Albums

Our debut album “Cellostatus” was released in May 2025 and is available on all streaming platforms & for purchase at Bright Shiny Things. This album features three cello concerti commissioned by NouLou featuring world class composers Ljova, Alyssa Weinberg, Dorian Wallace with soloist Nicholas Finch.

Our recording of “Payne Hollow Piano Trio” by Daniel Gilliam will be released the fall 2025!

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Recognition

In recognition of what NouLou stands for, we received a grant from the Robert & Clarita Whitney Fund to give a special New Year’s Eve performance at the Seelbach Hotel’s Ratskeller in December 2022. In the spring of 2023, NouLou was accepted to work with Leadership Louisville’s Program Encore Team to help us continue providing these special chamber music experiences for our city.

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About

NouLou Chamber Players is a vibrant ensemble bringing together Louisville’s elite classical musicians to provide the community with exceptional music making outside of the traditional concert hall. Our salon style, of performing in intimate settings, is reminiscent of the way chamber music was enjoyed centuries ago but with our own fresh take and modern flair. Our Parlor
Series, in partnership with the Oxmoor Farm, brings to life these traditions in chamber music. We have also enjoyed collaborations with the Conrad-Caldwell House Museum, Filson Historical Society, Treyton Oak Towers, Gravely Brewing Company, the Ogle Center at Indiana University Southeast, the University of Louisville New Music Festival, Fête de la Musique Louisville, New Lens presented by 90.5 WUOL and 21c Louisville, Cave Hill Cemetery and Violins of Hope.

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Our Name

A blending of the ideas ‘NuLu’ and the French word ‘nouveau’, NouLou Chamber Players is a versatile collective of highly trained, classical musicians who curate concerts, and give deeply moving performances in a multitude of locations.

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Commissions & Projects

We have continued Louisville’s great tradition of commissioning & recording new works. After premiering three new cello concerti with support from the Gheens Foundation, we have received the prestigious Alice M. Ditson Fund Grant to record them and most recently we have received a grant from the Snowy Owl Foundation to help support the label. Our debut album in collaboration with Louisville Orchestra’s principal cellist Nicholas Finch, “Cellostatus,” was released on May 16, 2025.

We have also commissioned “Suite for Ten Instruments” by Daniel Gilliam, “Passage” for Cello Quintet by James McFadden-Talbot, and “Helen & Nora” for Solo Cello/Musical Story by Sebastian Chang.

Other projects have included the Kentucky premiere of Mahler Symphony No. 4 (chamber version) under the baton of Louisville Orchestra Concertmaster Gabriel Lefkowitz and soprano Emily Albrink; and a residency with the University of Louisville’s Composition Department by working with & premiering new works by its graduate students during the New Music Festival.

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Education & Outreach

We have expanded our educational mission through collaborations with the Louisville Academy of Music, the University of Louisville School of Music’s Composition Department, and the Louisville Youth Orchestra. 

We have also participated in outreach concert opportunities made possible by the Imagine Greater Louisville 2020 Grant through the Louisville Musicians Union and Louisville Youth Orchestra.

Most recently NouLou & Oxmoor Farm started commissioning & curating musical story presentations about those who have lived at Oxmoor Farm, including “Helen & Nora: A Musical Journey & Hands-On Adventure” by Sebastian Chang.

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