EVENTS
Reno Pops Orchestra: Country Stars & Western Skies
Reno Pops Orchestra
Jane K. Brown, music director and conductor
Lacy J. Dalton, guest artist
food trucks at 5 pm | gates open at 6 pm
free admission
presented in collaboration with Artown
The Reno Pops Orchestra invites you to savor the spirit of the American West at a free, family-friendly concert on Saturday, July 12 at Bartley Ranch Regional Park. This program will include music by John Williams, Aaron Copland, and a guest appearance by Reno’s own Lacy J. Dalton. It will also feature the premiere of Jonathan Sokol’s After-Glow, a musical depiction of “The Ballad of Katie Hoskins,” a 1948 epic poem from Nevada’s past.
Attendees are welcome to bring lawn chairs and picnic baskets—no glass bottles, please—or sample local favorites from our food truck vendors, including Taco T’s, Tap Wagon, Brazilian Gourmet, and Snowie.
Under the direction of conductor and artistic director Jane K. Brown, the Reno Pops Orchestra has become a mainstay of Reno’s cultural life, delivering free, family-friendly performances that have enriched the cultural life of Northern Nevada for more than four decades.
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KNCJ Biggest Little Concert Series: reNEW String Quartet
reNEW String Quartet
Ruth Lenz and Sarah Coyl, violins
Dustin Budish, viola
Eileen Brownell, cello
KNCJ 89.5 FM, KUNR Public Radio’s classical music and jazz station invites you to the fourth concert of its Biggest Little Concert Series! On Sunday, June 8, the reNEW String Quartet will bring a diverse and fascinating program to the University of Nevada’s Hall Recital Hall. The concert will feature music by local composers Jonathan Sokol, Jason Fromme, and Maxwell Lafontant, with arrangements of traditional folk songs by the famous Danish Quartet.
The KNCJ Biggest Little Concert Series, presented quarterly, features a combination of music performed by some of the Truckee Meadows’s finest musicians and casual conversation that is both musical and personal. Inspired by the legendary, long-running public radio program Saint Paul Sunday, the Biggest Little Concert Series is a showcase for local musicians.
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Live Jazz Happy Hour
Join us at IMBIB Custom Brews for a performance of original music by Josh D. Reed (trumpet) and Zack Teran (bass), two of the foundational musicians in Reno’s jazz scene. Chat with the board members of reNEW Music about some of the exciting projects we have coming up and how you can become involved in our musical community!
Warriors: A Breast Cancer Awareness Concert
A cathartic look at the journey of breast cancer survivors, told through a new work by composer Jean-Paul Perrotte. Presented in collaboration with reNEW Music and Artown.
PROGRAM
Nur SLIM - Para el primer día del mes (2015)
Nadia BOULANGER - Cantique (1909), Chanson (1913)
Jake HEGGE - Paper Wings (1997/2000)
Maurice DURUFLÉ - Pie Jesu from Requiem (1947/1961)
Jean-Paul PERROTTE - Sun Rises on a New Day (2023, premiere)
Stephen SCHWARTZ - For Good from Wicked (2003)
The Compositional Process from a Jazz (Adjacent) Perspective
Featuring the Bijou Bell Quartet, a discussion on the compositional process from the perspective of musicians immersed in the bebop tradition, with a focus on improvisatory and popular forms of music.
free and open to the public
Get Your Music Performed!: Building Connections with your Musical Community
The Reno Modern Brass will lead a clinic focusing on the process of establishing ties between performers and composers, and exploring the considerations composers must make when writing for specific ensembles. With a special program written by local composers.
free and open to the public
reNEW Composers' Workshop
reNEW Music's educational workshop, welcoming novice composers of all age to learn music-writing skills. Helmed by master composer Dr. Jean-Paul Perrotte, Associate Professor of Composition at UNR, and including some of the most sought-after New Music educators and ensembles acting as guest artists and clinicians.
Bell/Mayhall/Selzler Trio
Featuring Bijou Bell (percussion), Mike Mayhall (bass), and Tristan Selzler (piano). An evening of newly-composed jazz-influenced music performed by three masters of composition and improvisation.
Bell/Mayhall/Selzler Trio
Featuring Bijou Bell (percussion), Mike Mayhall (bass), and Tristan Selzler (piano). An evening of newly-composed jazz-influenced music performed by three masters of composition and improvisation.
Reno Modern Brass
Hosted by Tahoe Chamber Music Society, and underwritten by McDonald Carano. Funding of world premieres provided by City of Reno and National Endowment fo rthe Arts. New works by Larry Engstrom and Timothy Gay, and including many other pieces written by local composers specifically for this dynamic group