FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Elizabeth Twork; (313) 576-5126; [email protected]
Jacquie Ward; (313) 576-5063; [email protected]
THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND LEONARD SLATKIN ANNOUNCE SIX FREE
CONCERTS IN SEPTEMBER WITH DSO COMMUNITY SERIES & OPEN HOUSE
DSO to visit Beverly Hills, Dearborn and Detroit and host an Open House at Max M. Fisher Music Center
DETROIT, (August 31, 2009) – The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) and Music Director Leonard Slatkin
present a week of free concerts with the DSO Community Series: Your DSO in Your Community from Sept.
14-18 and a special DSO Open House on Sept. 20.
Your DSO in Your Community offers performances on Mon., Sept. 14 at 10:45 a.m. and 8 p.m. at Seligman
Performing Arts Center located at 22305 W. 13 mile, Beverly Hills; Tues., Sept. 15 at 8 p.m. at the Ford
Community and Performing Arts Center located at 15801 Michigan Ave., Dearborn; Thurs., Sept. 17 at 7 p.m.
at the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center located at 1627 W. Fort St., Detroit; and Fri., Sept. 18 at 2
p.m. at the Detroit School of Arts located at 123 Selden St., right behind the Max M. Fisher Music Center,
Detroit. These concerts will culminate with a sixth free concert held at 3:00 p.m. during the DSO Open House
running from 1 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Max M. Fisher Music Center on Sept. 20.
“In these difficult times, bringing music to a larger public is more important than ever,” said DSO Music Director
Leonard Slatkin. “The DSO is committed to expanding its audience and it is my hope that as we reach out to
different constituencies, they in turn will come to visit us as well.”
“Leaving Orchestra Hall to go out into the community and play for those who might not know us as well as they
would like to has always been one of Leonard’s chief missions.” said Anne Parsons, President and CEO. “It’s
exciting to see this first round of community concerts come to fruition and to be visiting people where they live
and learn right at the start of our season. We’ll be looking forward to scheduling more concerts like these
throughout 2009-2010, so please stay tuned for more announcements to come.”
Concert attendees will receive complimentary discount ticket vouchers, $10 for adults, $1 for those 18 and
under that can be used to secure seats to any regular subscription DSO concert during the 2009-2010 season.
Vouchers can be redeemed by presenting them to the DSO box office one-half hour prior to a concert. Adults
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with a $10 voucher will pay only $10 for the concert while anyone 18 and under may purchase a ticket for $1
when accompanied by a paying adult. There is a limit of two adult tickets and four children’s tickets per family.
DSO OPEN HOUSE
In celebration of an exciting new season, the DSO will host a DSO Open House on Sept. 20 at the Max M.
Fisher Music Center which will include a DSO concert at 3 p.m. featuring the gifted 13 year-old soloist Sarina
Zhang playing piano and cello respectively for two pieces, Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and
Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme. The concert, as well as student concerts at the Seligman
Performing Arts Center and the Detroit School of Arts and the evening concerts at the Ford Community and
Performing Arts Center, will feature Circuits, by Cindy McTee, the winner of the 2008 Elaine Lebenbom
Memorial Competition for Female Composers. McTee will address audiences at each community concert where
her music is performed.
McTee is Regents Professor of Music at the University of North Texas and is the recipient of numerous awards,
including Guggenheim, Fulbright and NEA Fellowships and a “Creative Connections Award” from Meet The
Composer. She has been commissioned and performed by major musical organizations both nationally and
internationally. The Elaine Lebenbom award is the only annual symphony orchestra-sponsored award designed
solely to recognize and support the creation of new orchestral works by female composers and includes a $10,000
prize.
Sarina Zhang has accumulated top awards as both pianist and cellist. She was named a 2009 Davidson Fellow by
the Davidson Institute for Talent Development and won first prize in the New York Ensemble 212 Young Artist
Competition for Violoncello and first place in Juilliard Pre-College Dvořák Silent Woods and Rondo Concerto
Competition. Sarina started piano lessons at age 5 and is currently enrolled in the pre-college division at The
Juilliard School studying piano, cello and composition. Sarnia’s performances have been broadcast throughout
the USA on National Public Radio and she was featured on the PBS television show "From the Top, Live from
Carnegie Hall."
Other attractions at The Open House will include a performance by members of the Civic Jazz Ensembles on the
third floor of the Atrium at 1:15 p.m., a behind-the-scenes Civic Orchestra rehearsal in The Music Box at 1:45
p.m., a performance by the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center Singers and many other fun family
activities. Doors open at 1 p.m. with events beginning at 1:30 p.m. More details on events and activities will be
announced in the coming weeks.
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TICKETS
Although tickets are free to all performances, reservations are required as space is limited. Tickets for the Sept.
14 performances at Seligman Performing Arts Center, the Sept. 17 performance at the Salvation Army Adult
Rehabilitation Center and the Sept. 20 DSO Open House concert can be reserved at the Max M. Fisher Music
Center box office (3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit); or by calling (313) 576-5111. Tickets for free seating for the
Sept. 15 performance at Ford Community and Performing Arts Center can be reserved by calling (313) 9432354. Free parking is available on site at all venues. The performances at the Seligman Performing Arts
Center on Sept. 14 at 10:45 a.m. and The Detroit School of Arts on Sept. 18 at 2:00 p.m. will be for students
only and are closed to the public. Reservations or tickets are not required to enter the Max M. Fisher Music
Center or participate in activities during the DSO Open House, save the 3 p.m. concert.
PERFORMANCES
Your DSO in Your Community
Seligman Performing Arts Center
Mon., Sept. 14 at 10:45 a.m.*
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
BERNSTEIN
COPLAND
CINDY McTEE
GOULD
ANDERSON
JOPLIN
Arr. FELIX SLATKIN
JOHN WILLIAMS
Key arr. MATHES
*Event is for students only
Your DSO in Your Community
Seligman Performing Arts Center
Mon., Sept. 14 at 8 p.m.
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
BERNSTEIN
COPLAND
CINDY McTEE
BARBER
GOULD
ANDERSON
JOPLIN
Arr. FELIX SLATKIN
Candide Overture
Saturday Night Waltz and Hoe Down from Rodeo
Circuits
American Salute
Waltzing Cat
Syncopated Clock
Typewriter
The Entertainer
Carmen’s Hoedown
Princess Leia’s Theme, Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme), Main Title from Star
Wars
Star Spangled Banner
Candide Overture
Buckaroo Holiday, Saturday Night Waltz, Hoe Down from Rodeo
Circuits
Adagio for Strings
American Salute
Waltzing Cat
Syncopated Clock
Typewriter
The Entertainer
Carmen’s Hoedown
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JOHN WILLIAMS
Key arr. MATHES
Princess Leia’s Theme, Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme), Main Title from Star
Wars
Star Spangled Banner
Your DSO in Your Community
Ford Community and Performing Arts Center
Tues., Sept. 15 at 8 p.m.
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
BERNSTEIN
Candide Overture
COPLAND
Buckaroo Holiday, Saturday Night Waltz, Hoe Down from Rodeo
CINDY McTEE
Circuits
BARBER
Adagio for Strings
GOULD
American Salute
ANDERSON
Waltzing Cat
Syncopated Clock
Typewriter
JOPLIN
The Entertainer
Arr. FELIX SLATKIN
Carmen’s Hoedown
JOHN WILLIAMS
Princess Leia’s Theme, Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme), Main Title from Star
Wars
Key arr. MATHES
Star Spangled Banner
Your DSO in Your Community
Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center
Thurs., Sept 17 at 7 p.m.
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Program to be announced in the weeks to come
Your DSO in Your Community
Detroit School of Arts
Fri., Sept. 18 at 2 p.m.*
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
BERNSTEIN
COPLAND
CINDY McTEE
GOULD
ANDERSON
JOPLIN
Arr. FELIX SLATKIN
JOHN WILLIAMS
Key arr. MATHES
*Event is for students only
Candide Overture
Saturday Night Waltz and Hoe Down from Rodeo
Circuits
American Salute
Waltzing Cat
Syncopated Clock
Typewriter
The Entertainer
Carmen’s Hoedown
Princess Leia’s Theme, Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme), Main Title from Star
Wars
Star Spangled Banner
DSO Open House Concert
Orchestra Hall
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Sun., Sept. 20 at 3 p.m.
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Sarina Zhang, piano and cello
COPLAND
CINDY McTEE
TCHAIKOVSKY
MENDELSSOHN
TCHAIKOVSKY
Buckaroo Holiday, Saturday Night Waltz, Hoe Down from Rodeo
Circuits
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor
1812 Overture
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