ART VIEWS Feature | September 30, 2022

Steve Trounday

For the Love of Costumes

They’re lovingly referred to as “sweatshops” – rooms filled with fabric including satin, tulle, cotton and lace...

September 23, 2022

Scott Faulkner

Falling for Orchestra: A Season of Events

With the end of heat and smoke, we hope, comes the beginning of the season for Reno’s orchestras...

Chuck Reider

Meet Reno Jazz Orchestra co-founder Tony Savage

Musicians who have performed in our area over the past 40 years know Tony Savage and most have worked with him...

Rosine Bena

Ballet Training Can Greatly Enhance the Child Birth Experience

I am told repeatedly that the study of ballet improves athletic ability and enhances the sport experience...

Steve Trounday

Swan Lake Takes Flight in September

A.V.A. Ballet Theatre is the only ballet company in the state of Nevada that has a full symphony at every single classical ballet...

August 26, 2022

Scott Falukner

Thoughts on Leadership

The topic of leadership, whether from the middle or the top of an organization, has been on my mind and remains absolutely crucial...

Chuck Reider

What is jazz orchestra?

Composer/bandleaders such as Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, and Paul Whiteman adopted the name jazz orchestra...

Rosine Bena

SNB’s Swan Lake: The Product of a Devoted Arts Community

SNB performed Swan Lake in three different venues this summer to rave reviews from audiences...

Steve Trounday

Dancers Near and Far Share the Stage

Each year, dozens of guest principal dancers come to Reno to perform in A.V.A. Ballet Theatre’s productions...

July 29, 2022

Scott Faulkner

Greetings from The Juilliard School in New York City! For the last decade, I have had the honor of being on the faculty of the League of American Orchestras’ Essentials of Orchestra Management seminar...

Chuck Reider

Hotter Than July

I don’t think the Reno Jazz Orchestra (RJO) could have picked a better program name featuring the music of Tina Turner and Stevie Wonder. Join us at Wingfield Park July 30th at 7:30pm for our Artown performance...

Rosine Bena

SNB Presents Swan Lake with an International cast of Professional Dancers

Top ballet dancers are arriving from all over.... Their destination: the Sierra Nevada Ballet as part of the 2022 production of the famous classic Swan Lake...

steve trounday

Vortex, the Ballet That Rocks 2022

With “Vortex,” Van Alstyne likes to shake things up a little and does something that is a little unconventional. He choreographs an exciting contemporary ballet that’s like no other...

Scott Faulkner

H. Elizabeth Lenz

“Elizabeth Lenz was, simply, astonishing. The greatest of the Greatest Generation, and a foundation upon which much of our community has been built. Her legacy and memory will last a very long time...”

June 24, 2022

Chuck Reider

John Bennum, Reno Jazz Orchestra's Executive Director

Reno native and after leaving town to study music in Chicago and touring with several rock and funk bands he returned home...

Rosine Bena

SNB Performs Swan Lake at the Eldorado as Part of Artown

This summer marks a very special time for Sierra Nevada Ballet. The company will perform the famous classic ballet...

Steve Trounday

Ballet with a Live Orchestra

Once you’ve seen and heard a ballet performance with a live orchestra, there is really no comparison to one with a recording. There is something special...

Scott Faulkner

A Thousand Blended Notes

As a musician, arts administrator, board member, teacher, and writer; hearing, creating, and advocating for thousands of blended notes are...

May 27, 2022

by Chuck Reider

Introducing Doug Coomler, the Reno Jazz Orchestra's new Music Director

Though he has performed with the orchestra on the tenor sax since 1999, Coomler recently took the helm of the Reno Jazz Orchestra to move us musically forward...

by Rosine Bena

Swan Lake: A Life-Changing Experience

Swan Lake is the most memorable and yet the most challenging of all the classical ballets – both technically and artistically. It is hauntingly beautiful and an unforgettable moving experience...

Steve Trounday

En Pointe

The rigors of ballet have almost no peer. To be able to dance for extended periods of time requires unbelievable stamina. Doing so while looking graceful and centered and en pointe is even more difficult...

Scott Faulkner

Music Not to be Missed in May

The young, supremely talented Alameda Quartet makes its NCMF debut this month. Along with these established ensembles, a number of local heroes will take the stage...