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Teddy Abrams: Well, I think that you have to do it in a way that makes everybody feel
How do traditional arts organizations respond to turbulent times?. Louisville, Ky. has been a center of protest since Breonna Taylor was killed by police a year ago, this month. Two prominent musicians in the city, an unusual pair, are collaborating in response: On one hand, there’s Jecorey Arthur – a rapper who, as of last year, became Louisville’s youngest elected official as a city councilor – and on the other there’s Teddy Abrams, conductor of the Louisville Orchestra, where he became music director seven years ago while still in his mid-20s. The two are now teaming up for a livestreamed concert this Saturday night as part of the program “LOVE,” or Louisville Orchestra Virtual Edition.