The renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma will perform with the Louisville Orchestra for two concerts on April 29 inside Mammoth Cave — and tickets are being distributed through a lottery.
The unique concert will feature a special composition by the Louisville Orchestra’s music director, Teddy Abrams. He said who said he was inspired by exploring Mammoth Cave, the longest known cave system in the world.
- SUBSCRIBE: Sign up for our newsletters
“These performances are an homage to and celebration of this remarkable place, its history, and its people,” Abrams said in a press release. “Visitors have always been drawn to Mammoth Cave to experience its ancient stillness and expansiveness. It’s no surprise that this otherworldly treasure has inspired art in all forms, some of which can still be seen in the cave.”
He added, “Performing music in a cave where untold generations of people before us have created their own music connects us in a vital way to our past.”
The lottery for tickets began Monday and will continue through Feb. 6. The tickets are free, but there is a $1 processing fee.
Those interested in attending can enter the lottery online.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
