This weekend!!
Partnership 1: West Louisville Talent Education Center
November 14th, 7:30pm. First Unitarian Church of Louisville-free admission
November 14th, 1pm. TEN20 Brewery, Family Concert-free admission
November 15th, 3pm. Peterson-Dumesnil House- see below
Limited seating on the 15th: click link below for reservations:
This will be a wonderful concert not to be missed. A rare performance
of Mendelssohn’s Octet, written we he was just 16, a staple of the
chamber music repertoire and beloved by musicians and audiences
alike for it’s soaring melodies.
Music for a Purpose is joined by 4 members of the Louisville Orchestra, returning guests cellists
Sam Ou and Paul York and guest violist Steven Baloue from Indiana University, it will be a great event!
Julia Cash, Kim Tichenor, Jack McFadden-Talbot, Heather Thomas, violins
Jon Mueller, Steven Baloue, violas Paul York and Sam Ou, cellos
Also great works by Coleridge Taylor Perkinson and Carlos Simon. All proceeds to benefit former Louisville Orchestra violinist Keith Cook’s West Louisville Talent Education Center. Bringing string playing to those in West Louisville and coming up on their 30th anniversary. Please come out and support!! Admission is free with suggested donation.
What is Music for a Purpose?
Click the video below to learn more!
Season 5!
Lots of exciting things are in the works. We are thrilled to announce our Beneficiary Partners & Concert dates for Season 5!
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• November 14th, 7:30pm. First Unitarian Church of Louisville
• November 14th, 1pm. TEN20 Brewery, Family Concert
• November 15th, 3pm. Peterson-Dumesnil House
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‍A performance of the complete Immigrant Experience Cantata by John Kramer
For choir, piano quartet & soloists
Julia Cash, violin
Tahirah Whittington, cello
Kirk Rich, piano
Emily Albrink, soprano
Edward Carruthers, baritone
John Dickson, conductor• January 29th, 7:30pm. Highland Presbyterian Church
• January 30th, 3pm. Highland Baptist Church
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• April 9th, 7:30pm. 21C Gallery
• April 10th, 2pm. Family concert @ Trellis Brewing
• April 10th, 7:30pm. Louisville Visual Art Association
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For our fourth partnership, we’re working to deliver another great jazz concert.
Check back for more details and updates as plans progress.
Helping Louisville stay strong through a healthy arts community!
Exciting News!
Music For a Purpose has been awarded a grant from the Kentucky Arts Council to help fund our 5th Season! More news about our upcoming programing coming soon!
The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, provides operating support to Music For a Purpose with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Season 4 wraps up!
Partnership No3
Benefiting Kentucky Refugee Ministries
Our final program of the season was a great success. We raised over $9,000 for KRM and created a lot of great publicity in the process. Check out our press coverage page for a link to Spectrum News 1 coverage of our family concert at Noble Funk Brewery! We have a lot of exciting plans in the works for Season 5. Check back soon for more details!
What is Music for a Purpose?
What began as a passion project has evolved into something more.
We’re proud of where we’ve been and even more excited for what’s ahead. What sets us apart isn’t just our process—it’s the intention behind it. We take time to create beautiful music at every turn.
Season 4
Back for a Purpose
We are so excited to be starting this chamber music series, but need your help for it to continue to grow. All funds raised here will go towards covering the costs of future concerts, including artists, performance venues, advertising, publicity and administrative costs, and more. We are a 501(c)(3) organization, so your donation is fully tax-deductible. Thank you for your help and generosity!
To donate by check:
Make checks payable to Music for a Purpose
Mail all checks to:
500 Upland Rd
Louisville, KY 40206
We are a 501c3 organization
Our EIN is: 99-1148957
