Artists and Ensembles come to New Performing Arts from all over the United States and the world, as well as from Kentucky itself. Over the years, three different kinds of artists have performed most of our programs:



EMERGING PROFESSIONALS – talented and successful artists, deeply committed to the mission of building new audiences for the future, including nationally touring musicians and younger members of major symphony orchestras in Chicago, Cleveland, France, Spain, Brazil, etc.

CONSERVATORY PROJECT – advanced graduate student ensembles from the major professional schools of music: Eastman, Oberlin, New England, New World Symphony; who come to Kentucky for residency training and intensive practical experience.


ARTISTS FROM KENTUCKY – the backbone of NPA programs in dance, theater and cultural programming,
as well as music, these are artists with years of
experience relating their work to the unique Kentucky
arts curriculum