LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA 2023-24 SEASON AT A GLANCE

Classics Series

(all performances are at 7:30PM) OUR

Kentucky Home

Saturday, September 16, 2023

Iroquois Amphitheater

Teddy Abrams, conductor; Chris Thile, mandolin

The musical heritage of the great Kentucky Commonwealth takes center stage at Iroquois Park in our first concert of the season, including the Kentucky Debut of s piece for singing mandolinist and orchestra by Murray, Kentucky’s own Chris Thile.

Lasting Legacies

Saturday, October 14, 2023

The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall

Teddy Abrams, conductor; Jefferey Kahane, piano

One might call this concert a “family affair” with works by our family of new Creators Corps members and musical pieces inspired by family ties, including a piece written by Gabriel Kahane for his father, our guest soloist, pianist Jeffrey Kahane.

(UN)SILENT FILM: NOSFERATU & A SYMPHONY OF HORROR

Saturday, October 28, 2023

The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall

Teddy Abrams, conductor

Halloween Horror, courtesy of classic film and ballet, takes the stage at the Whitney for one haunting evening of music.

BOLERO & FRIENDS

Saturday, November 18, 2023

The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall

JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Andrea Levine, clarinet

World-renowned conductor JoAnn Falletta leads the LO in a concert of spectacular turn-of-thecentury favorites from Ravel, R. Strauss, and Debussy. Our own principal clarinetist, Andrea Levine performs the clarinet concerto of John Corigliano, acclaimed composer of the score to the film, The Red Violin

Together In Song

Saturday, January 13, 2023

The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall Teddy Abrams, conductor; St. Stephen Temple Choir

Join us as we explore the music of praise and faith with a selection of works by Jewish composers and gospel arrangements performed by the St. Stephen Temple Choir.

Magnificent Voices

Saturday, March 23, 2024

The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall

Teddy Abrams, conductor; Louisville Chamber Choir

Choral music — both old and new — will transport you as the Louisville Chamber Choir joins the LO in J.S. Bach’s divine setting of the Magnificat and a beautifully evocative work by Caroline Shaw.

MAHLER 6

Saturday, April 27, 2024

The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall Teddy Abrams, conductor

Teddy Abrams leads the LO in a performance of Mahler’s emotionally charged and passionate Symphony No. 6, nicknamed the “Tragic.”

CREATORS FEST

Saturday, May 11, 2024

The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall

Teddy Abrams, conductor

The spotlight is once again on our pioneering Creators Corps program as we present a festival concert weekend of new works written for and inspired by the city of Louisville and your Louisville Orchestra.

Pops Series

(all performances are at 7:30PM)

FRIGHT NIGHT

Saturday, October 21, 2023

The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall

Bob Bernhardt, conductor

Get in a Halloween kind of mood with Bob Bernhardt and the LO performing one frightful night of Halloween hits.

HOLIDAY POPS

Saturday, November 25, 2023

The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall

Bob Bernhardt, conductor

Yuletide Joy abounds at the Whitney when Santa, Bob Bernhardt, and the LO join forces with the incredible vocal talent of Shayna Steele for all your holiday favorites.

QUEENS OF SOUL

Friday, January 19, 2024

The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall

Bob Bernhardt, conductor

An evening featuring hits made famous by the reigning divas of Soul and R&B: Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Tina Turner, Patti LaBelle, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Adele, and more!

MARCH MUSIC MADNESS

Saturday, March 16, 2024

The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall

Bob Bernhardt, conductor

Bob Bernhardt and the LO bring you March Madness of a musical kind with a program of iconic sports-themed hits.

MARIACHI FIESTA

Saturday, April 16, 2024

The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall

Bob Bernhardt, conductor

A Musical Fiesta rounds out our Pops Season as t he classic Mexican mariachi sound fills the Whitney with its trademark driving and emotional style. ¡Que Viva el Mariachi!

Film Series

(all performances are at 7:30PM)

THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall

See one of Tim Burton’s most celebrated films projected on the big screen in its entirety with a dark and charming live musical score.

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall

The popular film series returns to Whitney Hall in concert with the sixth installment of the film franchise.

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

Saturday, February 17, 2024

The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall

The LO presents this installment of the Star Wars film series on the big screen with a live performance of the thrilling score by John Williams.

by Kentucky Performing Arts

Kentucky Performing Arts is thrilled to welcome Get The Led Out, a group of professional musicians who are passionate about their love of the music of Led Zeppelin. It's been their mission to bring the studio recordings of "The Mighty Zep" to life on the big concert stage.

This is not an impersonator act but rather a group of musicians who were fans first, striving to do justice to one of the greatest bands in rock history. Below are profiles of each of these talented musicians.

You can still get tickets at KentuckyPerformingArts.org

Paul Sinclair

For lead vocalist Paul Sinclair, singing is quite simply in his blood. Adopted at 5 days old, and without any knowledge of his ancestry, Sinclair naturally gravitated toward music and the arts growing up. It wasn't until investigating his lineage in his 20s that he discovered he had come from a line of opera singers in Madrid, Spain.

Sinclair's biological grandparents, baritone José García Fernández Olaria and soprano Ana Romero Campos, had seven children. Three of them came to prominence in the music world in the 1950s and ’60s — Ana Maria Olaria, Amparo de Lerma, and Tito Mora.

A child of the 1970s, Sinclair developed a profound love and passion for the music of the era. This wonderful soundtrack would go on to mold, shape, and compel him on his musical journey. Whether it be The Beatles and The Stones, Zeppelin