Bonnie "Prince" Billy & Friends

Join Louisville legend Bonnie "Prince" Billy, joined by friends, including LAM student and faculty performers, for a one-night-only concert benefiting Americana Community Center and the Louisville Academy of Music.

Buy tickets here. 

For over 30 years, Americana has been a vital hub of hope, belonging, and empowerment for Louisville’s refugee, immigrant, and underserved communities. Guided by the core values of human dignity and social justice, Americana provides holistic, trauma-informed services that meet the physical, emotional, and educational needs of individuals and families. Each year, more than 5,000 people from over 100 countries engage in programs that support youth achievement, family stability, adult education, mental health, crisis response, and economic self-sufficiency. From Adult ELL, GED, and citizenship classes to after-school programming to counseling to a women's fiber arts program to a vibrant community garden, Americana’s interconnected services and programs help participants overcome systemic barriers and trauma, build strong foundations, and move from surviving to thriving. 

Since 1954, the Louisville Academy of Music has been the region’s largest non-profit music school. Each year, LAM serves over 5,000 individuals through community programming and provides private instruction to more than 600 students—guided by the belief that music is for everyone. Over the past five years, LAM has grown a need-based scholarship program that offers long-term support to students at our Frankfort Ave campus. Recognizing transportation as a barrier to music education, we’ve since expanded this initiative to provide scholarship lessons directly within JCPS schools. Through one-on-one lessons, group classes and community programs, LAM nurtures life-long musicians, not solely as musicians, but as creative, inspired people. 

Traveling this Summer? Fill out the LAM Vacation Form!

During the summer, LAM follows the following vacation policy: Students may fill out a vacation request form no later than June 1  for the dates they plan to be out. This form will be forwarded to the student's instructor, and confirmation of the vacation request will be sent to families by email.  All other missed lessons from June 1 - August 15 will be considered absences. If a student is on vacation for more than a month we do not guarantee their particular lesson slot can be held open.

Florence Price: A Story Recital

Join us on April 22nd at 7pm in the Ruth French Recital hall for the World Premiere of a story recital based on the music and life of composer Florence Price, written and performed by soprano and poet Christine Jobson. The program will feature students from the Louisville Academy of Music and the Youth Performing Arts school and is a product of a collaboration between Vanderbilt Blair School of Music, the National Endowment for the Arts, LAM, YPAS, and WMSA.

This event is free and open to the public!

Parade Performance

Join LAM on April 19th from 10:30 to 1:30pm in celebrating our Composer of the Year, Chiquinha Gonzaga, a Brazilian composer whose piece O Abre Alas was the first official anthem of the parades during Brazil’s Carnival celebration. 

On Saturday, April 19, just prior to the Frankfort Avenue Easter Parade, LAM will perform O Abre Alas along with students from the Youth Performing Arts School, Western Middle School, the West Louisville Talent Education Center, and Kentucky School for the Blind on LAM’s front lawn.

Interested students and families are also invited to walk with LAM in the Frankfort Avenue Easter parade as a participant in this neighborhood event, handing out candy and playing handheld percussion instruments as we continue our celebration! LAM will have craft materials available to design paper flowers and custom masks in the spirit of Brazil’s Carnival! We also encourage participants to wear green, blue, or yellow – the colors of Brazil’s flag.

After the parade, families are welcome to return to LAM for socializing. We will have Brazilian snacks!

If you are interested in participating, please RSVP by filling out this form.

The Timeline of Events is as follows:

10:30 Arrive at LAM; store cases and warm up in recital hall

10:45 Run through O Abre Alas as a group in the recital hall

10:55 Make paper flowers, Carnival masks, and enjoy Brazilian snacks!!

11:20 Perform O Abre Alas on LAM’s front lawn

11:30 Parade begins

~11:45 (Optional) join the parade marchers

~12:30 Arrive at corner of Clifton Ave; walk back to LAM

Summer Symposium

Join us for this one of a kind musical program in a supportive learning community, open to all levels. During the 2 week program students choose between chamber music (collaborative music making) or composition (creative music making) tracks. The 3:1 faculty to student ratio provides an immersive experience prioritizing each student's growth. We build community through symposium-wide sessions. Each day begins with a movement or mindfulness activity and ends with a workshop led by a local or regional guest artist with programming in observance of Juneteenth. The Symposium is truly a blend of tradition and innovation!

Find out more here.

Governor's Award in the Arts

Last month, LAM was awarded the Governor’s Award in the Arts for Education, the highest honor in the state. This award recognizes individuals and organizations who have made extraordinary and significant contributions to the arts in Kentucky. LAM was recognized among many other inspiring Kentucky artists. Read more about the awardees here.

We are so proud of our school and thankful for every person who is a part of our musical journey!