Events

Fri, Feb 14 2025, 7:30 - 9pm
University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, John Nardolillo, conductorCaleb Weber, BA & BM’25, piano Pre-concert lecture presented by the UK School of Music on the President's Room at 7:00 PM

Lecturer, Mary Margaret Zrull

· Debussy: Prélude à “L’après-midi d’un faune”

· Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2

· Prokofiev: Suite from Cinderella

· R. Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier

Singletary Concert Hall
$20 Adults/ $10 Students
Sat, Feb 15 2025, 7:30pm

"Thirst" is a trailblazing live electronic performance that redefines the boundaries of audiovisual art. Utilizing multi-projection techniques, the show seamlessly merges the aesthetics of road movies, American iconography, and hyper-saturated 3D visuals to create a vibrant, immersive experience.

Exploring profound themes of desire, freedom, and societal transformation, "Thirst" invites viewers to reflect on the evolving nature…
Singletary Concert Hall
FREE for UK Students, $23 Adults/$10 Students
Thu, Feb 20 2025, 7:30 - 9pm
Singletary Recital Hall
Free
Fri, Feb 21 2025, 3:30 - 4:30pm

Rey M. Longyear Lecture
Lessons in Music, Life and Leaving Academia

with Katherine In-Young Lee, PhD
Founder of Rise with Clarity

Presented by the Division of Musicology and Ethnomusicology within the School of Music

John Jacob Niles Gallery
Free
Fri, Feb 21 2025, 7:30 - 8:30pm
UK Trumpet Studio & Trumpet Ensembles RecitalFriday, Feb. 21, 20257:30 pmSingletary Recital Hall
Singletary Recital Hall
Free
Feb 22 2025 | 9:30am - 5:30pm

Registration closes on February 18.

Agenda

9:30-9:55 am: Check-in (West Lobby of SCFA)10 am-12 pm: Rehearsal (Concert Hall)12-1:30 pm: Lunch (on your own)1:30-2 pm: Rehearsal2-2:30 pm: Clinic with acoUstiKats2:30-3:15 pm: Beatboxing, Q&A, clinic with acoUstiKats (1 student per school)3:15-4 pm: Final rehearsal4:30 pm *CONCERT (Concert Hall) by UK Men’s Chorus, acoUstiKats, and Male Chorus Day choir- FREE! 

*Participating…

Singletary Concert Hall
$12 per student
Mon, Feb 24 2025, 7:30 - 9:30pm
Symphony BandDr. Shayna Stahl, ConductorAdam Miller, Graduate Conductor Concert BandBrian Froedge, ConductorJalen Allred, Graduate Conductor Featuring works by Yagisawa, Giroux, Ticheli, Stamp and more
Singletary Concert Hall
$14 Adults / $7 Students (additional fees may apply online)
Feb 27 2025 | 7:30pm
University of Kentucky Philharmonia, with SCAPA StringsNicoletta Moss, conductorSara Francis, conductorSingletary Recital HallFree/open to public
Singletary Recital Hall
Free
Sat, Mar 1 2025, 9:30am - 4pm
Discover the joy of the viola at this exciting event featuring:Guest masterclasses and performancesViola ensemblesViola Day Virtual Competition for pre-college and undergraduate levelsSpecial Guests:Lauren Burns Hodges: Associate Professor of Viola, University of FloridaHannah Levinson: Assistant Professor of Viola, Bowling Green State UniversityRegistration Details:Open to all student participants$30 registration feeLunch not…
Singletary Center
$30, Registration Required
Sat, Mar 1 2025, 3pm
Singletary Recital Hall
Free
Sat, Mar 1 2025, 7:30pm

This program of all French music will encapsulate and translate the beauty and grace of the French impressionist painters to a sonic landscape depicted by the orchestra and choir.  

Louise Farrenc’s Overture No. 2 followed by Claude Debussy’s La mer, meaning The Sea. Preferring painted seascapes, The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai is featured on the Debussy first edition. Following intermission, LexPhil and Music…

Singletary Concert Hall
$28-$78 adults; $11 youth & students
Sun, Mar 2 2025, 2 - 4pm

Talented vocalists from across the U.S. and beyond will compete before a live audience in the 20th annual Alltech Vocal Scholarship Competition on Sunday, March 2. This one-of-a-kind event awards more than $700,000 in scholarships and prizes and provides an opportunity to attend the University of Kentucky as part of the UK Opera Theatre program.

Doors open at 1:30 p.m. and the competition begins at 2 p.m. at the UK Singletary Center for…

Singletary Concert Hall
Free
Tue, Mar 4 2025, 7:30pm
Let your soul dance to the rhythm of life! Celebrating more than 40 years, Kodo returns to North America with One Earth Tour 2025: Warabe, a thrilling performance that revisits the ensemble’s early repertoire – blending simple forms of taiko expression that highlight its unique sound, resonance, and physicality. With Warabe, Kodo explores the desire to play the drums with the simple heart of a child. These highly athletic drummers, bearers of a…
Singletary Concert Hall
$18 Students with valid ID, $55 / $41 / $29 by location
Fri, Mar 7 2025, 10 - 11am
A special performance of SANCTUARY ROAD just for school groups! Interest FormInfo Sheet

University of Kentucky Opera Theatre presents

SANCTUARY ROAD by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and librettist Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell, following the writings of the real-life “Father of the Underground Railroad” William Still. 

This stunningly beautiful and emotional opera relives the telling of enslaved peoples’ journeys to…

Lexington Opera House
$8.50 per student (School groups only)
Mar 7 2025 | 6:30 - 7:30pm

Martha Spencer is a singer-songwriter, mountain musician and dancer from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She grew up in the musical Spencer family and learned to play several instruments (guitar, fiddle, banjo, bass, dulcimer, mandolin) and flatfoot/clog at a young age. She performs and has recorded with various groups and has been involved with several roots music projects. She has played shows, festivals and led workshops …

John Jacob Niles Gallery
Free