Don’t Miss “A Making Music Celebration” Free Concert

Featuring the Louisville Orchestra and Jinjoo Cho,

Wednesday, February 6

As part of the Fund for the Arts 2008 Arts Festival Week, the Kentucky Center, Fund for the Arts and the Louisville Orchestra will present a special Gheens Great Expectations concert titled “A Making Music Celebration” on Wednesday, February 6, at 7 pm in Whitney Hall.  This program features the Louisville Orchestra with Gheens Great Expectations young artist, JinJoo Cho, as soloist.  And the best part is the concert is FREE. Don’t miss it!

The Kentucky Center, Fund for the Arts and the Louisville Orchestra will present a special Gheens Great Expectations concert titled “A Making Music Celebration” on Wednesday, February 6, at 7 pm in Whitney Hall.  This program will celebrate Louisville’s rich tradition of Bringing the Arts to Youth by featuring the Louisville Orchestra in a public version of its renowned MakingMusic educational concerts with a Gheens Great Expectations young artist as soloist.  Gheens Great Expectations is proud to present violinist Jinjoo Cho.  Cho will perform Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with the Louisville Orchestra, conducted by Jason Seber. 

This program is a celebration of The Louisville Orchestra’s six decades of introducing children to the joys of orchestral music; The Kentucky Center’s commitment through programs like the Gheens Great Expectations Project to championing the cause of arts education; the Fund for the Arts 2008 Campaign Kick-Off week supporting programs like MakingMusic, and an ever-growing spirit of partnership and collaboration among arts organizations. 

Additionally, this program will celebrate Keith Cook, a violinist with The Louisville Orchestra, and a devoted violin teacher through the West End Talent Education Center (WESTEC) and The Kentucky Center’s ArtsReach Violin Studio program.  During the evening’s program, Keith will be honored with the 2008 Gheens Premier Award in Education.  All attendees are invited to a special reception in the North lobby after the concert in honor of Keith.  This event is free and open to the public. No tickets are required.