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September 2019
CLASSICS: FROM THE NEW WORLD
28 SEP 2019 :: Featuring the sweeping melody that inspired the song "Goin' Home," this symphony is a beloved masterpiece. Did you know that the Bohemian composer Antonin Dvorak was inspired to write this symphony because of correspondence with a Louisville woman? Read more about that fascinating story here. Our guest soloists were noted by New York City classical radio WQXR as "19 for 19" notable musicians to watch. These young influentials are changing the future of symphonic music with premieres, outreach…
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CLASSICS: VIOLINS OF HOPE
26 OCT 2019 :: A program of history and inspiration, "Violins of Hope" comes to Louisville in October 2019. The touring exhibition provides an opportunity for learning and reflections through restored violins that survived the Holocaust. The Louisville Orchestra is proud to be one of many partners in this city-wide project and participate by giving voice to these amazing instruments in this performance. For more information about the city-wide exhibition, link to ViolinsOfHopeLou.com Paul SCHOENFIELD: Klezmer Rondos, No. 2 William…
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CLASSICS: TEDDY TALKS MAHLER
18 JAN 2020 :: With the most tender love letter ever written in music at its heart and a finale of unalloyed joy, Mahler's Symphony No. 5 is a miracle of symphonic music. Teddy Abrams offers a program reminiscent of the "Omnibus" series of the 1950s, demonstrating and explaining the work with the orchestra's help before intermission with the complete performance to follow. Gustav MAHLER: Symphony No. 5 TEDDY ABRAMS, conductor SERIES SPONSORED BY BROWN-FORMAN
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CLASSICS: GOSPEL AT THE SYMPHONY
22 FEB 2020 :: Gospel music has shaped American music like no other and in this first concert of our Festival of American Music, Teddy and the LO are joined by one of the finest gospel choirs in the United States for a spectacular concert. Edward "Duke" ELLINGTON: Three Black Kings VARIOUS: Gospel selection with Orchestra TBA & Cory Henry Selections TBD TEDDY ABRAMS, conductor CORY HENRY, vocals and organ Choir of St. Stephen's Baptist Church SERIES SPONSORED BY BROWN-FORMAN
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CLASSICS: BEETHOVEN + RACHMANINOFF
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 and noise…
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