University of Kentucky. School of Music.

Music performances by the faculty are considered the research equivalent of publishing books and papers by faculty in other disciplines, the recitals of applied faculty members are crucial to their development and promotion. Thus, there is a very busy schedule of faculty recitals each semester, with performances both on and off campus. Student solo recitals in either the junior or senior year (or in the case of applied students in both years) are required. Most of these are given, as are the faculty recitals, in the Recital Hall of the Singletary Center for the Arts. The Concert Hall in the Singletary Center accommodates all of the large ensemble concerts. All of the conductors of the large ensembles also teach private lessons on their principal instruments to undergraduate and graduate students.

All recitals and concerts by students and faculty of the School of Music are recorded and kept on file in the Listening Center in the Fine Arts Library. The recordings are on either open-reel or cassette analog tapes, though many of the open-reel tapes have been copied to cassettes to enable more convenient use and filing. Planning for the future includes recording only on digital tape with transfer to CDs for filing.