Events By Category: “Concert/Performance”

  • Florida Horn Festival: Guest Artist Michelle Baker

    Rehearsal Hall

    The UCF Music Department is proud to announce the Annual Florida Horn Festival on Saturday, March 29, 2025. The Florida French Horn Festival features activities designed for high school, college and community horn players, including performances, clinics and a horn ensemble reading session. All participants are encouraged to bring their instruments!

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  • UCF Oboe Studio Recital

    Rehearsal Hall

    An enchanting evening featuring the Oboe Studio Recital on the UCF main campus, where students of Professor Jamie Strefeler will showcase their remarkable talent. 

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  • 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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  • From Studio to Stage: Proactive Practices to Prevent Dance Injuries

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

    Join Colby Mangum, Ph.D., and Evyn Callahan from the UCF College of Health Professions and Sciences before the Evening of Dance for a free talk about artist and dancer health and safety. This discussion explores proactive strategies for preventing dance injuries across a variety of styles and levels. This session will highlight practical, evidence-based methods to minimize injury risk, reducing …

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  • Knight to Shine: A Musical Theatre Showcase (Recurring Event)

    Alexis and Jim Pugh Theater

    The spotlight is on the graduating musical theatre students as they take the stage for an evening of cabaret style performances. This show will include songs from contemporary musical theatre, popular music and even a few surprises. Witness Broadway’s next stars in your hometown today!  This event is a part of UCF Celebrates the Arts 2025.

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  • Knights Move From Within: An Evening of Dance

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

    At 6:30 p.m., join Colby Mangum, Ph.D., and Evyn Callahan from the UCF College of Health Professions and Sciences before An Evening of Dance for a free talk about artist and dancer health and safety. Discover the beauty and creativity of movement. This dynamic performance features 15-18 dances, including five (Eight original works by faculty, Dance Minor alumni) original works by UCF faculty, …

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  • UCF Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble Concert

    Rehearsal Hall

    Join us for a live performance of UCF Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble at UCF main campus.

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  • 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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  • Knight to Shine: A Musical Theatre Showcase (Recurring Event)

    Alexis and Jim Pugh Theater

    The spotlight is on the graduating musical theatre students as they take the stage for an evening of cabaret style performances. This show will include songs from contemporary musical theatre, popular music and even a few surprises. Witness Broadway’s next stars in your hometown today!  This event is a part of UCF Celebrates the Arts 2025.

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  • 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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  • Woodwind Ensemble Concert

    Rehearsal Hall

    Experience the UCF woodwind ensembles, from clarinets to saxophones, in a journey through musical eras with a rich and dynamic repertoire.

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  • 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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  • Flying Horse Big Band: Swings Basie and Ellington

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

    Battle Royale! Swing into the golden age of jazz with the Flying Horse Big Band as they pay tribute to the legendary bands of Count Basie and Duke Ellington. Directed by Saul Dautch ’18, this electrifying evening celebrates the timeless music of the swing era, featuring iconic tunes inspired by Basie, Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and more. Special guest vocalist Carla Cook …

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  • 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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  • UCF Opera: Cendrillon (Recurring Event)

    Alexis and Jim Pugh Theater

    The most beloved fairy tale of all time: A young woman of unmatched grace and goodness overcomes the abuse of her stepfamily, profits from the help of a fairy godmother, and wins the heart of a royal suitor to live happily ever after. For almost 2,000 years, versions of the Cinderella story have been told across the globe, inspiring interpretations …

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  • UCF Symphony Orchestra: Earth and Stars

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

    The University of Central Florida Symphony Orchestra performs symphonic music inspired by the landscape and culture of our planet, as well as orchestral composition inspired by our celestial surroundings.  Jean Sibelius' Symphony No. 2, composed between 1901 and 1902, is deeply intertwined with the Finnish landscape and culture; the symphony's pastoral themes evoke the serene and rugged Finnish countryside, with …

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  • 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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  • UCF Opera: Cendrillon (Recurring Event)

    Alexis and Jim Pugh Theater

    The most beloved fairy tale of all time: A young woman of unmatched grace and goodness overcomes the abuse of her stepfamily, profits from the help of a fairy godmother, and wins the heart of a royal suitor to live happily ever after. For almost 2,000 years, versions of the Cinderella story have been told across the globe, inspiring interpretations …

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  • 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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  • Percussion Ensemble

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

    An electrifying performance featuring the U.S. premiere of a piece by Brazilian composer Ney Rosauro, performed alongside the UCF choir. This event is a part of UCF Celebrates the Arts 2025.

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  • 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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  • Inclusive Knights: Out of This World, Featuring the UCF Concert Band

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

    This is a young person’s concert to provide a safe and welcoming place for people who are looking for ways to access live music that may not normally be able to do so. We will offer support for members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities, persons on the autism spectrum, persons with cognitive disabilities, family members, as well …

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  • Project Spotlight “Murder at the Mirage Hotel”

    Alexis and Jim Pugh Theater

    Project Spotlight, UCF’s only student developmental theatre organization, presents an original and thrilling murder mystery play by UCF student Joseph Fields.   Ten strangers arrive at the Mirage Hotel, seeking refuge from the blizzard raging outside. Some come for comfort and relaxation, others come for dangerous liaisons. The evening quickly turns violent when the strangers discover that their sworn enemy is …

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  • A Tribute to Pablo Casals

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: DeVos Family Room

    The tribute consists of intertwined cello performances by UCF Professor David Bjella and multimedia presentations by UCF historian Luis Martínez-Fernández. Professor Martínez-Fernández will lecture on the life and extraordinary accomplishments of cellist Pablo Casals (1876-1973), widely recognized among the 20th century’s greatest musicians. Casals was also a renowned composer, conductor, teacher, and international humanitarian. He recognized Johan Sebastian Bach as …

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  • Music for All UCF – Orlando Band Invitational

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

    Middle and high school bands from across the state of Florida are invited to perform and receive feedback from a panel of nationally recognized educator-clinicians in Steinmetz Hall or the Alexis & Jim Pugh Theatre. Each band will have the opportunity to participate in individual clinic sessions with a clinician, who will provide personalized recommendations. This unique opportunity for young …

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