Home for Christmas

By Nathan Williams, CFA Recruiting and Alumni Affairs

Whenever University of Kentucky students, staff, faculty, and supporters attend an arts event in Central Kentucky, it’s very common to see a familiar face. On December 14, the Lexington Philharmonic’s “A Cathedral Christmas” ended up being an impromptu University of Kentucky School of Music reunion for many. When patrons began entering the Cathedral of Christ the King, they saw several familiar faces within the orchestra as well as the Lexington Singers – Catherine Clarke Nardolillo (DMA, 2013), Margaret Karp (Lecturer of Violin and Viola), Jason Dovel (Associate Professor of Trumpet) and even Andrew Miller (BMME, 2015). After being away from Lexington for a few years, it was great to catch up with Andrew!

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A dreamer of dreams: CFA alum travels to the Wonka Chocolate Factory

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Audrey Belle Adams (’19 B.M. Music Performance)

Anything is “Wildly Possible” when you become a UK Wildcat. Whether that is becoming an entrepreneur, working for an international business, pursuing a graduate degree, or portraying the role of Mrs. Gloop in Roald Dahl’s new musical, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its National Tour! Audrey Belle Adams, originally from Louisville, Ky., was a 2015 All-Tech Music Scholar at UK. Throughout her time in the Opera Theatre program, she was seen on stage during It’s a Grand Night for Singing, Ragtime, The Barber of Seville, The Old Maid and the Thief, and Amahl and the Night Visitors. Audrey also performed regularly with the Lexington Theatre Company during their production of Legally Blonde, Mary Poppins, and Concert with the Stars.

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Theatre alum shares his passion for theatre across the globe

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“UK is a special place. I feel an obligation, a duty and an honor to give to the institution that laid the foundation of what I’ve become today,” Todd Lacy said. “I love the idea that I am helping them make theatre. I spent so much time in college collaborating with students to make great work, and it can sometimes be a struggle with limited resources.”

Read Todd Lacy’s story here and see how his theatre expertise has take him from New York to Australia and everywhere in between.

Daria Smith ‘18 is designing a bright future!

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Daria Smith graduated in the Spring of 2018 with a BS in Digital Media and Design and within months was hired as Graphic Designer of Exhibitions for the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville. She recently finished a project called “Let’s Eat!” and the exhibition and Daria’s designs were featured on the public tv show “Tennessee Crossroads” and the Channel 5 News’ segment “Talk of the Town. Check out that segment here

Protect and Inspire: Alums in the Military

By Nathan Williams, CFA recruiter

When students enter college, music degrees are typically put on the back burner because “you can’t have a successful career after going to music school.” We have several alumni and current students who have successful careers as a result of their music degree from the University of Kentucky. They are combining their passion for the arts with their desire to serve our country into one career! Sabrina Musick, Abby Rutledge, Daniel Cox, Kevin Dejuan Anderson, and Cody Williams are just a few CFA alums who are advocates for joining a military band. We had the pleasure of catching up with some of them!

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UK Theatre alum reimagines Harriet Tubman’s story

Courtesy University of Kentucky Public Relations and Strategic Communications

This weekend film and African American history enthusiasts alike will head to the movies to see the first major biopic on the country’s most well-known “conductor” of the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman.

One of those viewers excitedly anticipating “Harriet” is University of Kentucky theatre alumna Lacresha Berry, who wrote her own one-woman show on the American icon.

UKNow recently caught up with Berry to talk about her time at UK, “Tubman” and other projects on the horizon.

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