| Event | Classical Roots with Detroit Symphony Orchestra |
|---|---|
| Event Type | Concert / Virtual Event |
| Ensemble | JLCO with Wynton Marsalis |
| Date | Saturday, March 6th, 2021 |
| Time | 7:30pm |
| Venue | Orchestra Hall |
| Address | 3711 Woodward Avenue |
| Location | Detroit, MI, United States |
| Venue Phone | +1 313-576-5111 |
| Admission | $12 |
| Webcast | Watch Webcast |
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis returns to perform with the DSO, clarinetist Anthony McGill, and conductor William Eddins. This Classical Roots Celebration concert will feature Marsalis’s own composition Meeelaan featuring DSO Acting Principal Bassoon Michael Ke Ma, Stravinsky’s Ebony Concerto for Clarinet and Jazz Band, and Bernstein’s Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs. The Brazeal Dennard Chorale and Artistic Director Alice McAllister Tillman will also be featured. Classical Roots honors and celebrates African American composers, musicians, educators, and cultural and civic leaders.
Program to include:
John Rosamond JOHNSON “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Damon DANDRIDGE “I Know I’ve Been Changed” (Brazeal Dennard Chorale)
Wynton MARSALIS “Meeelaan” (Michael Ke Ma, bassoon)
Igor ISTRAVINSKY Ebony Concerto for Clarinet and Jazz Band (Anthony McGill, clarinet)
Leonard BERNSTEIN Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs (Anthony McGill, clarinet)
Notes
Streaming on-demand for two weeks
Personnel
- Carlos Henriquez – bass
- Obed Calvaire – drums, tambourine
- Dan Nimmer – piano
- Kris Johnson – trumpet
- Ryan Kisor – trumpet
- Kenny Rampton – trumpet
- Vincent Gardner – trombone
- Chris Crenshaw – trombone
- Victor Goines – tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet, bass clarinet
- Ted Nash – alto sax, soprano sax, clarinet, flute, piccolo
- Kasan Belgrave – alto sax, soprano sax, flute, clarinet
- Walter Blanding – tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet
- James Carter – baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet
- Anthony McGill – clarinet
Conductor
Setlist
Set:
- Lift Every Voice and Sing (Anthony McGill, clarinet)
- Ignition (DSO Brass Quartet)
- I Know I’ve Been Changed (Brazeal Dennard Chorale—pre-recorded)
- Meeelaan (DSO string quartet featuring Michael Ke Ma, bassoon)
- Ebony Concerto for Clarinet and Jazz Band (JLCO with members of DSO; featuring Anthony McGill, clarinet)
- Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs (JLCO with members of DSO; featuring Anthony McGill, clarinet)
