2008-2009 Calendar of Events
FTGPB = Fighting Tiger Grrr ... Pep Band
* = indicates off-campus professional activity in which GC music
faculty are involved
AUGUST
| 25 | First Day of Classes |
SEPTEMBER
| 1 | LABOR DAY--No Classes |
| 4 | Student Recital Hour / Meeting, 11a [Hill Chapel] |
| 4* | CKCB Open Rehearsal #1 (P. LaRue) |
| 5 | Tiger Band Leadership Event & Barbecue |
| 6 | FTGPB football, home opener, GC v. McKendree |
| 9 | Opening Convocation |
| 11 | Faculty Recital, Heather Hunnicutt, soprano, and Daniel Ng, piano, 8:00pm |
| 11* | CKCB Open Rehearsal #2 (P. LaRue) |
| 13 | FTGPB home football, GC v. Cumberland (TN) |
| 14* | Men's Massive Choral Music Mania, 7pm, Scott County H.S. (J. Campbell) |
| 19 | Tiger Bands at Windsor Gardens |
| 20 | Parents' Weekend |
| 20 | FTGPB, football special, Commonwealth Stadium, GC v. C. State |
OCTOBER
| 2 | Student Recital Hour, 11a [Hill Chapel] |
| 3 | FTGPB, Festival of the Horse Parade |
| 4 | FTGPB home football, GC v. Virginia-Wise |
| 9 | FTGPB home football, GC v. KY Christian Univ. (Thursday) |
| 10 | Tigers Bands at Windsor Gardens |
| 10-14 | GC Chorale Tour |
| 13-14 | FALL BREAK, No Classes |
| 16 | GC Chorale Concert |
| 17-18 | NATS District Competition, Murray State Univ. |
| 18 | VIP & Band Bruncheon Day I |
| 19* | CKCB, SCCOTA Series, Georgetown (P. LaRue) |
| 24-25 | Homecoming Weekend, GC v. Campbellsville |
| 26* | CKCB, Arts Series, Cathedral of Christ the King (P. LaRue) |
| 28 | Student NATS Parody Concert, 9:00pm |
| 30 | after dark, CMENC Haunted House, Nunnelley Music Hall |
NOVEMBER
| 5 | Guest Recital: Daniel Bell, tenor; Wes Golightly, piano; 8p, Hill Chapel |
| 6 | Student Recital Hour, 11a [Hill Chapel] |
| 7 | Junior Recital, Liz Simpson, soprano, 6:30p |
| 8 | VIP & Band Bruncheon Day II |
| 14 | FTGPB, Lady Tiger Habitat for Humanity Tournament |
| 15 | FTGPB home football, GC v. West Virginia Tech |
| 20 | GC Messiah Concert |
| 22 | FTGPB, NAIA National Play-Off Series Game I (TBA) |
| 23 | Band Dress Rehearsal |
| 24 | GC Tiger Symphonic Band, Fall Anniversary Concert featuring Sara Clarke, student flute soloist; Gavin Sewell, student conductor |
| 25 | GC Tiger Symphonic Band, Chapel Service |
| 27-28 | THANKSGIVING BREAK, No Classes |
| 29 | FTGPB, NAIA Play-Off Series Game II, Turkey Bowl 7 (TBA) |
| 30 | Opera Tech Rehearsal |
DECEMBER
| 1-3 | Opera Dress Rehearsal |
| 4 | Student Recital Hour, 11a [Hill Chapel] |
| 4-5 | GC Chamber Opera, The Secret Marriage, 7:00pm |
| 5 | Tiger Bands at Windsor Gardens |
| 5 | FTGPB, Tiger basketball, Jim Reid Tournament |
| 6 | FTGPB, NAIA National Play-Off Series Game III (TBA) |
| 8 | GC Students of Voice Recital, 7:00pm |
| 10 | Last Day of Classes |
| 11 | JURIES / Reading Day |
| 12-16 | Final Examinations |
| 14* | CKCB, Back to Bayreuth, Transylvania Univ. (P. LaRue) |
| 20 | FTGPB, NAIA National Championship Game, Savannah (TBA) |
JANUARY
| 3* | CKCB Special Saturday Rehearsal (P. LaRue) |
| 8* | CKCB regular rehearsals resume (P. LaRue) |
| 14 | First Day of Classes |
| 17 | KMEA All-State H.S. Choirs Rehearse at GC |
| Flute Society of Kentucky 2009 Festival (S. Burnette) (location TBA) | |
| 18-19 | GC Chorale Retreat |
| 19 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day, No Classes |
| 27 | Founders' Day Convocation |
| 30 | Tiger Bands at Windsor Gardens |
FEBRUARY
| 1 | GC Music Faculty Showcase Recital |
| 4-7 | KMEA [Louisville] |
| 5 | Student Recital Hour, 11a [Hill Chapel] |
| 7 | FTGPB, Basketball Doubleheader, Campbellsville |
| 7 | Music Auditions for Fall 2008 Entry |
| 12 | Junior Recital, Cate Kilgore, soprano, 8p |
| 14 | Music Auditions for Fall 2008 Entry |
| 14 | FTGPB, Basketball Doubleheader, West Virginia Tech |
| 16 | Music Auditions for Fall 2008 Entry |
| 19 | Faculty Recital, Heather Winter Hunnicutt, soprano; Rob Vanover, piano |
| 21 | FTGPB, Basketball Doubleheader, Lindsey Wilson |
| 22* | CKCB, Mr. Lincoln's Kentucky, Transylvania Univ. (P. LaRue) |
| 27 | Tiger Bands at Windsor Gardens |
MARCH
| 5 | Student Recital Hour, 11a [Hill Chapel] |
| 6 | Junior Recital, Cara Hazzard, soprano, 7p |
| 6-7 | FTGPB, MSC Conference Tournament (Frankfort, Fri. & Sat.) |
| 16-20 | SPRING BREAK |
| 17-22 | FTGPB, Grrr ... Excursion 2009, Tiger Bands on the Road Series |
| 18-24 | NAIA National Championship Tourament |
APRIL
| 2 | Student Recital Hour, 11a [Hill Chapel] |
| 2 | Senior Recital, Liz Simpson, soprano, 6:30p |
| 3 | Tiger Bands at Windsor Gardens |
| 3-4 | NATS Regional Competition, Univ. of Louisville |
| 6-7 | Opera and Musical Theatre Workshop Dress Rehearsal |
| 8 | GC Opera & Musical Theatre Workshop Performance |
| 9 ? | GC Opera & Musical Theatre Workshop Performance ? |
| 10 | GOOD FRIDAY, No Classes |
| 10-11 | SNATS and LTS travel to Nashville for Renee Fleming Concert and Bowling Green, KY performance |
| 12 | Easter Sunday |
| 17-19 | Lyric Theatre Society travels to perform Opera and Musical Theatre Workshop repertoire |
| 22 | GC Tiger Symphonic Band dress rehearsal |
| 23 | GC Tiger Symphonic Band Annual Spring Concert featuring Taras Golditchuk, student percussion soloist; Lauri Hensley, student conductor |
| 27 | GC Music Department, Sophomore Sets Recital |
| 28 | GC Chorale Spring Concert |
MAY
| 3 | GC Concert Choir Concert |
| 3* | CKCB, Armed Forces Salute, Lexington Opera House (P. LaRue) |
| 4 | GC Music Department Students of Voice Recital |
| 6 | Last Day of Classes |
| 7 | JURIES / Reading Day |
| 8-13 | Final Examinations |
| 16 | Commencement |
| 18* | Summer Programs and Camps begin (P. LaRue) |
| 21* | CKCB rehearsals begin, 2009 Summer Pops Series |