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

Sunday, April 13, 2025

  • UCF Celebrates the Arts 2025 (Recurring Event)

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Downtown

    UCF Celebrates the Arts is an immersive and dynamic cultural extravaganza that fuses creativity, innovation and community engagement. This annual festival showcases the artistic prowess of UCF’s faculty and students and invites the broader community to enjoy performances, exhibitions, presentations and interactive experiences. With a focus on accessibility, partnership and diverse offerings, UCF Celebrates the Arts is a unique opportunity …

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  • National Young Composers Challenge Compositum

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: Steinmetz Hall: Steinmetz Hall

    The top young composers in the country converge in Orlando to hear their work performed by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of maestro Christopher Wilkins. The National Young Composers Challenge Composium is part concert, part masterclass, part competition, and guaranteed to be thrilling from start to finish. Doors will be kept open during the event so that patrons …

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  • The Last Firefly

    Alexis and Jim Pugh Theater

    From the moment light flashes and thunder crashes, audiences are swept into an epic adventure of self-discovery and courage. Forced from home by a cruel stepfather, Boom embarks on a quest where he must confront the forces of nature and face off against enchanted forest creatures. Will he find the inner strength to prevail? Combining Japanese fairy tales and folklore, …

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  • UCF Knights Trumpet Ensemble Concert

    UCF rehearsal Hall: 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando

    Concert featuring the UCF Knights Trumpet Ensemble at UCF main campus.

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  • UCF University Orchestra Concert

    UCF Visual Arts Auditorium: 4000 Central Florida Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32816

    The UCF University Orchestra is an open-enrollment ensemble designed to offer continued performance opportunities for string players who wish to keep music in their lives as a recreational and aesthetic activity. Wind players and percussionists may be added on occasion but should be a member of the Concert Band to be invited. No audition is required to become a member.

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  • UCF Concert Band & University Band Concert

    UCF Pegasus Ballroom

    The UCF Concert Band and University Band, the two non-auditioned ensembles in the UCF Bands presents featured works by many of the wind band’s most exciting emerging composers.

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  • Clarinet Studio Recital

    Rehearsal Hall

    UCF presents clarinet studio perform at UCF main campus. This recital will highlight the skills and creativity of UCF's clarinetists through a variety of pieces.

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