Just Added! LexPhil and Origins Jazz Series have partnered to present the LexPhil Listening Room: Mary D. Watkins next Monday, November 18 at Institute 193. 

From well known to extremely rare, join LexPhil Music Director Mélisse Brunet as she takes us through her private record collection of Mary D. Watkins works spanning the composer's entire career. Born in 1939, Watkins is a living American composer and pianist known for blending classical, jazz, and opera that often explores the African American experience and social justice themes.

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Lexphil Listening Room

Institute 193

LexPhil is excited to partner once again with the Lexington Senior Center and Friends of the Senior Center to present a FREE LexPhil Chamber Music Concert on Tuesday, May 28th at 1:30PM!

LexPhil Chamber Music Concert

Lexington Senior Center

Join the Lexington Philharmonic for an unforgettable season finale on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at 7:30 PM at the Singletary Center for the Arts, 405 Rose St, Lexington, KY. This powerful concert, under the baton of Music Director Mélisse Brunet, will feature the WORLD Premiere of "Two Black Churches" by Composer-in-Residence Shawn E. Okpebholo, a poignant work reflecting on the tragic racist attacks on the 16th Street Baptist Church and the Mother Emanuel AME Church. The evening will also include Mary D. Watkins' "Soul of Remembrance" and Camille Saint-Saëns' triumphant "Symphony No. 3," known as the Organ Symphony, showcasing the resonant power of the Singletary Center’s pipe organ.

Special guest artist, acclaimed baritone Will Liverman, will join the orchestra, bringing to life the emotional depth and historical significance of these works. The concert promises to be a moving tribute and a celebration of resilience and hope.

Tickets are available for adults from $28 to $78, with a special rate of $11 for youth 17 & under and students with valid ID, plus a $5 processing fee per adult-priced ticket. LexPhil Subscribers enjoy zero fees. The concert will last approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes, including a 20-minute intermission.

Don't miss the FREE pre-concert talk, "Inside the Score," at 6:30 PM in the Presidents Room, featuring insights from Mélisse Brunet, Shawn E. Okpebholo, and Will Liverman for an exclusive look into the music and stories behind the night's program. Seating is limited, so arrive early to secure your spot.

This event is presented with special thanks to the Saykaly Garbulinska Composer-in-Residence Fund and VisitLEX for their support. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the Lexington Philharmonic's website.

Two Black Churches: Okpebholo World Premiere

University of Kentucky

Maestra, directed by Maggie Contreras, follows five internationally-based women including LexPhil Music Director Mélisse Brunet as they prepare for and perform in La Maestra, the only competition in the world for female orchestra conductors. Personal stories of survival, passion and perseverance are woven together with the drama and excitement of this one-of-a-kind event created to break yet another glass ceiling for women.

Maestra

Kentucky Theatre

Join LexPhil and Music Director Mélisse Brunet for an inside look at LexPhil’s upcoming 24/25 Season on Tuesday, May 7th! Your $50 ticket includes one drink and delicious appetizers from Epping’s on Eastside. Space is limited, buy your ticket now!

2024-25 Season Announcement Event

Epping's on Eastside

Encompassing different musical styles and genres from the African diaspora, Mary D. Watkins describes her Five Movements in Color as an “epochal painting or poem about our journey as a [Black] people in [the United States].” The heart wrenchingly beautiful second movement, “Soul of Remembrance”, was featured on LexPhil’s 2023/24 season finale concert.

Give Birth To The Dream

LexPhil and The Lexington Singers return to the beautiful Cathedral of Christ the King for this holiday tradition in a program of timeless orchestral and choral works. This awe-inspiring musical experience in a divine setting will transport all to a place of peace that evokes the spirit of the holiday season.

Cathedral Christmas

Cathedral of Christ the King

Windborne Productions presents The Music of Pink Floyd with the Lexington Philharmonic. Experience the kaleidoscopic fusion of live orchestra and progressive rock with the Music of Pink Floyd featuring the Dark Side of the Moon album and other highlights.

The Music of Pink Floyd

This program of all French music will encapsulate and translate the beauty and grace of the french impressionist painters to a sonic landscape depicted by the orchestra and choir.  

Louise Farrenc’s Overture No. 2 followed by Claude Debussy’s La mer, meaning The Sea. Preferring painted seascapes, The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai is featured on the Debussy first edition. Following intermission, LexPhil and Music Director Mélisse Brunet are excited to collaborate with The Lexington Singers for Francis Poulenc’s Gloria. With a section inspired by monks playing a mundane match of soccer, the work will feature the full choir and guest soprano Jessica Bayne.

French Impressions

Come experience all the show-stopping tunes you love from Broadway’s biggest hits, including Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera, Annie, Jersey Boys, The Sound of Music, Chicago, CATS, A Chorus Line and The Lion King performed by some of New York’s top vocalists. It’s the ultimate showtune extravaganza!

Blockbuster Broadway

LexPhil’s 2024/25 Season finale concert bursts forth into spring with Hector Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture followed by the evocative Cyber Bird Concerto by Takashi Yoshimatsu. The three movement work follows “an imaginary bird in the realm of electronic cyberspace”. Described as a ‘triple concerto’ the piece features saxophonist Jichen Zhang, pianist Meng Liu and percussionist Ben Stone. 

Lexington Philharmonic

Nov 23, 2024

Give Birth To The Dream

13 - 14 Dec, 2024

Cathedral Christmas

Jan 17, 2025

The Music of Pink Floyd

Mar 1, 2025

French Impressions

Apr 11, 2025

Blockbuster Broadway

Nov 18, 2024

Lexphil Listening Room

May 28, 2024

LexPhil Chamber Music Concert

Lexington Philharmonic