Welcome to the School of Music

VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
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The University of Kentucky School of Music has played an important part in the development of musical life in Kentucky and beyond since 1918. 

The School offers degree programs within five areas of study as well as minors in music performance and music theory & history. Our performance areas are brass, keyboards, percussion, strings, voice, and winds; each boasting world-class faculty. Additionally, we have research programs for scholars and professional training for teachers.

Ben Arnold, Acting Director
Lori Hetzel, Associate Director

The UK School of Music is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). Visit the NASM website for more information.
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  • Sparky and Rhonda Rucker
    Sep 13 2024 | 12 - 1pm
    Appalachia in the Bluegrass: Sparky and Rhonda Rucker

    Appalachia in the Bluegrass Concert Series, sponsored by The John Jacob Niles Center for American Music and the UK College of Fine Arts

    Sparky and Rhonda Rucker perform throughout the U…

    John Jacob Niles Gallery
  • image of Students being instructed in the backstage rehersal area at the 2023 Bluegrass Choral Music Festival
    Sep 14 2024 | 9am - 6pm
    Bluegrass Choral Music Festival 2024

    On Saturday, September 14, UK Choirs will proudly host the annual Bluegrass Choral Music Festival! This event is historically one of the largest high school choral festivals in the…

    Singletary Center
  • dancer clogging in street
    Sep 20 2024 | 12 - 1pm
    Appalachia in the Bluegrass: Dance workshop with Carla Gover

    Part of the Appalachia in the Bluegrass Series

    Carla Gover is an eighth-generation Kentuckian who hails from a small coal town in Eastern Kentucky, and her rural sensibilities permeate the…

    John Jacob Niles Gallery
  • parents day concert graphic, text replicated on page
    Sep 22 2024 | 3 - 4:30pm
    UK Bands Parent's Day Concert
    UK Wind Symphony Dr. Shayna Stahl, Conductor  Adam Miller, Guest ConductorUK Symphony Band Brian Froedge, ConductorJalen Allred, Guest Conductor 
    Singletary Concert Hall
  • Formosa trio musicians on stage
    Sep 23 2024 | 7 - 8pm
    Formosa Trio

    PROGRAM:

    Larsen: Trio in Four Movements (2005)Yuchun Hu: The Remnant Souls (2024, world premiere)Zhou Tian: Hidden Grace (2023)Takemitsu: And then I knew ’twas Wind (1992)Debussy: Sonata (1915)…
    Singletary Recital Hall
  • four musicians outside
    Sep 27 2024 | 12 - 1pm
    Appalachia in the Bluegrass: Tall, Dark, and Handsome 4

    Part of the Appalachia in the Bluegrass Series

    TDH4 a/k/a Tall Dark and Handsome-- Karen Jones on fiddle, Bev Futrell on guitar,  George Neel  on mandolin and Nathan Wilson…

    John Jacob Niles Gallery
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