The School of Performing Arts houses both the Music and Theatre Departments which perform on UCF campus and in the Central FL community.

Upcoming Events

  • 24th Annual Central Florida Sax Fest

    UCF rehearsal Hall: 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando

    The Central Florida SaxFest features activities for middle school, high school, college and community players, including performances, clinics and a saxophone band reading session. Bring your saxophone! There will also be vendors displaying saxophones and related products.

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  • 24th Annual Central Florida Sax Fest

    Rehearsal Hall

    The Central Florida SaxFest features activities for middle school, high school, college and community players, including performances, clinics and a saxophone band reading session. Bring your saxophone! There will also be vendors displaying saxophones and related products.

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  • UCF MPA Solo Voice Preparation Clinic

    UCF rehearsal Hall: 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando

    Come sing one memorized selection for the voice faculty at UCF in preparation for MPA or your college audition. We will work with you in a master class setting and offer feedback. Parents are encouraged to attend the welcome meeting at 1:00 p.m.; it will offer suggestions/tips on how to support their student’s pursuit of a college music degree.

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  • Guest Artist Masterclass: David Griffin, Horn Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    PAC-Music, M150: M150

    David Griffin is the fourth horn of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Upon graduating from Northwestern University in 1987, Griffin began his career with the Rochester Philharmonic and followed with positions in the orchestras of Montreal and Houston before joining the Chicago Symphony in 1995. Griffin has served as guest principal horn of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Saint Louis Symphony, Saint …

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  • UCF Jazz Chamber Groups Concert

    UCF rehearsal Hall: 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando

    UCF has two Jazz Chamber Groups. These small groups (quartets to sextets) perform music appropriate to the level of musicianship in the group. Repertoire and improvisation skills are the main focus of these groups. The Jazz Chamber groups perform frequently around Central Florida

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  • Theatre UCF Presents "Imogen Says Nothing" (Recurring Event)

    Theatre UCF: Main Stage: TH 6

    Imogen Says Nothing is a contemporary comedy featuring Imogen, a character who only appears in the First Folio of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, speaks no lines, and is probably a typo. Aditi Kapil’s bold and irreverent comedy tells the tale of an unforgettable woman in Elizabethan England who seizes the chance to break boundaries by participating in a …

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  • Faculty Recital: Jesse Cook, trumpet

    Rehearsal Hall

    Assistant professor of trumpet Jesse Cook presents a recital on the UCF campus. Jesse Cook has been hailed by Fanfare Magazine as a trumpeter with “technical surety, a shining tone, dynamic control, a smooth legato, and real imagination.”

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  • Theatre UCF Presents "Imogen Says Nothing" (Recurring Event)

    Theatre UCF: Main Stage: TH 6

    Imogen Says Nothing is a contemporary comedy featuring Imogen, a character who only appears in the First Folio of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, speaks no lines, and is probably a typo. Aditi Kapil’s bold and irreverent comedy tells the tale of an unforgettable woman in Elizabethan England who seizes the chance to break boundaries by participating in a …

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  • Theatre UCF Presents "Imogen Says Nothing" (Recurring Event)

    Theatre UCF: Main Stage: TH 6

    Imogen Says Nothing is a contemporary comedy featuring Imogen, a character who only appears in the First Folio of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, speaks no lines, and is probably a typo. Aditi Kapil’s bold and irreverent comedy tells the tale of an unforgettable woman in Elizabethan England who seizes the chance to break boundaries by participating in a …

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  • 35th Annual UCF Clarinet Day

    Rehearsal Hall

    The UCF Music Department is proud to announce the Thirty-fifth Annual UCF Clarinet Day on Sunday, February 2, 2025, with guest artist Ricardo Morales, Principal Clarinet of the Philadelphia Orchestra.  Ricardo Morales joined The Philadelphia Orchestra as principal clarinet in 2003 and made his solo debut with the Orchestra in 2004. He previously served as principal clarinet of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. During his …

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  • Theatre UCF Presents "Imogen Says Nothing" (Recurring Event)

    Theatre UCF: Main Stage: TH 6

    Imogen Says Nothing is a contemporary comedy featuring Imogen, a character who only appears in the First Folio of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, speaks no lines, and is probably a typo. Aditi Kapil’s bold and irreverent comedy tells the tale of an unforgettable woman in Elizabethan England who seizes the chance to break boundaries by participating in a …

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  • Theatre UCF Presents "Imogen Says Nothing" (Recurring Event)

    Theatre UCF: Main Stage: TH 6

    Imogen Says Nothing is a contemporary comedy featuring Imogen, a character who only appears in the First Folio of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, speaks no lines, and is probably a typo. Aditi Kapil’s bold and irreverent comedy tells the tale of an unforgettable woman in Elizabethan England who seizes the chance to break boundaries by participating in a …

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  • Theatre UCF Presents "Imogen Says Nothing" (Recurring Event)

    Theatre UCF: Main Stage: TH 6

    Imogen Says Nothing is a contemporary comedy featuring Imogen, a character who only appears in the First Folio of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, speaks no lines, and is probably a typo. Aditi Kapil’s bold and irreverent comedy tells the tale of an unforgettable woman in Elizabethan England who seizes the chance to break boundaries by participating in a …

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  • UCF Flying Horse Big Band Concert

    UCF Nicholson School of Communication and Media: 202K

    The band is composed of students in UCF’s jazz studies program. Under the direction of saxophonist and American jazz musician, Saul Dautch, the Flying Horse Big Band performs at festivals and concert halls regionally and nationally.

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  • Theatre UCF Presents "Imogen Says Nothing" (Recurring Event)

    Theatre UCF: Main Stage: TH 6

    Imogen Says Nothing is a contemporary comedy featuring Imogen, a character who only appears in the First Folio of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, speaks no lines, and is probably a typo. Aditi Kapil’s bold and irreverent comedy tells the tale of an unforgettable woman in Elizabethan England who seizes the chance to break boundaries by participating in a …

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  • Theatre UCF Presents "Imogen Says Nothing" (Recurring Event)

    Theatre UCF: Main Stage: TH 6

    Imogen Says Nothing is a contemporary comedy featuring Imogen, a character who only appears in the First Folio of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, speaks no lines, and is probably a typo. Aditi Kapil’s bold and irreverent comedy tells the tale of an unforgettable woman in Elizabethan England who seizes the chance to break boundaries by participating in a …

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  • UCF Piano Ensemble Showcase

    Rehearsal Hall

    UCF presents piano ensemble showcase at UCF main campus. 

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  • UCF Symphony Orchestra Open Dress Rehearsal

    St. Luke's Lutheran Church

    The UCF Symphony Orchestra opens the doors for a dress rehearsal in preparation for their concert the following night as part of the St. Lukes Concert Series featuring Rebecca Burkardt as Guest Conductor. The UCF Symphony Orchestra is a full orchestra with strings, brass, woodwind and percussion. The group performs literature of the highest caliber by master composers such as Bach, …

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  • UCF Symphony Orchestra Concert

    St. Luke's Lutheran Church

    The UCF Symphony Orchestra is a full orchestra with strings, brass, woodwind and percussion. The group performs literature of the highest caliber by master composers such as Bach, Beethoven and Mahler. The ensemble performs locally and regionally for various concerts and festivals and is open to all students regardless of major, but participation is by audition only, taking place at …

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  • Schubert's "Die Winterreise"

    Rehearsal Hall

    Franz Schubert's Winterreise (Winter Journey) is probably the most respected and performed song cycle ever written. Published in 1828, it is a setting of 24 poems by German poet Wilhelm Müller. This performance is a product of Thomas Potter's voice studio, each singing 2 or 3 of the songs, accompanied by pianist Julie Tompkins. It was designed to introduce the …

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  • Guest Artist Recital: Pamela Shuler, clarinet and Sidney Shuler, trumpet

    UCF rehearsal Hall: 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando

    Dr. Shuler has been heard throughout the United States, in Spain, and Japan. She has performed with the Roswell Symphony, Southwest Symphony Orchestra, Champaign Urbana Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia da Camera, Kansai Clarinet Ensemble, Concert Band of Central Illinois, and the American Wind Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Shuler has served as principal trumpet of the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra and guest principal trumpet …

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  • UCF Concert & University Bands Concert

    UCF Pegasus Ballroom

    The UCF Concert Band and university band is an open-enrollment ensemble designed to offer continued performance opportunities for those students who wish to keep music in their lives as a recreational and aesthetic activity.

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  • UCF Jazz Chamber Groups Concert

    UCF rehearsal Hall: 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando

    UCF has two Jazz Chamber Groups. These small groups perform music appropriate to the level of musicianship in the group. Repertoire and improvisation skills are the main focus of these groups. The Jazz Chamber groups perform frequently around Central Florida.

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  • UCF Guest Artist: Hub New Music Concert

    UCF rehearsal Hall: 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando

    Performance featuring a dynamic performance showcasing their unique blend of artistic innovation and expressive storytelling through music. More information at https://hubnewmusic.org

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  • UCF-Orlando Jazz Festival Concert I

    UCF Nicholson School of Communication and Media: 202K

    The 18th Annual UCF-Orlando Jazz Festival returns in February for two nights of extraordinary live jazz!  Oliver Nelson, Jr. plays the music of Oliver Nelson with special guests

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