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### Event Description: Creators Fest - The Louisville Orchestra

**Date and Time:** Friday, May 9, 2025, at 11:00 AM  
**Venue:** Whitney Hall at the Kentucky Performing Arts Center, 501 W Main St, Louisville, KY 40202, United States

Join us for the grand finale of the Louisville Orchestra Creators Corps (LOCC) residency at Creators Fest on May 9th at Whitney Hall. This remarkable event marks the culmination of a year-long journey during which LOCC’s three resident creators—Baldwin Giang, Brittany J. Green, and Oswald Huỳnh—have passionately crafted brand-new musical works exclusively for the Louisville Orchestra and our vibrant Louisville community.

**Event Highlights:**
- **World Premiere Compositions:** Be among the first to experience the extraordinary compositions by Baldwin Giang, Brittany Green, and Oswald Huynh. These pieces are a testament to the innovative spirit of LOCC, reflecting the diverse perspectives, stories, and inspirations of our resident creators.
- **Pre-Concert Activities:** As part of the coffee series, come early and enjoy a complimentary Heine Brothers Coffee and a pre-concert talk hosted by 90.5 WUOL before the performance begins.
- **Conductor:** Teddy Abrams will lead the orchestra, bringing his visionary leadership to the stage.

Under the creative passion and musical exploration of the Louisville Creators Corps, Creators Fest promises an exciting exploration of artistry and originality. The Louisville Orchestra introduced the groundbreaking LOCC program in the 2022-23 season, deeply integrating artists into both the orchestra and the city of Louisville, making it the only program of its kind.

Creators Fest is not just a concert—it’s a collaboration of innovation, imagination, and the transformative power of music to connect and inspire. Join us in celebrating the Louisville Creators Corps as they take the stage to unveil the world premiere compositions that represent their unique artistic expressions and ideas.

Don’t miss this extraordinary event as we applaud the creativity and dedication of LOCC’s resident creators, ushering in a new era of musical creativity at Whitney Hall.

**Support:** This event is made possible with significant support from 90.5 WUOL Classical Louisville.

For more information and to subscribe, visit the Louisville Orchestra's official website.

Creators Fest

The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts

Written after 20 years of exile, Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances mixes nostalgic memories of Russian music with the energetic sounds of his new American home. And ring in the Lunar New Year with Wu Man, "the world's greatest pipa player" (Wall Street Journal), as she performs a concerto by Zhao Jiping (China’s answer to John WIlliams) inspired by the folksongs of Wu Man’s hometown.

Rachmaninoff's Dances

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

IPO lowers the curtain on their 46th season with a resounding performance of one of music’s most celebrated and well-known works, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. With its debut performance having taken place in Vienna on May 7, 1824, IPO’s performance will commence nearly 200 years to the day after it first came alive. Also, on the bill for this epic evening will be the third installment by IPO Composer-in-Residence Oswald Huỳnh, as well as Caroline Shaw’s Seven Joys. In 2013, at just 30 years old, Shaw became the youngest recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Music for her composition Partita for 8 Voices. Kimberly E. Jones (soprano), Leah Dexter (Mezzo-Soprano), Ryan Townsend Strand (Tenor), Bill McMurray (Baritone) and the Chicago Community Chorus will lend their thunderous talents to the evening’s program.

Joyful Voices: Shaw & Beethoven

Trinity Christian College

IPO presents IPO principal horn Lee Shirer at the helm for this stunningly opulent program of classical giants alongside a world premiere of IPO Composer-in-Residence Oswald Huỳnh.

Bologne, Mozart & Haydn

New Voices

Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston

Celebrate Lunar New Year with a vibrant fusion of music and dance during this special collaboration between the Portland Chamber Orchestra and White Lotus Foundation. Lion & Lotus: A Festival of Music and Dance brings together modern and traditional art forms in a joyful celebration of creativity and community.

Experience powerful works by acclaimed composers including Oswald Huỳnh, a Portland-native and Rome Prize winner whose music weaves a distinctive Vietnamese-American voice, and Bright Sheng, a Pulitzer Prize finalist known for his evocative Chinese-American compositions. 

The evening also features the mesmerizing ancient art form of lion dance—a popular cultural performance used to scare away evil spirits, as well as to bring joy, prosperity, and good fortune for the new year—performed by the White Lotus Foundation Lion Dancers, which is the largest lion dance team in Oregon.

Oswald Huỳnh

Events

Upcoming events

Mar 3, 2026

Lion & Lotus: A Festival of Music and Dance · Portland Chamber Orchestra

Past events

8 - 13 Jul, 2025

In Harmony Tour: Glasgow · Louisville Orchestra

9 - 10 May, 2025

Creators Fest · Louisville Orchestra

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