UNLV Wind Orchestra

Although its parent institution is comparatively young -- the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, emerged as an independent institution only in 1969 -- the UNLV Wind Orchestra has established a reputation for innovation and high quality. The group has commissioned and premiered new works by numerous American composers, mostly young. The director of the UNLV Wind Orchestra since 1985 has been Thomas G. Leslie, who also serves as the school's Director of Wind Band Studies. The university hardly had a high national profile when Leslie arrived; friends asked Leslie whether he would ...