In conjunction with the Intentions-Actions-Outcomes exhibition, we will present a lively program of experimental music, dance, and performance, including John Cage's composition 4'33" and classic Fluxus actions. Participants include UK faculty and students and invited guests.
Performances by: Ben Arnold, Elizabeth Arnold, Rae Goodwin, Joe Sola, Susie Thiel, Jeffrey Todd, and students from the UK School of Music and Department of…
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 work that she does and the music that she plays. A veteran of the folk scene, she has performed and recorded with such artists as Jean Ritchie, Mark Schatz, Dudley Connell, Stuart Duncan, Dirk Powell, Jesse Wells, Bruce Molsky, and many more. Her…
University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra
John Nardolillo, conductor
ToniMarie Marchioni, oboe
Ottorino Respighi: Pines of Rome
Richard Strauss: Oboe Concerto
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1
1-1:15pm: Check In
1:15-5pm: Sectionals; Read Through
Dr. Allison Nicotera, bassoon
Dr. Jacob Coleman, piano
Dr. Tze-Ying Wu, viola
Featuring works by Fasch, CPE Bach, Neher, Bourdeau, and Van Klompenberg
OperaLex Fall Opera Preview Luncheon
Singletary Center Concert Hall Stage
Thursday, September 28th, 2023
11:00AM - 1:00PM
Join Dr. Everett McCorvey for a SNEAK PEEK of the upcoming fall production of Susannah and hear the students of the University of Kentucky Opera Theatre program perform as you enjoy a delicious lunch, all on the stage of the Concert Hall at the Singletary Center!
World-class…
The first concert of the season for UK Jazz Ensemble (Miles Osland, director) and UK Lab Band (Raleigh Dailey, director).
Part of the Appalachia in the Bluegrass Series
Larah Helayne is a 20 something, Queer, Appalachian musician; writing banjo pop songs for the adolescent and adventurous. Larah strives for their sound to be “some serendipitous mix of the high lonesome singing and banjo thrashing of the old-time greats, and the way that pop music seats sadness and sorrow in well-polished glory.”
In 2018, Larah released their debut acoustic EP “…
Dr. Monica A. Hershberger is Assistant Professor of Music at Lehigh University. A musicologist specializing in the history of opera in the United States, she is committed to examining the intersections of music and power. Her work has been recognized by the National Opera Association, funded by the Society for American Music, quoted in the New York Times, and published in journals such as the Journal of the American…
This roundtable discussion, co-sponsored by UK Opera Theatre and UK Opera Research Alliance, will question Carlisle Floyd's creation of folkish “local color” and portrayals of intolerance and hypocrisy in an Appalachian church and community in relation to views of Appalachia in American society from the 1950s to the present in various media and forums.
The participants are: Dr.…
Part of the Appalachia in the Bluegrass Series
Drawing from the era of the Carter Family, Hank Williams, and the Stanley Brothers
University of Kentucky Opera Theatre presents Carlisle Floyd’s American Opera, Susannah, one of the most-performed American operas of all time. Set in foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Susannah tells the apocryphal tale of Susannah Polk, a lovely young woman raised by her older brother, Sam. Susannah’s small mountain town turns against her after she is painted as a seductress by the church elders for bathing in a creek near her home.…
The primary mission of this competition is to encourage and support exceptionally gifted high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors who currently display potential for success in solo classical voice performance. Cash prizes will be awarded.
Repertoire requirements
Featuring UK Jazz ensembles including UK Sax-Cats, UK Mega-Sax, UK Lab Band, and the UK Jazz Ensemble.
