DMA Trombone Quartet Recital: Lee Blakeman
Monday, November 9, 7:30 PM
Memorial Hall
Free and open to the public

The recital also features Donna Parkes from Louisville Orchestra.

UK Chorale and UK Choristers
Thursday, November 12, 7:30 PM
Singletary Center for the Arts - Recital Hall
Free and open to the public

Appalachia in the Bluegrass: Alice Gerrard, Carl Jones, and Beverly Smith
Friday, November 13, 12:00 PM
Niles Gallery, Lucille Little Fine Arts Library
Free and open to the public

In a career spanning some 40 years,Alice Gerrard is particularly known for her groundbreaking collaboration with Appalachian singer Hazel Dickens during the 1960s and ’70s. Alice has won numerous honors, including an International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Distinguished Achievement Award, a Virginia Arts Commission Award, the North Carolina Folklore Society’s Tommy Jarrell Award, and an Indy Award. Beverly Smith and Carl Jones have appeared on the traditional music scene at festivals, on record, at contests and dances, in various bands and formations, playing just about anything with strings or tossing in vocal harmonies wherever there was the opportunity.

Metropolitan Opera District Auditions
Saturday, November 14, 1:00 PM
Memorial Hall
Free and open to the public

Metropolitan Opera Master Class
Sunday, November 15, 2:00 PM
Memorial Hall
Free and open to the public

UK Symphony Band
Sunday, November 15, 3:00 PM
Singletary Center for the Arts - Concert Hall
Free and open to the public

UK Jazz Combos
Sunday, November 15, 7:30 PM
Singletary Center for the Arts - Recital Hall
Free and open to the public

UK Sax Ensemble
Tuesday, November 17, 7:30 PM
Singletary Center for the Arts - Recital Hall
Free and open to the public

Guest Artist: Jonathan Whitaker, Trombone
Tuesday, November 17, 7:30 PM
Center Theater - UK Student Center
Free and open to the public

Jonathan Whitaker, is a professor of Trombone at University of Alabama.

UK 6th Annual Middle School Concert Band Invitational
Wednesday, November 18, 6:30 PM
Singletary Center for the Arts - Concert Hall
Free and open to the public

UK Wind Ensemble, John Cody Birdwell, director
Thursday, November 19, 7:30 PM
Singletary Center for the Arts - Concert Hall
Free and open to the public

PhD Recital: Erica Rubley, piano
Thursday, November 19, 7:30 PM
Niles Gallery, Lucille Little Fine Arts Library
Free and open to the public

"An Evening with William Grant Still and Nathaniel Dett." Works for piano solo and for piano and voice. Ms. Rumbley will be assisted by Calesta Day, soprano, and Eric Brown, baritone.

PhD Recital: Erica Rubley, piano
Thursday, November 19, 7:30 PM
Niles Gallery, Lucille Little Fine Arts Library
Free and open to the public

"An Evening with William Grant Still and Nathaniel Dett." Works for piano solo and for piano and voice. Ms. Rumbley will be assisted by Calesta Day, soprano, and Eric Brown, baritone.

Appalachia in the Bluegrass: Appalachian Association of Sacred Harp Singers
Friday, November 20, 12:00 PM
Niles Gallery, Lucille Little Fine Arts Library
Free and open to the public

The AASHS is an informal group that meets to sing from the Sacred Harp and Southern Harmony shapenote tradition. Formed around 1980, the group meets every second Sunday of the month to sing. The annual Kentucky State Sacred Harp Singing takes place at Pisgah Church in Woodford on the Saturday before the third Sunday of May.

Catherine Clarke, voice
Monday, November 23, 7:30 PM
Singletary Center for the Arts - Recital Hall
Free and open to the public

Due East Flute/Percussion Duo
Wednesday, December 2, 7:30 PM
Singletary Center for the Arts - Recital Hall
Free and open to the public

Both accomplished and virtuosic soloists in their own right, Greg Beyer and Erin Lesser work closely with young composers to develop unique and engaging 21st century repertoire. Their programs are varied and highly engaging, ranging from extensive multi-media and technology-driven works to pieces that call for a variety of world music instruments in combination with folksong-like vocals and narratives. Beyer is an expert performer of the Afro-Brazilian berimbau, and incorporates this instrument into DUE EAST shows.

UK Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, December 3, 7:30 PM
Singletary Center for the Arts - Concert Hall
Free and open to the public

John Nardolillo conducts the orchestra in a performance of Mahler's Symphony No.1, 'Titan.' Also included will be concertos TBA performed by this year's UK Concerto Competition.

Berea College Bluegrass Ensemble
Friday, December 4, 7:30 PM
Niles Gallery, Lucille Little Fine Arts Library
Free and open to the public

The Berea College Bluegrass Ensemble was founded in the fall of 1999 to give Berea College students with background or potential in bluegrass music an opportunity to play in a “working” bluegrass band with weekly rehearsals, performances and travel. The band’s recent tour of Japan marked its second visit there, the first being in 2006. The Bluegrass Ensemble also toured Ireland in 2004 and 2007.

UK Collage
Saturday, December 5, 7:30 PM
Singletary Center for the Arts - Concert Hall
Ticketed

Join us for this Lexington holiday tradition

UK Collage
Sunday, December 6, 3:00 PM
Singletary Center for the Arts - Concert Hall
Ticketed

Join us for this Lexington holiday tradition.

MUS174 Recorder Concert
Tuesday, December 8, 2:00 PM
Niles Gallery, Lucille Little Fine Arts Library
Free and open to the public

As part of the Fundamentals of Music Theory course, the students are required to learn to perform on the soprano recorder. This concert is the culmination of that experience and features several pieces that the class has worked to memorize during the semester.

Appalachia in the Bluegrass: Red State Ramblers
Friday, December 11, 12:00 PM
Niles Gallery, Lucille Little Fine Arts Library
Free and open to the public

UK's official traditional music ensemble, the Ramblers, Will Bacon (banjo and kazoo), Kevin Kehrberg (bass, guitar), Jeff Keith (mandolin and guitar), and Nikos Pappas (fiddle) recently released their second recording, Commonwealth based on traditional music of Kentucky and in 2008 the band was a finalist in the string band competition at Clifftop Old Time String Band Festival.

Alltech Celebration of Song
Sunday, December 13, 6:00 PM
Victorian Square - Main and Broadway
Free and open to the public

A Jazzy Holiday Concert
Tuesday, December 15, 7:30 PM
Singletary Center for the Arts - Recital Hall
Free and open to the public

UK DMA Lecture-Recital: Kyle Forsthoff, percussion
Thursday, January 7, 7:30 PM
Singletary Center for the Arts - Concert Hall
Free and open to the public

"The Rise of Fredrik Andersson"

UK Male Chorus Day
Saturday, January 23, 4:30 PM
Singletary Center for the Arts - Recital Hall
Free and open to the public

Sao Paulo State University Percussion Ensemble
Friday, January 29, 7:30 PM
Singletary Center for the Arts - Recital Hall
Free and open to the public

UK Jazz Ensemble and UK Jazz Lab Band
Thursday, February 11, 7:30 PM
Singletary Center for the Arts - Recital Hall
Free and open to the public

UK Wind Ensemble
Saturday, February 13, 7:30 PM
Singletary Center for the Arts - Concert Hall
Free and open to the public

UK High School Honors Wind Ensemble
Sunday, February 14, 2:00 PM
Singletary Center for the Arts - Concert Recital Hall
Free and open to the public

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