Wall Street Journal Highlights “Lift Up Louisville” Fundraiser

The video project is led by Teddy Abrams, a 2008 graduate of Curtis.

As music director of the Louisville Orchestra, Teddy Abrams (Conducting ’08) has written and helped to organize a video project combining musicians and artists from across Louisville, Kentucky, reports the Wall Street Journal. Imagined by the city’s mayor as a collaborative fundraiser, “Lift Up Louisville” highlights Mr. Abrams as a musical and community leader in the region.

Read the full article HERE.


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