JIM JAMES – OF MY MORNING JACKET – TO PERFORM WITH LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA

Published September 21, 2017 | By Dispatch_MrsB

The Louisville Orchestra is delighted to announce that Jim James will perform with the Louisville Orchestra on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 8PM at the Kentucky Center. Scheduled as part of the Orchestra’s “Classics Series” sponsored by Brown-Forman, the concert, titled “Kentucky Classics,” was already announced and is currently on sale.
James will perform with the orchestra in his original songs orchestrated by LO Music Director, Teddy Abrams. The two have hoped to collaborate for years in an orchestral performance.
The concert on April 7, 2018, also features the orchestra performing a Louisville premiere of “Natural History” by Michael Gordon under the direction of Teddy Abrams. The piece, written to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the United States National Parks Service, honors the beauty and grandeur of the American National Parks. A selection from the 2017 Grawemeyer Composition First Place Award winning work “Play” by Andrew Norman will also be performed by the Orchestra.
Tickets are $58 to $27 and are available at the only authorized LO ticket vendor: Kentucky Center Ticket Office (501 W. Main, Louisville) by calling 502.584.7777 or 800.775.7777 or online at KentuckyCenter.org. Concert details are available at LouisvilleOrchestra.org.
LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA :: PLAY: FESTIVAL OF AMERICAN MUSIC 1 SAT 07 APR 2018 | 8PM | Kentucky Center