Events

Feb 20 2025 | 7:30 - 9pm
Singletary Recital Hall
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
Sat, 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)
Wed, Feb 26 2025, 11am - 1pm

Join Dr. Everett McCorvey for a SNEAK PEEK of the upcoming spring production of Sanctuary Road 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 entertainment | Delicious food | Reserved Parking is available at no extra cost

$49 per ticket (online processing fees apply)

Singletary Concert Hall
$49 per person (additional fees apply online)
Thu, 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
Sat, Mar 8 2025, All day

A REGIONAL AFFILIATE OF THE MUSIC FOR ALL NATIONAL FESTIVAL

Windfest is Kentucky’s premier concert band festival in conjunction with Music for All. Windfest gives middle and high school bands the opportunity to perform for and receive feedback from clinicians from band programs of high merit around the country. This year’s festival will take place on March 8, 2025.

Each performing ensemble will receive:

A performance…
Singletary Center
Free Admission for Visitors, $250 per Middle School Ensemble, $350 per High School Ensemble
Sat, Mar 8 2025, 3:30 - 5:30pm
Spanish Dances (Book 1) – Luis Serrano Alarcon (Cody Birdwell, Conductor)First Suite in E-flat for Military Band – Gustav Holst (Timothy Reynish, Conductor)Third Symphony “Jalupe” – Luis Serrano Alarcon (Luis Serrano Alarcon, Conductor)
Singletary Concert Hall
$14 Adults / $7 Students (additional fees may apply online)
Sun, Mar 9 2025, 6 - 8pm

The Lexington Music Awards seek to honor the present and past glory of the greater Lexington entire music industry.  With 31 categories spanning the music industry including best female vocal artist, best male vocal artist, Song of the Year, best music venue, and best educator, this is truly a comprehensive awards program.

Singletary Recital Hall
$25 General Public / $12 Nominee Pre-Sale (online fees may apply)
Tue, Mar 11 2025, 7:30 - 9pm

UK Chorale and the Lafayette High School Madrigals

Singletary Recital Hall
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