Louisville Orchestra 2015/16 Season

“ WE ARE DRAWN TO MUSIC. IT’S AN ESSENTIAL PART OF BEING HUMAN.”

+TEDDY ABRAMS

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SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGES CLASSICS SERIES includes 10 evening performances with the entire selection of full orchestra concerts with guest soloists.

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CLASSICS MINI A & CLASSICS MINI B each include 5 evening performances for a mini-series of selected Classics concerts.

COFFEE CONCERT SERIES includes 7 morning performances of Classics concerts.

POPS SERIES includes 6 evening shows featuring popular orchestral music and special guests.

All programs, artists, dates, times and venues are subject to change.

CLASSICS SERIES

The Kentucky Center, Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. (*unless noted)

OCT. 24, 2015

OCT. 9, 2015

(FRIDAY)

SEPT. 26, 2015

OPENING NIGHT +

Jubilant Sykes, soloist + Teddy Abrams, conductor

MINI A

BERNSTEIN: Mass “Mass” seeks the meaning and relevance of faith in an increasingly secular and noisy world. Sometimes humorous, occasionally bawdy, and at times profoundly moving, Bernstein’s masterpiece, based on the Roman Catholic liturgy, includes passages sung in Latin with additional texts in English by Bernstein, Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz, and Paul Simon. An enormous piece, the work, scored for orchestra, two choruses, marching and rock bands, actors, and dancers, also features rock, blues, Broadway, and classical music.

FOUR LAST SONGS* Jorge Mester, conductor

CLASSICS

MINI B

STRAUSS, R.: Four Last Songs TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 Infused with transcendent peace and beauty, Richard Strauss’ final work meditates on life and death. And Maestro Mester brings the sweeping romance of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece to the stage.

EROICA Teddy Abrams, conductor

CLASSICS

MINI A

ABRAMS: Composition for Community Collaborators (World Premiere) BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”) Teddy and the orchestra are joined by several unexpected guests from the Louisville music scene for a rollicking suite of music written just for this remarkable evening.

THE BACH EFFECT

NOV. 7, 2015

CLASSICS

Teddy Abrams, conductor STRAUSS, R.: Don Juan WAGNER: Overture to Tannhauser C.P.E. BACH: Sinfonia in B minor #5, WQ182 J.S. BACH (ARR. WEBERN): Musical Offering HINDEMITH: “Ragtime” from Suite 1922 MOZART: Symphony In an all-German program, Teddy deconstructs the musical influences of J.S. Bach across the centuries. He performs Bach’s Musical Offering on harpsichord as the centerpiece of the program.

CLASSICS

MINI B

JAN. 9, 2016

RACHMANINOFF’S SECOND

William Wolfram, piano + Jorge Mester, conductor

We welcome an extraordinary guest to the Louisville Orchestra. Tall and powerfully built, pianist William Wolfram has a technique to match. Able to summon torrents of sound for the grandest moments in the Romantic literature, he is also able to produce the subtlest gradations in volume with the most persuasive, luminous tone.

JAN. 30, 2016

Augustin Hadelich, violin + Teddy Abrams, conductor

CLASSICS

MINI B

A new commission by students from the Curtis Institute of Music BRAHMS: Violin Concerto RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances The Cleveland Plain Dealer calls Augustin Hadelich a consummate showman but “… behind Hadelich’s talent was a molten intensity, a determination to explore the music’s passionate, earthy sides with gritty articulation and tender lyricism.” His return to the LO promises an evening of brilliant music-making.

PETROUCHKA – An Orchestra & Ballet Collaboration

MAR. 5, 2016

MINI A

˚ Symphony No. 6 MARTINU: RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2

BRAHMS & RACHMANINOFF

MAR. 26, 2016

CLASSICS

Louisville Ballet + Teddy Abrams, conductor

CLASSICS

MINI B

ABRAMS: Fanfare (World Premiere) PHILIP GLASS: Violin Concerto STRAVINSKY: Petrouchka An all-out extravaganza that will be the talk of Louisville! The evening puts the orchestra on stage with the dancers of the Louisville Ballet for the first half of this electrifying performance. The orchestra then moves to the pit for a full presentation of Stravinsky’s dazzling ballet Petrouchka.

FESTIVAL OF AMERICAN MUSIC I

Teddy Abrams, conductor/clarinet soloist

CLASSICS

MINI A

IVES: Thanksgiving and Forefather’s Day COPLAND: Clarinet Concerto JOHN ADAMS: Harmonielehre MASON BATES: Mothership Promising another signature “Abrams” event, Teddy packs this concert with audience participation and his own gifts as clarinet soloist. “I believe the orchestra must bring people together to grow as individuals and as a community,” explains Teddy. This concert will create that opportunity in a superbly entertaining fashion.

APR. 9, 2016

FESTIVAL OF AMERICAN MUSIC II

Chase Morrin, piano + Teddy Abrams, conductor

MINI B

MORRIN: Piano Concerto (World Premiere) COPLAND: Symphony No. 3 “Fanfare for the Common Man” is woven into the heroic and stirring music of Copland’s Symphony No. 3. Called “America’s Symphony,” this work, and the jazz-infused piano concerto by the astonishing young talent Chase Morrin, will bring audiences to their feet.

BÉLA FLECK

APR. 30, 2016

CLASSICS

Béla Fleck, banjo + Teddy Abrams, conductor

CLASSICS

MINI A

MANCINI: Theme from Peter Gunn FLECK: The Imposter BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique What better way to close the Classics season than an explosively fun concert featuring a Louisville favorite? Bela Fleck joins the LO for a brilliant night of music.

It’s our night to shine!

COFFEE CONCERT SERIES

Kentucky Center Fridays at 10:30 a.m.

Enjoy a morning cup of coffee and a full-length concert at a convenient daytime schedule of 7 performances.

Subscription prices save you up to 35% OFF!

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)

JAN. 8, 2016

RACHMANINOFF’S SECOND William Wolfram, piano +Jorge Mester, conductor MARTINU: Symphony No. 6 RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2

MAR. 25, 2016

FESTIVAL OF AMERICAN MUSIC I Teddy Abrams, conductor /clarinet soloist IVES: Thanksgiving and Forefather’s Day COPLAND: Clarinet Concerto JOHN ADAMS: Harmonielehre MASON BATES: Mothership

APR. 29, 2016

BÉLA FLECK Béla Fleck, banjo +Teddy Abrams, conductor MANCINI: Theme from Peter Gunn FLECK: The Imposter BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique

NOV. 6, 2015

ABRAMS: Composition for Community Collaborators (World Premiere)

Teddy Abrams, conductor STRAUSS, R.: Don Juan WAGNER: Overture to Tannhauser C.P.E. BACH: Sinfonia in B minor #5, WQ182 J.S. BACH (ARR. WEBERN): Musical Offering HINDEMITH: “Ragtime” from Suite 1922 MOZART: Symphony

BRAHMS & RACHMANINOFF

JAN. 29, 2016

Community Collaborators + Teddy Abrams, conductor

THE BACH EFFECT

Augustin Hadelich, violin +Teddy Abrams, conductor A new commission by students from the Curtis Institute of Music BRAHMS: Violin Concerto RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances

FESTIVAL OF AMERICAN MUSIC II

APR. 8, 2016

OCT. 23, 2015

EROICA

Chase Morrin, piano + Teddy Abrams, conductor MORRIN: Piano Concerto (World Premiere) COPLAND: Symphony No. 3

POPS SERIES All programs, artists, dates, times and venues are subject to change.

(FRIDAY)

Bob Bernhardt, conductor We’re working to fill this space with a top entertainer for your enjoyment.

OCT. 30, 2015

NIGHTMARE ON MAIN STREET *

TBA

OCT. 10, 2015

Kentucky Center Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. (*unless noted)

Bob Bernhardt, conductor One, two… Bob’s coming for you! Three, four … scream for more! It’s Halloween at the LO and you’re invited to wear your best costume and shiver to an evening of ghoulish, favorite music from movies, shows and orchestral pops.

Starring Ann Hampton Calloway Bob Bernhardt, conductor

An exquisite jazz-singer who has been named “Performer of the Year” by 2014 Broadwayworld.com, Ann Hampton Calloway is known for her divine voice and depth of emotion in her singing. She performs the amazing catalog made famous by Barbra Streisand including “The Way We Were,” “People,” “Don’t Rain on My Parade” and more.

BRAVO BROADWAY ROCKS!*

Bob Bernhardt, conductor Pink Martini is a rollicking around-the-world musical adventure… if the United Nations had a house band in 1962, this would have been the band. Featuring a dozen musicians, Pink Martini performs its multilingual repertoire on concert stages all over the world. Sold-out shows have audiences on their feet dancing to Latin-rhythms, bouncing to pop favorites of yesteryear, and swaying to glamorous, smoky ballads.

BOB BERNHARDT

(FRIDAY)

MARCH 19, 2016

PINK MARTINI

JAN. 16, 2016

Randy Jackson as Robert Plant Brent Havens, conductor A massive array of songs from the Led Zeppelin performed by the most talented tribute group in the world Windborne Music. A perfect fit for orchestras, the lush harmonies and driving tunes allow musicians to dig in and rock. The show even features an electric violinist!

APRIL 22, 2016

NOV. 14, 2015

THE MUSIC OF LED ZEPPELIN STREISAND SONGBOOK

PRINCIPAL POPS CONDUCTOR

Bob Bernhardt, conductor A trio of talented Broadway veterans share the spotlight in a high-energy concert performing selections from Rock and contemporary Broadway hits. The show features music from Wicked, Hairspray, The Lion King, Mamma Mia!, Rent, The Wiz, and Phantom of the Opera among many others.

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