The 7:30 p.m. concert features some three dozen music faculty members in performance, receptions before and after the show, the chance to meet the new dean, Teresa Reed, and hear the premier of the school’s Hamburg Steinway Piano.

“I think the Gala is a wonderful tradition,” Reed said. “It’s a chance for the School of Music to feature and celebrate the performing artists who are our faculty. This really shines the spotlight on them. There will be a range – really to suit every taste – of performances. Audience members will get the chance to sample the range of talent that our faculty represents.”

The program includes numerous works using the department’s new piano, which traveled from Hamburg, Germany, to UofL this summer. The purchase was made possible by the estate of Calvin and Helen Lang.

Naomi Oliphant, associate dean, will join Brenda Kee, emeritus professor of Piano, on Dvorak’s “Slavonic Dance” Op. 46 #1 for piano four hands.

“It’s a wonderful dance depicting the spirit and traditional rhythmic patterns of the folk music of his Eastern European background,” Oliphant said.��

They also will be joined by vocal faculty, Emily Albrink Katz, soprano; Katherine Donner, mezzo; Chad Sloan, baritone and Jesse Donner, tenor; to perform a grouping of Brahms’ “Liebeslieder Waltzes.”

Other pieces of instrumental chamber music also will be performed, including slow, romantic works that show off the “expressive and singing capabilities” of the new piano, Oliphant said.

“We picked the pieces because they showcase the full range of sound and colors that the new instrument is able to produce and because they are well-known works that are so popular with audiences,” she said.

The concert is free and open to the public, but the champagne and dessert reception before the concert is $20 and��.��

As usual, the Faculty Gala serves as the gateway into the School of Music’s jam-packed year of performances, which includes world-class visiting artists, along with student and faculty performances. Most of the events are free and open to the public.��

Check the��for a full list. Fall highlights include:

• Sept. 28,�� at Cherokee Park.
• Sept. 29, : The Center for Free Enterprise and School of Music present nationally-known composer Rob Kapilow for an entertaining and informative talk. Kapilow will take attendees into the mind and music of Mozart to discover the unique role of “listening for possibility,” in��entrepreneurship, leadership, innovation and collaboration.��He will be accompanied by a UofL quintet.
• Oct. 1, ��$20 general admission, $5 for students.
• Oct. 4, ��$20 general admission, $5 for students.
• Oct. 18-20, : Top-rate guitarists, devoted students and casual enthusiasts are welcome for study and artistic development.
• Oct. 27, Anna Petrova, piano; Jennifer Ross, violin; Paul York, cello. A subscription for this four-concert series is $50. Individual concert is $15 and student tickets are $5. All proceeds go to piano and string scholarships.
• Oct. 31, University Symphony Orchestra performs��
• Nov. 11-17, New Music Festival: Features talks, master classes and nightly performances.

The 8:15 p.m. concert features 28 UofL music faculty in performance, a pre-concert reception at the courtyard of the music building, and the premiere of the new lighting for the��Music School’s iconic sculpture “Effervescence.”��

For years, audiences streaming into Comstock Concert Hall for the Faculty Gala have been greeted to the sounds of bagpipes, and that tradition will continue.

“With an evening that begins with dessert, features bagpipers on the hillside welcoming the concert goers, a veritable host of music faculty performers, and a conclusion to the evening that features an outdoor light show and reception, this is going to be a special event, indeed,” said��School of Music Dean Christopher Doane.

The concert is free and open to the public, but the wine and dessert reception is $20 and .��

As usual, the Faculty Gala serves as the gateway into the School of Music’s jam-packed year of performances, which includes world-class visiting artists along with student and faculty performances. Most of these events are free and open to the public.��

Check the����for a full list. Highlights include:

• Sept. 23, , which benefits the piano program at UofL, begins the 2018-19 season��with The Paul York and Dror Biran Duo performing the “Five Cello Sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven.”
• Sept. 29,����at Cherokee Park.
• Sept. 29, performs in Louisville Orchestra’s International��Leonard Bernstein celebration.��
• Oct. 31, University Symphony Orchestra performs��
• Nov. 6-10,����featuring guest composer Amy Williams. Dr. Williams is Associate Professor of Music Composition and Theory at the University of Pittsburgh.
• Nov. 30-Dec. 3, ,��the familiar story of “The Nutcracker” from the time that Clara starts dreaming of snow and the land of sweets.

The School of Music will also sponsor a series of free concerts at��, 3640 River Park Drive, in West Louisville on weekends in September and October. This concert series is a part of the School of Music’s Signature Partnership outreach.��

The 8:15 p.m. concert features School of Music faculty artists in both solo and chamber music ensemble performances and showcases new faculty.��

“It’s also the only concert that features so many performers, probably more than 20 of our performing faculty, and it’s great way to get to know a lot of folks,”��said School of Music Dean Christopher Doane.

For years, audiences streaming into Comstock Concert Hall for the Faculty Gala were greeted to the sounds of bagpipes by��Anne Marie de Zeeuw and Larry Frederiksen, and that tradition will continue. There will also be a pre-concert dinner hosted by the Friends of the School of Music at the University Club. for tickets.

As usual, the Faculty Gala serves as the gateway into the School of Music’s jam-packed year of performances, which includes world-class visiting artists along with student and faculty performances. Most of these events are free and open to the public.��

Check the for a full list. Highlights include:

• Sept. 14-17, annual .

• Sept. 24,��: Brittany MacWilliams, violin, Paul York, cello and Lee Luvisi, piano.

• Sept. 25,��, Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Gold Medalist.

• Sept. 30,�� at Cherokee Park.

• Oct. 31, University Symphony Orchestra

• Nov. 6-10,��

The School of Music will also sponsor a series of free concerts at , 3640 River Park Drive, in West Louisville on weekends in September and early October. This concert series is a part of the School of Music’s Signature Partnership outreach.��

Sandwiched into the performance season are numerous workshops with dozens of middle and high school students studying music.

“We’re committed to our instructional work with students, and also our outreach and cultural mission for the region,” Doane said. “We’re off to a fast start, as always.”