Mar 18 review REVIEW: Louisville Orchestra Looks For Jazz In Festival Of American Music Visiting conductors and composers often bring up the Louisville Orchestra’s legendary First Edition commissioning and recording days in the mid-20th century. The First Edition project put Louisville on lots of maps. The Louisville Orchestra has tried to reclaim some of that history since a youthful Teddy Abrams became music director in 2014. His appointment was […] By Daniel Gilliam Mar 18 review REVIEW: Louisville Orchestra Looks For Jazz In Festival Of American Music By Daniel Gilliam
Apr 13 Blog Michael Tilson Thomas in Louisville Michael Tilson Thomas is an iconic conductor, whose lineage includes studies with Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein, and premieres of Igor Stravinsky and Pierre Boulez. As Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony and New World Symphony, it’s rare to see MTT conduct anywhere else, but Louisville will be afforded a unique opportunity to see […] By Daniel Gilliam Apr 13 Blog Michael Tilson Thomas in Louisville By Daniel Gilliam
May 16 Artsbreak Louisville Orchestra Broadcasts The Louisville Orchestra broadcasts are coming to Classical 90.5, with select concerts on Thursdays at 8pm, starting May 19, 2016. We’ll post details about upcoming broadcasts on our Louisville Orchestra page. By Daniel Gilliam May 16 Artsbreak Louisville Orchestra Broadcasts By Daniel Gilliam
Sep 22 Artsbreak Audio: Teddy Abrams and Jubilant Sykes on Bernstein’s Mass Leonard Bernstein composed Mass for the opening of the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, and commissioned by Kennedy’s widow, Jacqueline Kennedy. It was controversial at the time, taking the form of a Roman Catholic mass and interweaving new texts from Bernstein, Stephen Schwarz and even Paul Simon. Mass, a gigantic theatrical work, is an amalgamation […] By Daniel Gilliam Sep 22 Artsbreak Audio: Teddy Abrams and Jubilant Sykes on Bernstein’s Mass By Daniel Gilliam
Sep 09 Artsbreak Panel Discussion: Leonard Bernstein’s Mass Join Daniel Gilliam as he moderates a panel discussion hosted by the Center for Interfaith Relations and the Louisville Orchestra on Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass” and its spiritual implications. Panelists will include Louisville Orchestra Music Director Teddy Abrams, Cantor David Lipp from Adath Jeshurun and Father David Sanchez of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Butchertown. September […] By Daniel Gilliam Sep 09 Artsbreak Panel Discussion: Leonard Bernstein’s Mass By Daniel Gilliam
May 06 Artsbreak Louisville Orchestra Season Finale Broadcast Classical 90.5 presents the final Louisville Orchestra concert from the 2014-15 season Thursday evening at 8 pm. The music, which is conducted by LO Music Director Teddy Abrams, begins with John Williams’ The Cowboys Overture, featuring music written for the 1972 film The Cowboys starring John Wayne. Abrams ends the program with his interpretation of […] By Alan Brandt May 06 Artsbreak Louisville Orchestra Season Finale Broadcast By Alan Brandt
Apr 24 Artsbreak Review: Louisville Orchestra Closes 2014-15 Season with Time for Three (Photo credit LeAnn Mueller) The Louisville Orchestra concludes its 2014-2015 season this week featuring Time for Three, John Williams’ The Cowboys overture and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, Op. 67. The Cowboys overture is everything you want from a western film score and John Williams: driving string melodies, brass fanfares, evocative percussion and folksy woodwind tunes. […] By Daniel Gilliam Apr 24 Artsbreak Review: Louisville Orchestra Closes 2014-15 Season with Time for Three By Daniel Gilliam