The String Program at Campbellsville University has grown by leaps and bounds in the past few years.  What started in 1996 as a humble community ensemble has grown to a full-size orchestra comprised almost entirely of CU students and faculty.  The program has expanded to include a string chamber ensemble and several string quartets and trios.

The University Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. J. Robert Gaddis, performed by invitation at the 2004 Kentucky Music Educators Association In-Service Conference.  The String Chamber Ensemble won an invitation to the same conference in 2007.  Members of both of these ensembles recently participated in the Kentucky Inter-Collegiate Orchestra.  In fact, the majority of the string section of the University Orchestra was selected to participate in the 2009 Kentucky Inter-Collegiate Orchestra.