The Saturday night Festival Showcase finale features a curated selection of student performances that showcase creativity, innovation, fresh perspectives and exceptional sound. The closing showcase provides a compelling crosssection of performances, celebrating the future of jazz.

Acclaimed trumpeter Terell Stafford takes the stage alongside the University's faculty jazz ensemble, the Manzanita Quintet, as they kick-off the 2024 Reno Jazz Festival. Based in New York, Terell Stafford has been hailed as “one of the great players of our time, a fabulous trumpet player” by piano legend McCoy Tyner. Stafford is recognized as […]

The evening will feature choral and wind ensemble works which celebrate the University of Nevada, Reno, culminating in the premiere of a new work in its honor: And the Cities Rise Like Dreams by Steve Danyew. Rochester, New York based Danyew is an internationally recognized composer whose music has been hailed as “startlingly beautiful… undeniably […]

Jazz Lab II performance featuring our large jazz ensemble. Free parking in the Whalen Garage

UNR Percussion Ensemble and World Percussion Ensemble Free parking in the Whalen Garage

The Performing Arts Series presents Kalani Pe‘a. Three-time Grammy Award winner and 2022 Male Vocalist of the Year of the Hawai’i Na Hoku Awards, Kalani Pe’a is a not-to-be-missed performer. With contagious charisma, a gorgeous voice, powerful presence, and captivating style, this is a performance to remember. Kalani Pe‘a will perform alongside local hula dancers […]

Jazz Lab I and II performance featuring our large jazz ensemble. Parking at the Whalen Parking Garage Pricing: GA $12, Youth/UNR Faculty Staff/Student: Free

The Nevada Wind Ensemble and Concert Winds perform a diverse repertoire of works for wind ensembles large and small. Parking at the Whalen Parking Garage

This is the Annual Honors Concert where we feature the most talented student musicians in the UNR Community.

Join the School of Music in celebration of our spectacular faculty. The evening will feature the grand Poulenc Sextet for Piano, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon, selections of vocal music, and a world premiere of “A Dance is a Kind of Wish” – a Concertino for Cello and Chamber Ensemble in honor of the University’s […]

The Performing Arts Series presents 6-wire Trio. Inspired by the historical connection between the Erhu, the Chinese 2-stringed violin, and the 4-stringed Western violin – both essential leading instruments, 6-WIRE was founded in 2010 by two virtuoso musicians: violinist Xiang Gao and erhu master Cathy Yang, who compose and perform contemporary, classical, chamber, world music, […]