orchestra – UofL News Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:45:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 ‘Revolt of the Brave:’ School of Music celebrates Women’s History with collaboration /section/arts-and-humanities/revolt-of-the-brave-school-of-music-celebrates-womens-history-with-collaboration/ /section/arts-and-humanities/revolt-of-the-brave-school-of-music-celebrates-womens-history-with-collaboration/#respond Tue, 14 Mar 2017 19:28:25 +0000 http://uoflnews.com/?p=35782 The University of Louisville School of Music is collaborating with Frederick Law Olmsted Academy South, the only all-girls public middle school in Kentucky, to present a musical program titled “Because She Did, I Can” March 23.

The event, which celebrates Women’s History and month, will feature the Olmsted Academy South’s string orchestra playing with the UofL Symphony Orchestra.

The groups will perform the premiere of “Revolt of the Brave” by composer and UofL alumna . The piece was commissioned and funded through , a national organization which strives to introduce students to the experience of creating and performing new music.

“The purpose of this event is to show young ladies what they can do,” said Kimcherie Lloyd, UofL Director of Orchestral Studies and Co-Director of Opera Theatre.

The 6 p.m. event will also feature student presentations of famous women in history and students’ artwork with accompanying string ensemble music.

“We are so excited to collaborate with UofL for our third year of ‘Because She Did, I Can’,” said Courtney Schisler, Olmsted Academy South’s Orchestra teacher and UofL alumna. “Our motto is that we are brave. This event gives our young ladies the opportunity to show how brave they are and allows them to connect with and learn from brave women of the past and present.”

The event is free and open to the public. Attendees will be directed to programming in Comstock and Bird Recital halls, School of Music, 105 W. Brandeis Ave.

]]> /section/arts-and-humanities/revolt-of-the-brave-school-of-music-celebrates-womens-history-with-collaboration/feed/ 0 Solid pick: UofL Guitar Festival and Competition to take the stage /section/arts-and-humanities/solid-pick-uofl-guitar-festival-and-competition-to-take-the-stage/ /section/arts-and-humanities/solid-pick-uofl-guitar-festival-and-competition-to-take-the-stage/#respond Fri, 09 Sep 2016 15:11:56 +0000 http://uoflnews.com/?p=32602 Some of the nation’s leading classic guitarists will gather at the University of Louisville Sept. 15-18 for the UofL Guitar Festival and Competition.

The four-day festival, now in its sixth year, includes concerts, master classes, youth ensemble showcases and an international competition with a first prize of $1,000.

Stephen Mattingly, UofL guitar instructor and festival director, said the event is open to all enthusiasts and playing levels and draws players from around the world.

“The festival offers stylistically varied concerts for all guitar fans and an array of workshops for guitarists of any age or level,” he said.

Concerts will be held in the Margaret Comstock Concert Hall, School of Music, on UofL’s Belknap Campus. The opening concert will feature the award-winning French guitarist Thibaut Garcia. Later concerts will present an array of virtuosic solo guitar music.

Highlights include:

  • Sept. 15, 7 p.m. evening concert: Thibaut Garcia
  • Sept. 16, 4 p.m. afternoon concert: Tantalus Quartet; 7 p.m. evening concert: Marek Nosal
  • Sept. 17, 4 p.m. afternoon concert: Stephen Lochbaum; 7 p.m. evening concert: Kevin Manderville and Emma Rush
  • Sept. 18, 1 p.m. competition final round; 7:30 p.m. University Orchestra concert: Mattingly performs “Concierto de Aranjuez”

Tickets are $50 for concert series, $20 for individual concerts and free for UofL students. The general registration fee for participants is $150 for adults or $75 for a youth weekend fee. Tickets and registration forms are available at the door or .

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