UNLV Composition Division

04/22/2023

Congratulations to our student Caber Smith on a fantastic senior composition recital tonight! 🎶🎉.

04/12/2023

Congrats to Julius Trenkler on a wonderful junior composition recital tonight! 🎶

02/11/2023

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Beautiful concert on Monday 🎶💕🎻🎹. Congrats to all of the performers!

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02/06/2023

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Great reading session today! UNLV composers Sophie Cheesman and Ammon Helms had the opportunity to hear their new pieces workshopped and recorded by the Nextet guest violin/piano duo, the Irrera Brothers.

09/22/2022

https://www.unlv.edu/news/release/upcoming-opera-las-vegas-production-feature-unlv-faculty-students-and-alumni?fbclid=IwAR3NmV0ZozXQQ_gxNWFKYuJmdIpLBYj_deo0Yd7MRR5m7x5EqhOQKI_1vGw

Opera Las Vegas will be premiering Emily Clements' opera "Letters to Lily" September 30-October 2!

https://operalasvegas.com/productions/letters-to-lily/ #:~:text=Lily%20has%20a%20secret%20from,performing%20it%20in%20The%20Center.

The production is the world premiere workshop of Act 1 Letters to Lily, music and libretto by alumna Emily Clements.

06/02/2022

Congrats, Brittney Benton!

Congratulations to these 9 instrumentalists and 4 composers on being selected to attend our first Akropolis Chamber Music Institute at Bay View this summer! The Akropolis Chamber Music Institute (ACMI) […]

05/23/2022

Congratulation to our composition student Brittney Benton for graduating last weekend Cum Laude and also as the UNLV School of Music Outstanding Undergraduate! She now holds a Bachelors in music composition and a minor in music technology.

04/30/2022

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Last night, at the UNLV Film Honors Celebration, "Absolution", a film I wrote music for, won the audience favorite award for the night it was shown!!

This film project was started in 2020, and had to be postponed due to Covid. After 2 years, we were finally able to record and mix the score this year. I'm so glad that all of our hard work paid off!! I'm really happy, and grateful!! ❤️❤️❤️

"Absolution" can be watched here:
https://vimeo.com/699710148

04/26/2022

In addition to premieres by student composers tomorrow at the Barrick museum concert (6 PM), there will be performances of David Conte's music. Two of the works that will be featured are movements from his "String Quartet No. 2" and "Of a Summer Evening" for two guitars. David will be in residence at UNLV for this event.

David Conte - String Quartet No. 2: III. Fugue and IV. Elegie
Lucas Martins and Won Na, violins
Andrew Vasquez, viola
Jeayoung Jo, cello

Of a Summer Evening: II. Children's Games and III. Porch Swing
Andrew Amaya and Coby Harker, guitars

All of the music will be paired with artwork on display.
April 27, 2022 at the Barrick Museum of Art
6:00 PM
Free Admission
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04/26/2022

Tomorrow at the Barrick Museum: Five premieres by student composers who wrote new works for guitar 🎶

Zöe Conrad - "So Close/So Far"
feat. tenor Collin Salmon and guitarist Kyle Khembunjong

Tasos Peltekis - "Drifting"
feat. guitarists Tasos Peltekis and Michael Morgan

Brittney Benton - "For What Once Was"
feat. guitarist Tasos Peltekis

Coreen Levin - "What Is Above Is Below"
feat. guitarist Tasos Peltekis

Francyl Gawryn - "I Overheard an Angel Praying"
feat. guitarists Tasos Peltekis and Kyle Khembunjong

All of the music will be paired with artwork on display at the museum.
6:00 PM
Free admission

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04/21/2022

Next Wednesday, April 27th at 6:00 PM, Nextet New Music Series, Composition Division, and the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art present An Evening of New Music and Art with music by guest composer David Conte and new compositions for guitar written by UNLV student composers. The evening is curated by Dr. Jennifer Bellor. All of the music will be paired with artworks from the Marjorie Barrick Museum’s current exhibitions: Still Motion, The Mojave Project, Spirit of the Land, and “Untitled” (L.A.).

Student composers Brittney Benton, Zoe Conrad, Francyl Gawryn, Coreen Levin, and Tasos Peltekis will present compositions juxtaposed with the artworks of their choice.
Guitarists Tasos Peltekis, Kyle Khembunjong, Michael Morgan, and tenor Collin Salmon will perform these new works.

A selection of David Conte’s works will be presented, including Of a Summer Evening featuring guitarists Andrew Amaya and Coby Harker, two movements from his String Quartet No. 2 featuring the graduate student string quartet, selections from Three Mexican Folk Songs featuring Zöe Conrad, Elena Guenther, Riya Rios, Collin Salmon and Micah Sandoval, and an arrangement of his Hosanna by Dr. Shawna Pennock featuring the UNLV saxophone choir.