Thursday, March 2, 2017

Kazem Abdullah conducts Detroit Symphony Orchestra in Classical Roots, March 3, 2017, Free Live Webcast, World Premiere of Terence Blanchard's "Detroit 67"


Kazem Abdullah

Jeffrey Mumford's cello concerto titled 
of fields unfolding…echoing 
depths of resonant light

Terence Blanchard
World premiere of Detroit 67 
composed by Blanchard 
marking the 50th anniversary 
of Detroit’s tumultuous 
summer of 1967

Regina Carter

Christine Lamprea

CLASSICAL ROOTS

FREE LIVE WEBCAST


FRIDAY, MARCH 3 @ 8:00PM EST

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra will honor trumpeter, composer, and Fred A. & Barbara M. Erb Jazz Creative Chair Terence Blanchard and jazz violinist and MacArthur Fellow Regina Carter at the 39th annual Classical Roots Celebration.
Kazem Abdullah will conduct the program, which includes the world premiere of Detroit 67 composed by Blanchard marking the 50th anniversary of Detroit’s tumultuous summer of 1967, as well as Jeffrey Mumford's cello concerto titled of fields unfolding…echoing depths of resonant light. Cellist Christine Lamprea, First Prize winner of the 2013 Sphinx Competition, joins the DSO as guest soloist for the cello concerto.
JOHNSON/ARR. CARTER Lift Every Voice and Sing
JEFFREY MUMFORD of fields unfolding...echoing depths of resonant light
TERENCE BLANCHARD Detroit 67 (World Premiere)
DAVID SCHIFF 4 Sisters: Concerto for Jazz Violin and Orchestra

LOS ANGELES 5 PM
DETROIT 8 PM
NEW YORK 8 PM
PARIS 2 AM

For 39 years, the Classical Roots concert has celebrated African-American contributions to classical music. In 2000, the Celebration benefit was founded to honor select African-American composers, musicians, and educators for lifetime achievement and raise funds to support the DSO’s African-American music and musician development programs.




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