Graham Parker. Photo courtesy of Louisville Orchestra.
In (3/12) Courier Journal (Louisville, KY), Kirby Adams writes, “The Grammy Award-winning Louisville Orchestra has announced that CEO Graham Parker has stepped down. Parker joined the Louisville Orchestra in 2021 as a consultant before assuming the CEO role in May 2022. His tenure saw multiple strategic initiatives designed to expand the orchestra’s reach, strengthen its internal operations, and prepare for long-term sustainability…. Parker will remain on hand to support the organization in a consulting capacity…. Before arriving in Louisville, Parker was the president of Decca Records US at Universal Music Group … While in Louisville, Parker became the force behind the two initiatives that help define the orchestra’s next steps: the Creators Corps program, which brings three full-time resident composers to Louisville to create works for the community they’re living in, and the statewide touring initiative, backed by a $4.3M appropriation from the Kentucky General Assembly, which expands the orchestra’s central mission of serving its community to the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky…. Nathaniel Koch, a leader with the orchestra for 18 years, will serve as Interim Executive Director as the orchestra’s board works to hire a new CEO.”
