The Louisville Orchestra announced its new season right on the heels of winning a Grammy.

Our Kelsey Starks joins us with the director of operations.

Adam Thomas is the director of operations for the Louisville Orchestra.

And congratulations are in order because the orchestra just received its first Grammy for best classical instrumental solo Teddy Abrams for the American Project.

Tell us about this.

So this was one of our Classics concerts back in January, two years ago.

And it was just it was quite a week to get through.

We had a snowstorm that week.

We had a mini COVID outbreak going on.

And so we were making sure our musicians were safe and healthy.

We had a huge guest in Yuja Wang, a great classical pianist.

But we made an album out of it.

We got through it.

And now here a couple of years later, this is just such a huge validation of the work that Ted's done of Uta's incredible musicianship, but also the incredible musicianship of our Louisville Orchestra.

Oh, my goodness, what an honor.

We're so proud of the orchestra and all that you all do.

And speaking of, you have a new season to announce, and this is exciting.

Tell us what still to come.

That's right.

So 24 to 25 starts this fall in September.

We're going to do things that our musicians are so excited to play, but our audience also audiences will be excited to hear like the Planets, The great Gustav Holst Suite will do Carmina Burana, the incredible piece with this giant choir behind the orchestra that you'll know you've heard it 100 times.

Just it's going to be a fantastic season.

Some great guests like violinist Midori and Ray Chen, who are just really phenomenal people to have on the season.

We're really excited.

It's going to be it's going to be worth catching.

You want to be there for it?

Yeah.

And now a Grammy Award winning artist, right?

That's right.

And you guys still have a last leg of the harmony tour.

This for those who don't know, is where you're taking the Louisville Orchestra on the road, performing throughout the state.

That's right.

What is still ahead.

So we we've been in eastern Kentucky.

We've been in western Kentucky.

We have a few spots kind of all around the state that we wanted to get to that we haven't been yet.

So we'll be in Bowling Green, we'll be at Fort Knox, will be in Danville and several other places.

These are free concerts thanks to a really, really generous gift from the state of Kentucky.

We are so grateful to the legislators for making this happen, to give people all over the state access to high quality orchestral music with great guest artists.

Michael Cleveland, who is native to this area, fantastic bluegrass musician, will be our guest on this tour.

And it's completely free to the citizens of Kentucky.

It's so fantastic.

It's unbelievable and it's been a real success.

So this is really part of the mission of the orchestra, is bringing music to the community.

That's right.

That's right.

We do that right here in town.

Yes.

We have our incredible concerts at Whitney Hall.

With that, you have to get a ticket for.

And they're unmissable.

But we also have concerts that we take around the city, just like we do with the tour, to provide access to to hearing these these great musicians, these great programs.

And our wonderful guests.

And many of those concerts around the city are free because that's that's our mission.

That's wonderful.

Thank you so much for sharing all of the music with us.

And congratulations once again.

Subscriptions are open now for that new season of the Louisville Orchestra.

It kicks off September 14.

Thanks so much, Kelsey.

The curators core is also a part of the new season for the second year in a row, bringing in composers from all around the country to live in Louisville and compose new music to present this season.