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March 2020
POPS: A TRIBUTE TO ABBA
CONCERT CANCELED SAT 28 MAR 2020 :: ARRIVAL FROM SWEDEN is the world's greatest ABBA tribute band. They perform ABBA hits with the passion and happiness of the original 70s supergroup. This is the only tribute group that tours with members of the original backup band and sells out arena shows all over the world (including Sweden)! MAMMA MIA! It's time for you to bring out your inner dancing queen and have fun at the LO POPS. BOB BERNHARDT, conductor…
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COFFEE: RACHMANINOFF 2nd
CONCERT CANCELED FRI 10 APR 2020 :: Passionate and yearning, Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony builds in waves of emotional intensity from the menacing growl of the opening strings to the powerful chorus of brass at the end. Don't miss a note as the young, dynamic conductor of the Fresno Philharmonic takes the podium in her Louisville debut. CONCERT TALK: Starting at 10AM in Whitney Hall, the LO, together with WUOL, offers a free, pre-concert discussion hosted by radio program direction Daniel…
Find out more »CLASSICS: BEETHOVEN + RACHMANINOFF
CONCERT CANCELED 11 APR 2020 :: Passionate and yearning, Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony builds in waves of emotional intensity from the menacing growl of the opening strings to the powerful chorus of brass at the end. Plus, we celebrate Beethoven's 250th "birthday" with his witty and buoyantly inventive Eighth Symphony. The concert opens with the 2013 composition about Detroit's massive River Rouge Ford Motor Company manufacturing plant. Fascinated by the industrial and social history of the city of Detroit, Mazzoli transforms the “grit…
Find out more »POPS: MICHAEL CAVANAUGH PLAYS THE SONGS OF ELTON JOHN
CONCERT CANCELED FRI 17 APR 2020 :: Michael Cavanaugh is the new voice of the American Rock + Roll Songbook. Hand-picked by Billy Joel to portray the Piano Man in his Broadway Musical, Movin' Out, Cavanaugh has the mad piano skills and the charisma to bring audiences to their feet. Cavanaugh and the Louisville Orchestra, alongside his energetic band, will pay tribute to Sir Elton John's greatest hits, including "Rocket Man," "Tiny Dancer," "Candle in the Wind," "Crocodile Rock," "Bennie and the…
Find out more »PARISTOWN: THE BLUE HOUR
FRI 24 APR 2020 :: A slim volume of poetry has inspired five women to compose a lyrical, introspective song cycle that unflinchingly explores memories of a lifetime. Joys and regrets, images and ideas tumble through 38 songs based on the work of poet Carolyn Forché. In a time when we are seeing masses of people dehumanized — by war, displacement, poverty — these composers are looking here at a single life, the beautiful detail of one human existence. There…
Find out more »CLASSICS: CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA
25 APR 2020 :: Composed by Rachel Grimes, Angélica Negrón, Shara Nova, Caroline Shaw, and Sarah Kirkland Snider on a text by American poet Carolyn Forché, The Blue Hour seeks the precious individual in the rush of the difficulties of life on our Earth. Béla Bartók's massive Concerto For Orchestra is his last completed work and is a wondrous celebration of life that vibrantly showcases various instruments and instrument groups from start to finish. The Hungarian composer wrote this showpiece for…
Find out more »September 2020
POPS: FANTASTIC FILM MUSIC
SAT 12 SEP 2020 :: The memorable tunes and big orchestra sound from some of the great films of the last 50 years. Bob will pick his favorites to share. BOB BERNHARDT, conductor
Find out more »COFFEE: FANTASTIQUE
FRI 25 Sep 2020 :: One of the most original pieces ever composed, Symphonie fantastique was created when the composer was under the influence of Goethe's Faust, Beethoven's Eroica, Shakespeare's masterpieces, and the strikingly beautiful actress Harriet Smithson. Berlioz wrote out his obsession with Ms. Smithson in the guise of a love-struck and opium addled musical hero. That the composer never met the actress until years after the symphony became famous (or infamous) did not seem to matter. She is tied to the composer…
Find out more »CLASSICS: FLOWER POWER
26 SEP 2020 :: Flower Power draws on my memory of that political and artistic time period, harnessing the energy and power of liberation and activism,” says composer Julia Wolfe about her new work for orchestra and amplified ensemble that looks back at the 60s in America. Paired with the symphonic drug-induced dreaming of Berlioz’s love struck hero. CONCERT TALK: Starting at 6:45PM in Whitney Hall, the LO, together with WUOL, offers a free, pre-concert discussion hosted by radio program…
Find out more »October 2020
MUSIC W/out BORDERS AT THE OGLE CENTER: A BEETHOVEN TRIBUTE
SAT 10 OCT 2020::Music of Beethoven and music inspired by Beethoven. Ludwig van BEETHOVEN: Egmont Overture John ADAMS: Absolute Jest Ludwig van BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5 ("Emperor"), selected mvmt. Charles IVES: Concord Symphony: The Alcotts Ludwig van BEETHOVEN: (arr. Weingartner): Piano Sonata No. 29 ("Hammerklavier") Teddy Abrams, conductor and piano SERIES SPONSORED BY REPUBLIC BANK
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