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…
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University of Kentucky Opera Theatre
Music by Paul Moravec, Libretto by Mark Campbell
University of Kentucky Opera Theatre
Music by Paul Moravec, Libretto by Mark Campbell
University of Kentucky Opera Theatre
Music by Paul Moravec, Libretto by Mark Campbell
UK Chorale and the Lafayette High School Madrigals
Flore Laurentienne, the musical project of Canadian composer and musician Mathieu David Gagnon, draws its name from the rich flora of Quebec's Laurentian region. With intricate arrangements that blend live string ensembles, synthesizers, and organic field recordings, Gagnon crafts music that is both cinematic and contemplative. His compositions evoke a deep sense of atmosphere, inviting listeners into a serene and expansive auditory…
UK Men's Chorus and acoUstiKats
30th Anniversary celebration of Dr. Lori Hetzel featuring Paws and Listen and alumnae of UK Treble Choir
Come experience all the show-stopping tunes you love from Broadway’s biggest hits, including Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera, Annie, Jersey Boys, The Sound of Music, Chicago, CATS, A Chorus Line and The Lion King performed by some of New York’s top vocalists. It’s the ultimate showtune extravaganza!
A SPOT-ON Entertainment production
Mélisse Brunet, conductor
Singletary Center for the Arts
New York-based composer and producer Kelly Moran and her Yamaha Disklavier–-a technologically advanced version of a player piano–-have challenged the piano's traditional, classically-imposed school of thought with a more contemporary, experimental approach. Alongside Moran’s real time playing on each track, listeners are treated to accompaniments by the Disklavier that feature inhumanly fast arpeggios, chords requiring more than ten…
Will Oldham, singer/songwriter and Louisville native, is known by many names, but none more iconic than Bonnie "Prince" Billy. With a deeply personal and unconventional approach to music, he creates a world where intimacy, community, mystery, and spontaneity intertwine. Drawing from the rich traditions of vintage folk and country, Bonnie "Prince" Billy crafts songs that delve into the complexities of human nature—its joys, sorrows,…