New World Symphony 

New World Symphony alumnus and Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra, Teddy Abrams returns to lead An American Musical Journey, an evening-long exploration of America’s musical history. The three-part program will consider American folk music and its influence on classical composers, with works by Aaron Copland, Charles Ives and performances of Bluegrass music; the jazz tradition with performances of spirituals, a Scott Joplin piano rag, Louis Prima’s New Orleans-style jazz, a standard by Herbie Hancock, and Prelude Fugue and Riffs—Leonard Bernstein’s take on jazz for the concert hall; and rock, pop and techno-influenced music by Mason Bates, John Adams and Steve Reich.