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

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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

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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.