Music Calendar

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Student Recital performed by students Micah Buckham & Will Burris (trumpet)

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Student recital - performers to be chosen by applied faculty

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This concert is free and open to the public! 

This is a free event!

Senior piano recital by Dalton Childress

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Student Recital of James Baxter, trombone and Brent Layne, trumpet 

This recital is free and open to the public!

Student recital - performers to be chosen by applied faculty

Admission is free!

This concert is open to the public! Tickets can be bought at the door. 

Trial by Jury by Gilbert & Sullivan: Can you sue someone for breaking off an engagement? In Gilbert and Sullivan’s courtroom farce Trial by Jury, it’s a very serious crime! Join the WKU Opera Theater for this special performance on-site at the Warren County (Bowling Green) Justice Center. 1001 Center Street, Bowling Green, KY 42101

Enjoy the sounds of traditional Chinese music performed on Dizis, Erhus, Hulusis, and Zhongruans. 

Please refer questions to Dr. Ting-Hui Lee!

Faculty Solo Recital performed by Dr. Heidi Álvarez, flute.

This is a FREE EVENT! 

This recital is free and open to the public!

This event is free and open to the public! 

Student recital - performers to be chosen by applied faculty

Admission is free!

WKU Symphonic Band “Diamonds in the Sky”

• Friday April 24th, 2026 @ 7:30 pm
• Van Meter Hall - $5 general admission (buy at door)
• The Symphonic Band is performing a concert called “Diamonds in the Sky” based on a star theme. Pieces from Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Variations to James Barnes Variants on a Moravian Hymn (O Cheering Star). We will feature Sophomore Soprano, Kiris Ray, on Steven Bryant’s All Stars Are Love. How could we do a program of stars without something from Star Wars - come out and hear Star Wars - The Marches!

WKU Wind Ensemble

• Program will feature the following works for wind band:

  Sousa – Sesquicentennial Exposition March. Written in 1926 by John Philip Sousa to celebrate America’s 150th anniversary of independence.

  Weber – Clarinet Concerto #1 – mvt. III Rondo

  Performed by sophomore Andrew Blosser, winner of the 2026 WKU Concerto Competition.

  Viet Coung – Deciduous. This is a contemporary work for wind band that explores new color palettes for the wind band.

  David Maslanka – Symphony No. 7. This 35 minute, four movement symphony for band features wind band with piano (performed by Dr. Zachary Lopes).

This concert features original music, composed by WKU Dept. of Music students and faculty. 

This is a free event! 

On Sunday, April 26, the WKU choirs present just dance… Which features choral music based on dance or around the theme of dance. Folk songs from South America, Latin America, Germany, Ireland, and America will be presented. The a cappella groups the red shirts, and the treblemakers will also be performing.

Van Meter Hall - $6 general admission / $4 student (buy at door)

o Monday, April 27th @ 7:30 pm

o Van Meter Hall – $5 general admission (buy at door)

o The Campus Community Band is large symphonic band comprised of WKU students and community members. The program, “Peaks, Parades, and Pastimes” features outstanding works for concert band ranging from Rimsky-Korsakov’s famous work, Procession of the Nobles, includes a fun work called, Swings the Thing, and George and Ira Gershwin’s epic ballad, Someone to Watch Over Me, sung by Keelin Murrell, a senior vocal music education major. The concert will conclude with Billy Joel’s classic piano rag, Root Beer Rag, featuring the band’s saxophone section.

Student recital - performers to be chosen by applied faculty

Admission is free!

This recital is free and open to the public! 

This recital is free and open to the public!