Nichole Heglund (Guest Writer)
In 2015, I had the privilege of serving as a jazz instructor for the Reno Jazz Orchestra’s mentor program. As a band director myself, I was familiar with the outstanding work the RJO had been doing in our local schools, as my students and I had benefited from the mentor program...
ROSINE BENA
I have always subscribed to the philosophy that we are stronger when we unite together. But past experience has shown me that everyone in the world is not of that same philosophy – especially in the field of art in a small community...
Steve Trounday
A.V.A. Ballet Theatre, the resident ballet company of the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, will offer another full year of classical and contemporary ballets in 2024. The three classical ballets at the Pioneer Center will be performed with the Reno Phil...
SCOTT FAULKNER
I just revisited a column I wrote almost exactly nine years ago in the local newspaper of record. Entitled “Music in the Time of Tesla,” it considered what the then new, forthcoming Tesla Gigafactory might mean for the local arts scene. It doesn’t pretend to predict the future, but it does address some things that continue to ring true—the importance of STEAM and music education, implications for a bigger and broader audience, and building on the solid foundation we already have in place...
