Events

Apr 15 2025 | 7:30pm

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,…

Singletary Recital Hall
FREE for UK Students, $28 Adults / $18 Students
Thu, Apr 17 2025, 7pm

Student Activities Board presents SpeakBlue with Ross Lynch

He can sing, he can dance, he can act, he stole our hearts, and let's be real... he still has them. We are so excited to announce that this year's speaker for SpeakBlue is... drum roll... ROSS LYNCH! Get ready for an unforgettable night as Ross takes the stage at the Singletary Center on Thursday, April 17th, from 7-8 PM for a moderated conversation followed…

Singletary Concert Hall
$23 UK Student Tickets / $34 General Public Tickets
Thu, Apr 17 2025, 7:30pm

The program will include the world premiere of "The Great Barrier Reef" for ensemble by Jeffrey L. Jones and "Retahílas de las Infinitas Luciérnagas Fluorescentes", for solo guitar and chamber orchestra, by Angel Gómez Ramos, where the composer will act also as a soloist. The world premiere of the arrangement for viola and ensemble by Angel Gómez Ramos of  "Tacambarenses III" by Gerhart Muench (originally for viola and piano). The…

Singletary Recital Hall
Free
Sat, Apr 19 2025, 12 - 1pm
Singletary Recital Hall
Free
Thu, Apr 24 2025, 6 - 8:30pm

Film screening and talkback with director Paul Wagner, University of Kentucky alumnus

Co-hosted by the College of Fine Arts, College of Communication and Information, and College of Arts and Sciences

SYNOPSIS

Georgia O’Keeffe: the Brightness of Light is a feature documentary film exploring the life and art of the most important American woman artist of the 20th century. Known as the “Mother of American Modernism,” O’Keeffe exploded…

Singletary Recital Hall
Free
Thu, Apr 24 2025, 7:30pm
UK Philharmonia Spring ConcertNicoletta Moss, conductorAdam Florence, double bass (2024 Concerto Competition Winner)Singletary Concert HallFree/open to the public
Singletary Concert Hall
Free
Fri, Apr 25 2025, 7:30 - 9pm
University of Kentucky Symphony OrchestraJohn Nardolillo, conductorUniversity of Kentucky ChoirsJefferson Johnson, directorLori Hetzel, directorBeth Wilson, director Soloists:Angela Brown, sopranoEllen Graham, mezzo-sopranoNorman Reinhardt, tenorAnthony Clark Evans, bass-baritone Pre-concert lecture presented by the UK School of Music on the Concert Hall stage at 7:00 PM 

Lecturer, Lauren Alexander

· Verdi: Requiem

Singletary Concert Hall
$20 Adults/ $10 Students
Sun, Apr 27 2025, 11am - 12pm

Performance given by students at the UK String Project.

Singletary Recital Hall
Free Admission
Sun, Apr 27 2025, 7 - 9pm

UK Wind Symphony

Dr. John Cody Birdwell, Conductor

Brian Froedge, Guest Conductor

Dr. ToniMarie Marchioni, Oboe

UK Symphony Band

Dr. Shayna Stahl, Conductor

Michael Hudson, Guest Conductor

Adam Miller, Graduate Conductor

UK Concert Band

Brian Froedge, Conductor

Michael Hudson, Guest Conductor

Jalen Allred, Graduate Conductor

Adam Miller, Graduate Conductor

Singletary Concert Hall
$14 / $7 Students
Mon, Apr 28 2025, 5 - 6pm

Doctoral piano recital

Featuring works by Ginastera, Liszt, and Grainger

Singletary Recital Hall
Free
Wed, Apr 30 2025, 7 - 8pm
Singletary Recital Hall
Free
Fri, May 2 2025, 7:30pm

LexPhil’s 2024/25 Season finale concert bursts forth into spring with Hector Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture followed by Wolf Totem, a bass concerto by Tan Dun, that will feature LexPhil’s Principal Bassist Rachel Martin as soloist. Named for the novel by Jiang Rong, the piece is thematically tied by one Chinese-style melody and inspired by the story of wolves and their importance in the ecosystem.

The concert reaches its climactic…

Singletary Concert Hall
$28-$78 adults; $11 youth & students
Fri, Jun 13 2025, 7:30 - 9:30pm

UK Opera Theatre's annual It's a Grand Night for Singing! is a popular musical revue featuring the best of Broadway's past and present, starring more than 100 UK Opera Theatre and community performers. In 2017, we celebrated the 25th anniversary of Grand Night and won an Emmy for the KET broadcast of the production.

What can you expect from Grand Night? A little of everything! From large dance numbers to…

Singletary Concert Hall
Ticketed
Sat, Jun 14 2025, 2 - 4pm

UK Opera Theatre's annual It's a Grand Night for Singing! is a popular musical revue featuring the best of Broadway's past and present, starring more than 100 UK Opera Theatre and community performers. In 2017, we celebrated the 25th anniversary of Grand Night and won an Emmy for the KET broadcast of the production.

What can you expect from Grand Night? A little of everything! From large dance numbers to…

Singletary Concert Hall
Ticketed