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Monday, June 08, 2015

Coffee with Kaizer... Musical happenings for the week of June 8...

Tuesday June 9th 6:00pm
Traditional music dance and more from around the world including belly dancing, Taiko drumming, Japanese folk dancing, Chinese Lion dancing, Mariachi and more!
Winchester Cultural Community Center
3130 McLeod Dr.
Las Vegas NV 89107
$10 at door, $8 in advance
more info: 702-455-7340 

Thursday June 11th 7:30pm
Chamber music concert, program includes: Barber's Adagio for String Quartet, Dvorak's "American" String Quartet No. 12, John Adams' "Hallelujah Junction" for Two Pianos and Paul Schoenfield's "Cafe Music" for Piano Trio, performers include: violinists Philip Setzer, Clara Lyon, and Jennifer Caine, violists David Chavez, Chieh-Fan Yiu, cellists Arnold Choi, and Sally Singer and pianists Oksana Ezhokina and Christina Dahl, event is part of "Las Vegas Wine and Music" series
Nevada State Museum at Springs Preserve
333 S. Vegas Valley
Las Vegas NV 89107
$79 includes wine, hors d'oeuvres, coffee/tea sweets, and Museum souvenir,
$199 gets you 3 nights of chamber music and wine, more info at www.lasvegaswineandmusic.com
become a donor and watch some rehearsals
more info: 702-997-1806

Friday June 12th 7:30pm
Traditional drumming of Japan by "Taiko Ten"
UNLV Student Union Courtyard
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info: http://natc.taikocommunityalliance.org/taiko-ten/

Friday June 12th 7:30pm
Opera Las Vegas under the direction of Gregory Buchalter and Henry Akina (director of Hawaii Opera) will perform with a full live orchestra: Puccini's "Madama Butterfly," soloists include Metropolitan starts: Inna Los, Viktor Antipenko, and Daniel Sutin
UNLV Judy Bailey Theater
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
$55-$95
more info: 702-895-2787

Friday June 12th 7:30pm
Chamber music concert program includes: Luciano Berio's "Folk Songs" for soprano, harp, clarinet, cello, viola and percussion, Poulenc's "Sextet" for winds and piano, Andrew Normans' "Guide to Rome" for piano trio, and Tchaikovsky's "Souvenir de Florence" for String Sextet, performers include: violinists Clara Lyon, Jennifer Caine, and Christina McGann, violists David Chavez, Chieh-Fan Yiu, cellists Arnold Choi, and Sally Singer, pianist Christina Dahl, flutist Carol Wincenc, clarinetist Alan Kay, oboist Pedro Diaz, bassoonist Frank Morelli, horn player Javier Gandara, harpist Michelle Gott, soprano Wonjung Kim, percussionists Charles Gott and Ian Sullivan, this event is part of "Las Vegas Wine and Music" series
Nevada State Museum at Springs Preserve
333 S. Vegas Valley
Las Vegas NV 89107
$79 includes wine, hors d'oeuvres, coffee/tea sweets, and Museum souvenir,
$199 gets you 3 nights of chamber music and wine, more info at www.lasvegaswineandmusic.com
become a donor and watch some rehearsals
more info: 702-997-1806

Saturday June 13th 7:30pm
Chamber music concert, program includes William Bolcom's "Garden of Eden" for Two Pianos, Andy Akiho's "LiGNeous 1" for Marimba and String Quartet, Copland's "Quiet City" for Trumpet, English Horn and Strings, as well as his "Appalachian Spring" for 13 Musicians, and Dvorak's Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major for Winds and Piano, performers include:
violinists Samantha Ciarlo, Clara Lyon, Jennifer Caine, and Christina McGann, violists David Chavez, Chieh-Fan Yiu, cellists Arnold Choi, and Sally Singer, pianists Oksana Ezhokina, Alexandria Le and Christina Dahl, trumpeter Thomas Bergeron, flutist Carol Wincenc, clarinetist Alan Kay, english horn and oboist Pedro Diaz, bassoonist Frank Morelli, horn player Javier Gandara, and marimba player Ian Sullivan,this event is part of "Las Vegas Wine and Music" series
Nevada State Museum at Springs Preserve
333 S. Vegas Valley
Las Vegas NV 89107
$79 includes wine, hors d'oeuvres, coffee/tea sweets, and Museum souvenir,
$199 gets you 3 nights of chamber music and wine, more info at www.lasvegaswineandmusic.com
become a donor and watch some rehearsals
more info: 702-997-1806

Saturday June 13th 8:00pm
Traditional music and dance of Japan featuring the best Taiko drum performing groups from North America and Japan, featuring a special guest Japanese Folk Dancer: Chieko Kojima
Ham Hall
UNLV
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
$30 all seats
more info: 702-895-2787

Sunday June 14th 2:00pm
Opera Las Vegas under the direction of Gregory Buchalter and Henry Akina (director of Hawaii Opera) will perform with a full live orchestra: Puccini's "Madama Butterfly," soloists include Metropolitan starts: Inna Los, Viktor Antipenko, and Daniel Sutin
UNLV Judy Bailey Theater
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
$55-$95
more info: 702-895-2787

Sunday June 14th 5:00pm
Traditional Jewish and Eastern European music
Summerlin Library
1771 Inner Circle Dr.
Las Vegas NV 89134
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 818-419-1606 (Svetlana)

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