Events

Jan 31 - Feb 2 2025

George R. Boulden Honor Band Weekend features two fantastic bands and lots of opportunities to learn, grow, and share in a once-in-a-lifetime experience with giants of the wind band world and other band students.

Entrance into the Honors Concert Band is based on high school director recommendation and all names must be submitted by director and not by student.

Entrance into the Honors Wind Ensemble will be based on a personal…

Singletary Center
Audition/Nomination Required, $75 per selected performer
Sat, Feb 1 2025, 7:30 - 9:30pm

Dr. John Cody Birdwell, conductor

Dr. Frank Ticheli, guest conductor

Dr. Scott Wright, clarinet 

Singletary Concert Hall
$14 Adults / $7 Students (additional fees may apply online)
Sun, Feb 2 2025, 2pm
Singletary Concert Hall
Free
Thu, Feb 20 2025, 7:30 - 9pm
Singletary Recital Hall
Free
Mon, Feb 24 2025, 7:30 - 9:30pm
UK Symphony Band 
Dr. Shayna Stahl, Conductor
Singletary Concert Hall
$14 Adults / $7 Students (additional fees may apply online)
Mon, Mar 3 2025, 7:30 - 9:30pm

Dr. John Cody Birdwell, Conductor

Luis Serrano Alarcon, Guest Composer and Conductor

Miles Osland, Alto Saxophone

Singletary Concert Hall
$14 Adults / $7 Students (additional fees may apply online)
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
Tue, Mar 11 2025, 7:30pm
Singletary Concert Hall
Free
Tue, Apr 1 2025, 7:30pm
Singletary Recital Hall
Free
Tue, Apr 8 2025, 7:30pm
Singletary Recital Hall
Free
Sun, Apr 13 2025, 7:30pm
Singletary Recital Hall
Free
Sun, Apr 27 2025, 3 - 5pm

Dr. John Cody Birdwell, Conductor

Dr. ToniMarie Marchioni, Oboe

Singletary Concert Hall
$14 Adults / $7 Students (additional fees may apply online)
Sat, May 3 2025, 11am
Singletary Recital Hall
Free