Director’s Welcome

We are excited to introduce you to the UNLV School of Music, one of the premier music and fine arts institutions in the Southwest. The School of Music offers students opportunities for musical study in a professional, artistic environment that strives to promote the highest level of artistic development according to each student’s unique strengths.

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Las Vegas Review Journal

UNLV’s College of Fine Arts Hall of Fame has honored many Strip entertainers in its 20-year history. But the annual event itself has never played the Strip.

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For the students of the Las Vegas High School Mariachi Joya, their excitement for class is palpable. “It’s something I always look forward to every day, picking up my instrument and playing,” the group’s Student Director, Axel Rodriguez-Olivas says. The UNLV-bound student says his dream is to teach mariachi music to others, and, luckily for him, he’ll now be able to further his mariachi education without having to leave the valley. UNLV will be offering its first mariachi program starting this fall, led by Las Vegas High School’s Mariachi Joya Director Stephen Blanco.

Las Vegas Review Journal

UNLV’s School of Music announced several new classes for the fall semester focused on mariachi. The program will be overseen by Stephen Blanco, who founded Las Vegas High School’s mariachi program in 2018.

KNPR News

The visual and performing arts are in full swing throughout the state. Making good on its promises to bring more activity and people to Commercial Center, Clark County has just launched a program with UNLV, which will produce cultural events at the East Sahara complex.

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Academic Programs

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Performance Calendar

  • The Chamber Choir and University Chorale gather for their last stand-alone concert of the academic year. Musical selections will include diverse repertoire from several time periods. Stephanie Council conducts.
  • Isabella Westlake will play oboe and English horn for her junior recital with pianist Finn Caoile.  The program will feature music of Bach, Britten, and Verroust. Parking Attendees are welcome to park in the Cottage…
  • Please join us for our annual Bright Light City Bassoons recital! Join members of the UNLV Bassoon Studio, led by Liz Valvano, alongside community bassoonists as they present a wide variety of music across the decades!…
  • Scott McGlasson, D.M.A. Candidate Department of Division of Wind Band Studies  Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad" by Dimitri Shostakovich: A Transcription of the Final Movement with Historical Context and Description of…

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The School of Music is one of the schools in the College of Fine Arts.