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 a yet-unnamed piece 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.
The premiere of Blanchard’s piece is a component of the DSO’s partnership with Detroit 67: Looking Back to Move Forward,
a multi-year community engagement project of the Detroit Historical
Society that brings together diverse voices and communities around the
effects of an historic crisis to find their place in the present and
inspire the future.
Kazem Abdullah
Jeffrey Mumford
Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard is a
Grammy Award-winning trumpeter, composer, bandleader, and arranger. He
has recorded more than 30 albums, the most recent of which is Breathless
for Blue Note Records, executive produced by Detroit legend Don Was.
Blanchard is the DSO’s Alfred A. & Barbara M. Erb Jazz Creative
Chair and the regular host of the Paradise Jazz Series.
Regina Carter
Regina Carter is considered
the foremost jazz violinist of her generation and was a 2006 recipient
of a MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant. A master of improvisation, she
has released nine albums as a bandleader and has collaborated with
artists as diverse as Wynton Marsalis, Lauryn Hill, Max Roach, and Dolly
Parton. Carter is a native Detroiter, proud Cass Technical High School
alumna, and former DSO Civic Youth Ensembles student.
Mission
The mission of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Classical Roots
Celebration is to increase awareness of the contributions of
African-American composers and musicians through performance and
recordings and to support increased opportunities for African-Americans
in classical music through the DSO’s African-American Composer
Residency, Emerging Composer Program, and African-American Fellowship.
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.
African-American Education & Outreach Programs
The DSO has for years been at the forefront of the movement to
celebrate the contributions of African-American composers, nurture the
talents of young African-American classical musicians, and increase
access and opportunity for younger African-Americans who might never
otherwise experience the magic of classical music. The African-American
Fellowship Program addresses the shortage of African-Americans in
professional orchestras by offering a yearlong fellowship with the DSO
to one selected musician. Past DSO fellows have gone on to win
positions in orchestras across the United States, including the DSO’s
principal trombone, Kenneth Thompkins.
EVENING SCHEDULE FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2017
5:30 PM — Strolling Dinner in the Cube
8 PM — Classical Roots Concert in Orchestra Hall
10:30 PM — Dessert and Dancing Afterglow in the First Floor Atrium and the Cube
Artists: Kazem Abdullah, conductor | Regina Carter, violin | Christine Lamprea, celloBrazeal Dennard Chorale, chorus | Alice McAlister Tillman, Artistic Director and soprano
Comment by email:
Thanks. Very excited! Best, J [Jeffrey Mumford]
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