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LAS VEGAS – Students from Faith Lutheran’s award-winning Conservatory of the Fine Arts program Will Rock You at Rocking the Arts – Featuring Music of Queen, a collaborative entertainment showcase, March 9, 2019, at the school’s state-of-the-art chapel and performing arts center. Students from Faith’s five fine arts disciplines – Dance, Vocal Music, Theatrical Arts, Instrumental Music and Visual Arts – will perform to Queen hits such as Bohemian Rhapsody, Under Pressure, You’re My Best Friend and Radio Gaga.

The evening will feature a pre-show cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m. with beverages, hors-d’oeuvres, silent auction and live auction led by professional auctioneer Christian Kolberg. Guests will be able to bid on hundreds of items, making this Faith’s largest silent auction. All proceeds benefit Faith’s Conservatory of the Fine Arts.

Guests are invited to wander through special galleries displaying featured artwork from Faith Lutheran’s visual arts students while treated to the music of Faith’s distinguished vocal and instrumental groups. At 7 p.m. guests will commence to Faith’s chapel and performing arts center to experience a night of world-class entertainment as the school’s talented students radiate the stage with performances that are sure to inspire a passion for the arts.

“We have some of the best student talent in Southern Nevada and we are truly excited to showcase them to the public,” says Emily Slater, dean of Fine Arts at Faith Conservatory of the Arts. “Our Conservatory students have been accepted into many of the top Fine Arts programs in the country, including NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Boston Conservatory, Chapman University and Emerson College.”

The fundraiser will honor Tom and Shannon Friel with the Champions of the Arts award for their continued involvement and commitment of Faith Lutheran theatre programs throughout the years.

Tickets to Rocking the Arts – Featuring the Music of Queen are $75.00 and include admittance to the pre-show reception and performance. To purchase tickets or for more information, please visit www.faithconservatory.com.

About Faith Conservatory of the Fine Arts
Faith Conservatory of the Fine Arts, a Fine Arts academy within Faith Lutheran, offers majors in all five disciplines of fine arts including: dance, visual arts, vocal performance, instrumental performance, theatrical performance, and technical theatre. All 9th-12th graders are invited to audition and must re-audition to remain in the program each year. Several progressive artistic opportunities are offered to conservatory students throughout the year including theatrical plays and musicals at national, regional and state levels, visits to New York City to experience professional productions, choir recitals, band concerts, visual arts showcases and studio exhibits, dance team competitions and performances in chapel services. For more information visit www.faithconservatory.com.

About Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School
Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School is the largest non-public school in Nevada and the largest Lutheran school in the United States, with a record number of 2,100 students enrolled in the 2018 – 2019 academic year. Faith’s 50-acre campus is located near Downtown Summerlin. The school offers traditional college preparatory curriculum and specialized technical and creative academies including STEM, Justice & Advocacy, Business and Entrepreneurship, Film and Broadcast, and the Conservatory of the Fine Arts. The school’s mission is Everyone Prepared! Everyone Saved! For more information, visit faithlutheranlv.org.