

2025/2026 SEASON
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*repertoire and personnel are subject to change


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STRAVINSKY
THE AMERICAN DREAM

Nov 15 & 16, 2025
UNR Campus
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Works from great composers who immigrated to America.
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KELLY KUO, conductor
The Gilbert & Elizabeth Lenz Podium
MIMI STILLMAN, flute
IGOR STRAVINSKY Dumbarton Oaks
ZHOU TIAN Flute Concerto
ERICH KORNGOLD Much Ado About Nothing: Suite
KURT WEILL Symphony No. 2


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AMERICANS & THE BAROQUE

Jan 31 & Feb 1, 2026
UNR Campus
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Baroque & baroque inspired works in the intimacy of Hall Recital Hall.
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SARA ALDANA, guest conductor
DUSTIN BUDISH, viola
MCKAYLA TALASEK, viola
CLARICE ASSAD Suite for Lower Strings, based on themes of Bach
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, BWV 1051
CAROLINE SHAW Stucco & Brocatelle
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066


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BARBER
AMERICAN VOICES

Feb 28 & Mar 1, 2026
UNR Campus
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Nostalgic memories of America through the composer's lens.
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KELLY KUO, conductor
The Gilbert & Elizabeth Lenz Podium
JACQUELINE ECHOLS, soprano
CHARLES IVES Symphony No. 3, The Camp Meeting
SAMUEL BARBER Knoxville: Summer of 1915
JASMINE BARNES "When they ask me to stand, will I?" from She Who Dared
MATT BROWNE I Have Seen the Future
DOUGLAS MOORE Farm Journal; Suite for Chamber Orchestra


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GERSHWIN
ALL THAT JAZZ

May 2 & 3, 2026
UNR Campus
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Guest conductor Donald Lee III leads a tribute to an iconic musical genre.
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DONALD LEE III, guest conductor​
JAMES WINN, piano
HANS HALT, bass
ANDREW HEGLUND, drumset
FLORENCE PRICE Andante Moderato from String Quartet
CLAUDE BOLLING Suite for Chamber Orchestra and Jazz Piano Trio
ARTURO MARQUEZ Danzón No. 4
GEORGE GERSHWIN Porgy and Bess Fantasy
arr. Farrington


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SEASON FINALE
DREAMING BIG

May 31, 2026
UNR Campus
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One performance only
Sold separately from season subscriptions
​Tickets Available May 19, 2025
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Season finale celebration, featuring our third annual concerto competition winners.
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KELLY KUO, conductor
The Gilbert & Elizabeth Lenz Podium
2026 VAHE KHOCHAYAN YOUNG ARTIST
CONCERTO COMPETITION WINNERS




