The Guitar Player, 1672 by Vermeer. London, Kenwood.

- Bringing early music to life in Central Kentucky

What should you expect at a Center for Old Music sponsored concert?

Tickets All tickets are sold at the door beginning about an hour before the concert is set to begin. Seating is by general admission, so you should get there early to find the best seats. Ticket prices are subject to some variation depending on the concert, but will be published on this website.

Punctuality We will usually wait until people have had a chance to purchase tickets and find a seat before beginning a performance. You should arrive at least ten minutes early to make sure you have time to buy your tickets and get settled. Ushers may not let you in after the performance has begun until there is a break in the music.

Noise Please turn off cell phones, alarms and pagers or any other device that may make noise during the performance. If you have a tendency to cough, you should have cough drops handy - use either drops with quiet paper wrappers or have a few already unwrapped before the performance should you need them. If you cannot control your coughing, people will appreciate your getting up and leaving the hall rather than sitting in your seat in distress.

Photographs Photographs are not permitted during a performance without permission. Under no circumstances should you ever take a flash photo in any kind of concert venue. It is highly annoying to the audience and especially to the performers, who may be temporarily blinded, which can cause them to falter in their performance. Most cameras make some kind of noise when you take a picture, so photographs during a performance should never be taken.

Language Concerts by Musick's Company often include vocal music performed in a variety of languages. Even music performed in English is often archaic and difficult to follow. In most cases we try to provide printed translations of the texts with your program so you can more easily follow what's going on.

What to Wear There is no dress code for Center concerts. Many people like to dress casually, but neat.

When to Applaud  Early music is sometimes difficult to judge in terms of natural breaks for applause. We will often group a few similar pieces together and it is appropriate to hold your applause until the end of the group.  These groups are usually separated by spaces in your program. If in doubt, wait until everyone else begins. Sometimes people will applaud in the middle of a group. There's no problem with that - we like applause whenever it comes.

Sacred and Secular We often mix program content with both sacred music and secular music. For us there is really no difference - it is all sacred and it is all just great music. Some people may feel uncomfortable about applauding after a piece that is quite obviously liturgical in nature. Just remember we are not performing a church service, but rather a musical art performance.