LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The final notes of Amazing Grace lingered in the hall as the audience rose to its feet — a standing ovation, not just for the musicians on stage, but for the people whose lives and memories filled every note.
Two weeks have passed since a thick plume of black smoke rose into the late afternoon Louisville sky — a harbinger of tragedy the city never saw coming. Fourteen lives were lost that day. On Thursday night, the Louisville Orchestra offered something words could not: music.
“We had to offer our music to the community when it is needed most,” Teddy Abrams, Louisville Orchestra conductor, told the audience.
One by one, the names were read — Angela Anderson, Trina Chavez, Tony Crane, Capt. Dana Diamond, Louisnes Fadon and his granddaughter Kimberly Asa, Carlos Fernandez, John Lock, John Spray, Matthew Sweets, First Officer Lee Truitt, Capt. Richard Wartenberg, Megan Washburn, and Ella Petty Washburn — 14 names now etched into Louisville’s collective memory.
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified all 14 victims of the deadly Nov. 4, 2025, UPS plane crash in Louisville.
“Tonight, we honor not just the sorrow, but the fullness of their lives,” Mayor Craig Greenberg said from the stage.
For some, the music stirred tears. For others, quiet reflection. But for everyone, it carried meaning.
“We are offering this music knowing this will probably affect many of you in different ways,” Abrams said. “There is no right or wrong way to listen. We just want to put it there for you all to share — and be together — in a time when being together is what is needed.”
In a city still healing, songs from strangers on a stage became something far greater — a shared moment of grace.
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