Upcoming programming at the Singletary Center for Performing Arts.
Bettye LaVette
7:30 p.m., Sept. 26 (Alltech Fortnight Festival Event)
One of America's most electrifying and enduring vocalists; recently featured in 2008 Kennedy Center Awards, LaVette has become a musical stylist with few rivals. An extraordinary combination of raw emotion and sublime musical intelligence enhances a voice hinting at decades of disappointment and endurance.
The Decemberists with special guests
Laura Veirs and the Hall of Flames
7:30 p.m., Oct. 6 (Alltech Fortnight Festival Event)
The Decemberists' fifth album, "The Hazards of Love," represents the most glorious kind of messing around. It's the most ambitious and most accomplished project to date from the Portland-based quintet -
a full-length song cycle rooted in ancient language and imagery, yet entirely modern and accessible.
Ronan Tynan with Lexington Philharmonic
8 p.m., Oct. 10 (Alltech Fortnight Festival Event)
Ronan Tynan is truly a modern day "Renaissance Man." Introduced to international audiences as a member of the Irish Tenors, Tynan quickly became known for his unique voice. Following his mother's advice to always follow your dreams, Tynan decided to launch a solo career, and has achieved the fame and adoration that could have existed only in the farthest reaches of his dreams.
The Virsky Ukrainian Dance Company
7:30 p.m., Oct. 27
The renowned folk dance ensemble named after Pavlo Virsky is famous for its bright colors, the unity of content, and form and the vivid embodiment of its stage concept. The ensemble's diverse concert programs present the exquisite charm of Ukrainian folk dancing.
Jean-Luc Ponty
7:30 p.m., Nov. 14
Ponty is a French virtuoso voilinist and jazz composer. He has toured the world repeatedly and recorded 12 consecutive albums, all of which reached the Top 5 on the Billboard jazz charts and sold millions of copies.
Joe Lovano
7:30 p.m, Jan. 30, 2010
A post bop, jazz saxophonist, alto clarinetist, flautist and drummer, Lovano has been one of the world's premiere tenor saxophone players, earning a Grammy award and several nods on Down Beat magazine's critics' and readers' polls. A jazz artist on the international level, his live work, "Quartets," garnered the "Jazz Album of the Year" award.
Moscow State Radio Symphony
7:30 p.m., Feb. 5
The renowned orchestra is dedicated to the symphonic repertoire of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries and performs weekly for millions of Russians throughout its radio broadcast. The orchestra has performed in major venues throughout the world and garners the highest praise from classical music critics.
Swan Lake by Moscow Festival Ballet
7:30 p.m., March 6
Founded as a company which would bring together the highest classical elements of the great Bolshoi and Kirov Ballet companies, this group offers a full-length production of Tchaikovsky's classic designed especially for the Singletary Center.
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg with Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra
8 p.m., April 17
Electrifying performances, fearless interpretations and musical depth have established violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg as one of the leading contemporary violinists. Sonnenburg has won numerous awards over the past 30 years, including the prestigious 1999 Avery Fisher Prize, which is awarded to instrumentalists who have demonstrated "outstanding achievement and excellence in music."