Events

University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra
John Nardolillo, conductor
Merih Erdem Özden, DMA’24, conductor
Camilla Yoder, oboe

Claude Debussy: Rondes de printemps from Images
Bohuslav Martinů: Oboe Concerto
Maurice Ravel: La valse

Colin Stetson is a bold, singular force in contemporary music. His recorded output, not to mention studio and live collaborations – with, among others, Lou Reed, Tom Waits, LCD Soundsystem, The National, Chemical Brothers, Bon Iver and Bill Laswell – has proven as prolific as it is praiseworthy. Since the 21st century’s early years Stetson has gained a well-deserved reputation as an exceptional musician, his devotion to craft consummate, his…

UK Men's Chorus and UK Treble Choir Spring Gala feat. PAWS and LISTEN & Acoustikats
Singletary Center for the Arts | Recital Hall
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 | 7:30PM

The UK Percussion Ensemble (5-time winner of the Percussive Arts Society International Percussion Ensemble Competition) presents their fall UKPE concert. Directed by Dr. Joshua D. Smith, with Assistant Directors, Jeremiah Ingram and Kyle McElroy.

UK Jazz Ensemble & UK Lab Band
Singletary Center for the Arts | Recital Hall
Saturday, March 30th, 2024 

UK Jazz Studies presents Big Band Blast XIV in the SCFA Recital Hall, featuring UK Jazz Ensemble, Bluegrass Area Jazz Ambassadors, and Jazz all stars of Central Kentucky.

The Singletary Center for the Arts presents a co-headlining performance by two of the South’s finest songwriters, Louisville’s Joan Shelley and Durham, NC’s Jake Xerxes Fussell.

ABOUT JOAN SHELLY: Joan Shelley is a songwriter and singer who lives near Louisville, Ky., not far from where she grew up. She draws inspiration from traditional and traditionally-minded performers from her native Kentucky, as well as those from Ireland,…

UK Sax Ensembles

UK Lab Band Concert

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 April 13, 2024.

University of Kentucky Wind Symphony 
Singletary Center for the Arts | Concert Hall 
Sunday, April 14th, 2024 | 3PM

UK Wind Symphony, Dr. John Cody Birdwell, Conductor

University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra
John Nardolillo, conductor
University of Kentucky Choirs
Jefferson Johnson, director
Lori Hetzel, director
Beth Wilson, director

Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem       

The UK Percussion Ensemble (5-time winner of the Percussive Arts Society International Percussion Ensemble Competition) presents their spring UKPE concert. Directed by Dr. Joshua D. Smith, with Assistant Directors, Jeremiah Ingram and Kyle McElroy. 

GUEST ARTIST: Dr. Eric Willie, Professor of Percussion at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro