Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Classical Roots

Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Classical Roots at Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall

Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Classical Roots arrives at Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall on Saturday, March 6, 2027, at 8:00 PM, with a program built around American composers whose voices reshaped symphonic music. This bill centers Valerie Coleman and Florence Price, two women whose music carries storytelling, warmth and emotional reach. Conductor Andrew Grams and pianist Michelle Cann bring the works to life alongside the Brazeal Dennard Chorale, giving you named musicians and an exact repertoire to anticipate.

The marquee draw is the Midwest premiere of Valerie Coleman's Piano Concerto, a DSO co-commission written for this tour. Michelle Cann takes the solo piano role, and the encounter between her fingers and Coleman's phrases offers a new work you will not yet know from recording. Enjoy the chance to hear a living composer's storytelling unfold in real time, with the full orchestra behind the piano.

Florence Price's Symphony No. 3 in C minor anchors the second half. Grams brings documented warmth to Price's music, and the Brazeal Dennard Chorale adds vocal color to a score that weaves spirituals into symphonic form. The combination of strings, brass, winds, chorus and Price's melodic invention gives you reason to settle into your seat and let the architecture of the symphony carry you. Take someone who values hearing Black classical voices celebrated on the concert stage.

Give this music a place in your March plans. Find tickets for Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Classical Roots at Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall and book your March 6 Detroit performance.