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CKYO performs run-out concerts each year for school systems that do not have orchestra programs.  Our wish is to expose children to live orchestral music in hopes of increasing their interest in music and participation in school music programs.  Our orchestras will perform a total of five run-out concerts this year; attendance for these concerts is usually about 600-900 children.

These concerts are optional for CKYO members since they happen during the school day and require missing school. We hope you will make every effort for your child to be there since we need all of our musicians in order to do a concert well, but we understand the need to be at school for important tests, etc. Educational Enhancement Forms are available on our website to download, sign, and take to your school attendance office.

Symphony and Concert Orchestras each take buses to neighboring counties and perform two concerts in one day. Preparatory Orchestra meets here in Lexington and performs one concert.

In January, the Symphony and Concert Orchestra will each present a special concert at the Downtown Arts Center. These will be truly unique concert experiences, with the audience sitting in two elevated rows surrounding the orchestra! The program will be designed to involve the audience in new ways in the concert experience. There will be a gala reception for audience members as part of the evening. Ticket prices will be higher than usual as seating will be limited, so make sure to get your seats as soon as they come available. Tickets for this event are not included with season ticket purchases. CKYO parents and alumni will each receive an invitation in the mail later this fall.

Each year CKYO students and their family and friends are eligible to attend two Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra concerts at a substantial discount: $40 seats for only $10! The two dates are November 16 and February 22. They are both concerts that CKYO believes will be especially educational and appealing to our students and their families, and we encourage you to attend if at all possible. These are usually festive evenings, with hundreds of CKYO students and family members in attendance.

To get tickets, simply call the Philharmonic Box Office, (859) 233-4226, tell them the name of your CKYO student, the number of tickets, and have a major credit card ready. A $3 handling charge will be added to each order (no matter how many tickets). You must buy the tickets before concert day; tickets on the day of the concert will be regular price!

For more information about the concert programs or the Lexington Philharmonic, you can go to LexPhil.org.