the mst3k company against one of the worst films ever — this time live on stage — giving them ample opportunity for riffing their insanely irreverent comments from the peanut gallery while the movie plays on. Laff riots guaranteed. www.cinematictitanic.com and www.mst3k.com (Plus, check out Keith Olbermann’s own commentary on these hilarious commentarians at www.unr.edu/pas.) “Some of the hippest, deepest satire of the generation.” ~ Keith Olbermann
$30 for adults; $26 for senior citezensand University faculty and staff; $12 for students; $5 for University students. Season tickets available.
Argenta Concert Series
The Collective
Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
One of the most creative and versatile ensembles in the West, The Collective, comprised of University of Nevada, Reno music faculty members – Larry Engstrom, trumpet, Peter Epstein, alto saxophone, David Ake, piano, Hans Halt, bass, and Andrew Heglund, drums – performs widely and has released the CDs “Once and Again,” “Balance,” and “Boats.” www.unr.edu/cla/music/ensembles/the_collective.htm.
$20 for adults, $5 for students. Season tickets available.
Reno Wind Symphony
Nov. 6, 3 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
The Reno Wind Symphony will perform “A Veteran’s Day Salute” program dedicated to the veterans of our armed forces. Radio personality Ross Mitchell will serve as the emcee for the concert.
Free
University Percussion Ensemble
Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
The University Percussion Ensemble Concert will feature percussion instruments of all types performing repertoire from a variety of cultures and styles.
Free
Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery
Use: Keiko Narahashi and Joseph Pintz
Nov. 14 – Dec. 9, Monday – Thursday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Friday, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Nov. 17, Opening Lecture, 5:30 p.m. and Gallery Hours 6:30 – 8 p.m.
Gallery also open select evenings in conjunction with School of the Arts events.
Sheppard Gallery, Church Fine Arts Building
This exhibition will offer diverse views on the “use” of everyday objects within the medium of ceramics. Sheppard Gallery director Marjorie Vecchio invited Namita Gupta Wiggers, the curator at the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland, Ore., to co-curate the show. By combining their backgrounds as curators, Vecchio and Wiggers will present works of a painter who only recently starting using the ceramic medium along with an artist already steeped in the history of the medium. Catalog available.
www.keikonarahashi.com/news/category/artists/ and http://iconceramics.com/.
Free
Fall Dance Festival
Nov. 18 and 19, 8 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
The University’s Fall Dance Festival will feature the choreography of guest artist Adam Cates, University dance faculty Cari Cunningham, Barbara Land and Jennie Pitts, and selected works by University dance students. Reno native Adam Cates was first taught to dance by members of Don Arden’s legendary line of showgirls. After earning a degree in theatre from the University of Utah and dancing around the world, he relocated to New York City 10 years ago. Adam began his choreographic career as an assistant to award-winning Broadway choreographers including Patti Colombo and Peggy Hickey. Most recently he was an assistant to director/choreographer Kathleen Marshall on the Broadway revival of Anything Goes starring Sutton Foster and Joel Grey. The show received several awards including Tony Awards for Best Revival and Choreography. In addition to many other Broadway, stage and television choreographic credits, Cates is also a dance teacher who strives to inspire our next generation of young artists to love the art of dance. www.adamcates.net/AdamCates.html.
$15 for adults, $13 for students, children and senior citizens, $5 for University students
University Symphony Orchestra
Nov. 22, 7:30 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
The University Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Jason Altieri will perform highlights from the symphonic repertoire.
Free
Nevada Repertory Company
The Beach Plays
Dec. 1, 2 and 3, 7:30 p.m.
Redfield Studio Theatre, Church Fine Arts Building
The beach: sand, water, tan lines and cold drinks. The beach: a place that evokes memories of our past, where we expose what is usually hidden, where our perspective changes and we interact differently with each other. The “Beach Plays” are a compilation of 15 short plays (Nevada Rep will do eight of them) written for one location by members of the Playwrights Unit at the HB Playwrights Foundation. These plays were first performed at the HB Playwrights Theatre where admission is free and critics are not invited. Consequently, playwrights assisted by a support team of volunteer actors, directors, designers and other theatre artists are free to take risks solely for the sake of their art. All playwrights were encouraged to limit their plays to 10 minutes, and it is surprising and enjoyable just how much story and character can be developed in that short time. www.hbplaywrights.org/.
$5 for general admission at the door
Argenta Concert Series
Argenta Trio Crossroads II
Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
Argenta Trio continues their diverse series with Crossroads II featuring Mozart’s “Piano Trio in E Major” (male, Austrian, classical), Higdon’s “Piano Trio” (female, American, 20th century) and Tchaikovsky’s “Piano Trio in A Minor” (male, Russian and late romantic). www.unr.edu/cla/music/ensembles/argenta_trio.htm.
$20 for adults, $5 for students. Season tickets available.
University Composer’s Concert
Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
The Fall Composer’s Concert will feature original works written and performed by aspiring student composers and musicians from the Department of Music.
Free
University Wind Ensemble
Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
For their last fall concert, the Wind Ensemble will pay tribute to the legacy of Clifton Williams, one of the most popular and frequently performed composers of wind band music until his death in 1976. In addition to performing some of Williams’ most popular wind band selections, the Wind Ensemble will feature music faculty member and trumpeter Paul Q. Lenz on Williams’ “Dramatic Essay” for trumpet and band.
Free
University Choirs and Symphony Orchestra
Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
Join the University Choirs and Symphony Orchestras, directed by Paul Torkelson, for a performance of one of the most revered works in the Western choral literature, Handel’s “Messiah.” Composed in 1741, “Messiah” and premiered in Dublin, Ireland in April of 1742. It was repeatedly revised by Handel and reached its most familiar version in 1754. Although the work was conceived for secular theatre and first performed during Lent or at Easter, it has become common practice since Handel’s death to perform “Messiah” during Advent, the preparatory period of the Christmas season.
Free
University Jazz Ensemble
Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
The University Jazz Ensemble is comprised of the top students from the University’s Program in Jazz and Improvisational Music directed by Peter Epstein.
Free
Reno Wind Symphony
Dec. 11, 3 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
The “Holiday Celebration” concert has become a tradition with members of the Reno Wind Symphony. One of the highlights of this concert is the recitation of the poem “’’Twas the Night Before Christmas” by KOH radio personality Ross Mitchell, accompanied by the Reno Wind Symphony. This year, Mitchell will also perform as the vocal soloist on “Grinch that Stole Christmas.”
Free
University Flute Ensemble
Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
Members of the University Flute Ensemble will perform a variety of music on an assortment of instruments including piccolos, alto flutes and bass flutes.
Free
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