DSO to perform four free community concerts in Detroit, Farmington Hills, and St. Clair Shores

The shows will feature the music of Duke Ellington, John Williams, and more

By Randiah Camille Green

Aug 25, 2023 at 12:39 pm

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Courtesy of the DSO

The four concerts are free to attend, but advance tickets are required.

Not all of us can afford an expensive night out, but that doesn't mean we shouldn’t be able to enjoy classical music.

So the Detroit Symphony Orchestra is bringing it into our neighborhoods with a series of free concerts presented by the DTE Energy Foundation.

To kick off its 2023-2024 season, the DSO will perform two free shows in Detroit and one each in Farmington Hills and St. Claire Shores from Sept. 22-24.

All the shows will include works by Duke Ellington, John Williams, Ary Barroso, Claude Debussy, Li Huanzhi, Gioachino Rossini, Antonín Dvořák, Johann Strauss Sr., and Leonard Bernstein, conducted by DSO Assistant Conductor Na’Zir McFadden.

A morning and evening performance will be conducted at Detroit’s Greater Grace Temple on Friday, Sept. 22. At 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, the concert will move to The Hawk Farmington Hills Community Center, and the St. Clair Shores show is at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 24 at Lakeview High School.

The rest of the DSO’s season includes an opening night black-tie gala (its first since 2003) on Saturday, Sept. 30 with Yo-Yo Ma, Ghostbusters in Concert (Sept. 20-21), The Music of Pink Floyd (April 20), and Let’s Groove Tonight: Motown & The Philly Sound (Oct. 6-7), among others.

While all four community concerts are free, advance tickets are required and can be reserved via dso.org. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

See the full schedule below.

Friday, Sept. 22 at 10:45 a.m.
Greater Grace Temple
23500 W. Seven Mile Rd., Detroit

Friday, Sept. 22 at 8 p.m.
Greater Grace Temple
23500 W. Seven Mile Rd., Detroit

Saturday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m.
The Hawk - Farmington Hills Community Center
29995 W. 12 Mile Rd., Farmington Hills

Sunday, Sept. 24 at 3 p.m.
Lakeview High School
21100 E. Eleven Mile Rd., St Clair Shores

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Randiah Camille Green

After living in Japan and traveling across Asia, Randiah Camille Green realized Detroit will always be home. And when she says Detroit, she's talking about the hood, not the suburbs. She has bylines in Planet Detroit News , Bridge Detroit , BLAC magazine, and Model D .Her favorite pastimes are meditating on...