Join us for an evening under the stars at Lake Las Vegas
Featuring the music of Mozart, DvoÅ™ák, and Verdi
The Henderson Symphony Orchestra launches its Masterworks Series with a delightful program at the beautiful Sports Club at Lake Las Vegas. Free seating on the lawn is available, so bring a blanket, relax under the stars, and enjoy a performance of classical music favorites led by the orchestra’s new Music Advisor Taras Krysa. Las Vegas-based flutist Carmella Cao will be the featured soloist, performing the beloved Mozart Flute Concerto in D major.
Program
Verdi: Overture to the opera Nabucco
Mozart: Flute Concerto in D major, Carmella Cao, soloist
DvoÅ™ák: Symphony No. 8 in G major
The program opens with the dramatic and immediately recognizable overture to Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Nabucco, famous for its grand, sweeping melodies. Maestro Krysa will also conduct DvoÅ™ák’s Symphony No. 8, one of the composer’s most lyric and joyful symphonies. Its pastoral and folk-inspired nature reflect the composer’s love of nature and his native Czech music traditions. DvoÅ™ák’s colorful use of the orchestra has made this symphony an audience favorite.
Ms. Cao will perform Wolfgang Mozart’s Flute Concerto in D, which showcases the composer’s genius for elegant and effortless melody. Although it is widely performed today as a flute concerto, the work began its life as a concerto for the oboe. Mozart created this marvelous arrangement for flute in response to a commission from a famous soloist. Unfortunately for Mozart, the commissioner realized this wasn’t an all-new concerto, and poor Mozart never received his commission.
Soloist
Carmella Cao, flute
Carmella Cao is a Las Vegas–based performer and educator whose stages span from Paris’s Salle Cortot to the Venetian’s indoor canals. She currently serves as principal flutist of the Henderson Symphony Orchestra and The Desert Winds. A dedicated teacher, Carmella is Director of Instrumental Music at Bishop Gorman High School, where she leads band, orchestra, guitar, percussion, music appreciation, and more—always innovating to grow arts participation across Las Vegas.
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Her private studio students regularly earn top honors, including middle school honor band chairs, regional/district ensembles, Nevada All-State, and concerto competition wins. Carmella holds a D.M.A. and M.M. from UNLV, a B.M. in Music Education and a B.A. in Mathematics from UNR (magna cum laude), and studied in Paris with Jean Ferrandis at the École Normale de Musique de Paris, Alfred Cortot.
The Henderson Symphony Orchestra is a not-for-profit orchestra whose mission is to share the magic of classical music to the widest possible audience, through free and modestly priced performances, educational outreach, and artistic collaborations. We believe that everyone should enjoy classical music, and we welcome emerging artists, seasoned professionals, and lifelong learners from our diverse community to audition for our ensemble. We are committed to the creation of classical music programs that provide opportunities for local musicians to share their love of music and to eliminate the barriers between all people and classical music. Please consider supporting the orchestra by making a donation.
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Address
Lake Las Vegas Sports Club
101 Via Vin Santo, Henderson, NV 89011
Contact
702-568-1963
Event Hours
Friday, October 24, 2025
Concert – 7:00 pm