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Morgan Walker Helps Keep The Music Coming

Paducah Symphony Orchestra’s general manager, Morgan Walker earned her BA in Arts Administration in 2015. We hope that her success story will inspire Arts Administration students who are uncertain about the opportunities their futures hold.

Ms. Walker was a first semester business major, minoring in music, when a music professor recommended the Arts Administration program to her. She now calls it the best decision she ever made. She admits that she had a very limited understanding of the nuances of nonprofit work when she first chose her career path, but is now convinced that “…Arts Administration prepares you for this very unique field in a way that I’m not sure any other type of degree can. Each area of concentration can be as broad or specific as you want it to be, but I can say that I use the arts admin knowledge I gained on a daily basis in managing an orchestra.” 

Walker spent her first year out of college working as an agent, booking tours for performing artists. And although she says now that it wasn’t “a good fit” for her, she believes that the experience continues to inform her work today. She was back in her hometown for a brief time, when a position became available at the Paducah Symphony Orchestra, whose concerts she had grown up attending. Although she was hesitant to remain in her home town, she accepted the position and says she could not be more grateful for the time she has spent with them in Paducah.

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Standing Ovation for UK Men’s Chorus at the National Honor Choir

The UK Men's Chorus sent 13 students to the National Honor Choir in Kansas City.  UK singers joined 207 other male singers from all over the United States and established themselves as leaders in the choir with four UK students featured as soloists and UK Men’s Chorus Director, Jefferson Johnson conducting the Honor Choir!

The final performance took place in the Kaufmann Center for the Performing Arts before an audience of approximately 1,000 choral directors from all over the world. The UK choir received a standing ovation in the middle of their 25 set, and again at the end. Here is a link to their piece that received a standing ovation.