School of Music Celebration Weekend
We warmly invite you to join us for a very special occasion — the University of Kentucky School of Music Celebration Weekend, April 24–26. This two-day celebration brings together the exceptional talent of our students, the generosity of our community, and the power of music to inspire and unite.
We hope you will join us for all or part of the weekend's festivities. Register HERE for scholarship award presentations. Tickets for concerts are sold separately through the Singletary Center.
Friday, April 24 | Singletary Center
4:45 PM | Lobby
Reception sponsored by the Friends of the UK School of Music
5:15 PM | Recital Hall
McCracken Awards
A moment to honor outstanding student musicians, made possible through the generosity of our School of Music supporters and donors!
7:30 PM | Concert Hall
Friends of Music Scholarship Benefit Concert
The UK Symphony Orchestra presents Brahms’ Symphony No. 3, and the UK Choirs along with the Lexington Singers join them in Brahms’ Requiem, one of the great masterworks of the choral-orchestral repertoire. Dr. Jeff Johnson will conduct this performance, marking the final concert of a distinguished 30+ year career with the UK School of Music.
Sunday, April 26 | Singletary Center
3:00 PM | Concert Hall
UK Wind Symphony presents “Corfu Festival”
Featuring guest conductor Sokratis Anthis (Ionian University), and works by Grainger, Bernstein, Stephenson, Schuman, Makris, and Dovel.
4:45 PM | Concert Hall
Band Awards Ceremony
Celebrating the achievement and promise of our band students through the generosity of our supporters and donors.
5:30 PM | Lobby
Reception sponsored by the Friends of the UK School of Music
7:30 PM | Concert Hall
UK Symphony Band & UK Concert Band present “Imagine”
Featuring works by Biedenbender, Colgrass, Whitacre, McBeth, Piunno, and more!
This weekend is a celebration of everything we value about the UK School of Music—our students, faculty, supporters, and the community that makes it all possible.
