UofL is a proud community partner, and securing benefits on- and off-campus for our Cardinals is part of our commitment. A Cardinal Card grants you the ability for the day at the SRC. (Employees can take advantage of the bike benefit, too.) Showing a Cardinal Card also provides student access to on-campus privileges like the , located on the third floor at the SAC. Here, you can stop by and grab groceries, to-go foods and non-perishable items. Additionally, the ID gives students access to , which provides free donuts, coffee and hot chocolate every Thursday from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Red Barn.Ěý

In a vibrant and dynamic city like Louisville, all you need to know is where to look for something to do and the Cardinal Card can help.ĚýLocal entertainment amenities like memberships at the are offered at a discounted rate for UofL students and there is student pricing for in-town theaters like the Baxter Avenue Theatres, $15 tickets for the and $10 tickets for the . Sports fans can score student season tickets for per game and tickets every Friday, on home games. A Cardinal Card also gets UofL students, faculty and staff free admission to the during normal business hours.Ěý

UofL employees also can take advantage of deals like the at Kroger. UofL faculty and staff receive 10% off Kroger brands every Friday, Saturday and Sunday – just show your UofL employee ID and Kroger Plus card to the cashier to get your discount. In addition, discounts are also available for faculty and staff, offering a 15% discount on any item – from Adidas gear to Apple products. With employees’ well-being a priority, UofL partners with to allow faculty and staff to get a Black Card membership for only $19.99 a month, with no enrollment or annual fee.Ěý

UofL Alumni can also get in on the , including 10% off your purchase at Hex Head Mechanical Art to get durable artwork and show your support for the Cards. Additionally, Alumni have access to affordable insurance coverage through the Ěý

Cardinal Cards are typically issued to current students and employees during orientation sessions. Alumni are also eligible to order an ID card. Visit the office for more info and don’t miss out on your extra benefits.Ěý

By Maria Arteaga Mendoza

The and directed by Teddy Abrams will hold two sold-out performances in Mammoth Cave’s Rafinesque Hall. The performances will feature new music composed by Abrams specifically for the event.

“I think it’s going to make a really big impact,” said Keesy, a soloist in the performance. “It truly is a once-in-a-lifetime experience – not to mention performing with Yo-Yo Ma who is not only a famous name in our community, but a famous name in households across America and the world.”

Kent Hatteberg, School of Music director of choral activities, serves as the artistic director of the Louisville Chamber Choir which has created meaningful ties between Louisville’s professional music community and UofL students. For this performance, Keesy is singing with Hatteberg and Won Joo Ahn, UofL’s director of university chorus and women’s chorus.

In discussing how Abrams sourced UofL students, faculty, and alumni for the performance, Keesy says, “It was mostly people who had grown up in Kentucky and had attended, or were attending, the School of Music. We all remembered what it was like to go to Mammoth Cave when we were kids, and so we all had a connection to the caves, a connection to UofL and a connection to Louisville Chamber Choir.”

The performance in Mammoth Cave will immerse audiences in the sounds of the cave’s acoustics and the rough nature of the cave’s landscape as audience members will walk 0.75 miles round trip to reach Rafinesque Hall. Audiences will also be encouraged to move about the hall during the performance in the absence of formal seating.

Superstar cellist and United Nations Messenger of Peace, Yo-Yo Ma will be at the center of the performance in Mammoth Cave, and Abrams crafted the musical score with Ma in mind. Ma has been leading a personal project, Our Common Nature, which set him on a cultural journey to celebrate how nature unites audiences in a vision of a shared future.

By Tony Piedmonte, Office of Communications & Marketing

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 theĚýMusic School’s iconic sculpture “Effervescence.”Ěý

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,” saidĚýSchool of Music Dean Christopher Doane.

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

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.Ěý

Check theĚýĚýfor a full list. Highlights include:

• Sept. 23, , which benefits the piano program at UofL, begins the 2018-19 seasonĚýwith The Paul York and Dror Biran Duo performing the “Five Cello Sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven.”
• Sept. 29,ĚýĚýat Cherokee Park.
• Sept. 29, performs in Louisville Orchestra’s InternationalĚýLeonard Bernstein celebration.Ěý
• Oct. 31, University Symphony Orchestra performsĚý
• Nov. 6-10,ĚýĚýfeaturing guest composer Amy Williams. Dr. Williams is Associate Professor of Music Composition and Theory at the University of Pittsburgh.
• Nov. 30-Dec. 3, ,Ěýthe 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 atĚý, 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.Ěý