Celebrating 72 Years of Making Music

Our Mission

The purpose of the Central Kentucky Youth Orchestras is to provide, in cooperation with public and private schools, equitable access to the highest quality musical opportunities and to foster a life-long love of music for dedicated young musicians. The CKYO enriches the lives of its student members through a dynamic curriculum focused on the development of musical excellence at all levels of experience, and seeks out strategic partnerships to ensure its responsiveness to the needs of its community.

CKYO provides music education and performance opportunities for over 400 students in Central Kentucky through six orchestras; Symphony, Concert, Repertory, Preparatory String, Jazz Arts, and Jazz Repertory; a Percussion Ensemble; as well as substantial community music initiatives CKYO in the Schools, MusicWorks , and Friends in Music.

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EVENTS & CONCERTS

~~February 16, 2020~~

~~Concerts at 3pm, 5pm, and 7pm - Singletary Center for the arts~~

~~Teen Arts Festival Concerts~~

~~May 03, 2020~~

~~5:00pm - Singletary Center for the Arts~~

~~Spring Concert~~

~~May 10, 2020~~

~~7:00pm - Singletary Center for the Arts~~

~~Season Finale Concert~~

~~May 12, 2020~~

~~7:30pm - The Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center~~

~~Jazz Live! at the Lyric~~

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