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LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 15, 2021) Talented graduate and undergraduate students from around the globe vied for the spotlight at the 2021 Alltech Vocal Scholarship Competition presented virtually March 7. As part of the competition, vocalists competed for more than $700,000 in scholarships and prizes and an opportunity to join University of Kentucky Opera Theatre. In the 16 years that we have been presenting the competition, this is probably the most talented field that we ve ever had. At both the entering undergraduate level and the entering graduate level, the talent is simply off the charts! I am so honored that Alltech and the University of Kentucky partners with us in this endeavor. The Alltech Vocal Scholarship Competition has been a game changer for our program, said UK Opera Theatre Director Everett McCorvey of the UK School of Music.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 12, 2021) The University of Kentucky’s College of Fine Arts and School of Music announced the creation of the Wayland Rogers Scholarship for Excellence in the Performance of Art Song.
The Rogers Scholarship was established by distinguished alumnus Wayland D. Rogers, a renowned singer, conductor, teacher and composer based in Chicago, Illinois, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in music from UK in 1963. The scholarship will support senior music performance students who exhibit excellence in art songs or solo music with piano accompaniment.
Rogers, who was originally from Wayne County, Kentucky, held numerous faculty appointments at Northwestern University, Western Kentucky University, Loyola University Chicago, DePaul University, and the Music Institute of Chicago, served as artistic director and conductor of The Camerata Singers of Lake Forest, and served as music director of North Shore Unitarian Church in Deerfield, Illinois.
Dan Collins talks with Dr. Stan Pelkey, Director of UK s School of Music.
UK s School of Music has been named a Yamaha Institution of Excellence for providing unique and challenging experiences to music students through diversity of thought and curriculum. This week we talk about the achievement with the Director of the School of Music, Dr. Stan Pelkey.
You can watch performances of UK s Classroom Concert Series on the School of Music website.
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Performances from UK School of Music s Classroom Concert Series are broadcast each Tuesday from 8-10 p.m. on WRFL.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 16, 2021) Last fall music returned to the Singletary Center for the Arts and the University of Kentucky campus after six months of silence brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
For a venue used to annually presenting around 200 recitals and concerts featuring UK School of Music’s talented students, chamber groups, ensembles and faculty, it was an emotional return as arts administrators and musicians alike were able to practice their passion once again albeit in a different way.
To meet the demand of critical educational and performance needs of UK’s music students and fill the souls of arts patrons in a safe environment, UK School of Music and Singletary Center launched the Classroom Concert Series. Ensembles were filmed without audiences and performed physically distanced from one another and masked appropriately for their instrument or