The Guide

The CSN Orchestra will play works by Beethoven, Debussy, Mozart and others. Christopher Davis will conduct. The Doral Red Rock High School Orchestra, under the direction of Dahlia Horenziak, will also perform.

The College of Southern Nevada Concert Band will perform a mix of old and new works. The newest: William Auflik’s Kistune’s "Lantern" gets a world premier. Dr. Lindsey N. O’Connor conducts.

Coming up tomorrow: mariachi!

Featured performers will be the college's Mariachi Plata, the 2021, 2022 and 2023 first place winners at the Mariachi Extravaganza in San Antonio. This lively, festive event will be presented under the direction of Perry Chacon. The show will also include performances by students in CSN’s Mariachi program as well as youth groups from Clark County School District.

CSN’s Vocal Ensembles will celebrate the holiday season with folk songs, tunes from musicals, and traditional holiday classics. This year’s concert also includes special guest performers from the Doral Academy Choirs, who will be performing holiday favorites conducted by Kyler Willcock. Also performing will be the CSN Chamber Chorale and the CSN Jazz Singers.

The Performing Arts Center closes out its calendar year with another guitar-centric masterclass. Colombia-born Vegas resident Ricardo Cobo is a six-stringer renowned for his spirited and expertly honed fretwork. The former UNLV professor returns to his old stomping ground with the show “Diary of Musical Images” — that’s three nouns that normally don’t go together, but trust the process, folks. If you haven’t experienced Latin American classical guitar by a literal maestro in person, avail yourself of this inexpensive opportunity.