The Louisville Orchestra (LO) and Music Director Teddy Abrams – winners of a Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo for their collaboration with pianist Yuja Wang on her album The American Project – are thrilled to announce the schedule for the 2025 edition of “In Harmony – The Commonwealth Tour of the Louisville Orchestra,” which includes a planned performance at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park on Sept. 19.
Each of the tour’s performances will be free to concertgoers, thanks to multiple generous budget appropriations from the Kentucky General Assembly.
The groundbreaking community engagement initiative – just the latest ambitious undertaking contributing to Abrams’s reputation as a “Maestro of the People” who “has embedded himself in his community, breaking the mold of modern conductors” (The New York Times) – has seen remarkable success since it began in November 2022, reaching more than 34,000 Kentuckians across 43 counties through more than 154 events.
The 2025 “In Harmony” tour will be split into three parts – in April, July, and September – each featuring different spotlighted performers and repertoire.
The September leg will be the first time the tour stretches over a consecutive two-week period, and, because several of the destinations are in Kentucky’s Appalachian region, Copland’s Appalachian Spring will be prominently featured (Sept. 11-20).
“In Harmony” has redefined the concert experience, bringing the orchestra’s multidimensional talent to diverse settings – from schools to community centers – while illuminating the shared heritage of Kentucky’s communities.
In 2025, some of the tour’s previous destinations will be revisited (Prestonsburg, Ashland, Bardstown, Glasgow, Harlan, Beattyville, Campbellsville), and new ones added (Greenville, Hazard, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Cumberland Falls State Resort Park).
The last of these locations, Cumberland Falls State Resort Park, is the only place in Kentucky and in North America where you can regularly see a natural phenomenon called a “moonbow,” caused by water droplets suspended in the air refracting the light of the moon, and the performance will feature new music written by the LO Creators Corps inspired by the phenomenon.
