Detroit Symphony Orchestra Performs at Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant
Bach, brass and steel -- Ford and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra are working together to show that classical music can be enjoyed anywhere.
Five members of the DSO's brass section recently paid a visit to Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., where they put on an impromptu performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's Contrapunctus IX while new Focus and C-MAX cars rolled off the assembly line.
Ford and the DSO are also collaborating on a series of neighborhood performances in Detroit, and free HD webcasts of DSO concerts in Orchestra Hall.
Detroit Symphony Orchestra plays at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra performed a pair of outdoor concerts at the BCBSM headquarters in summer 2013. The performances for employees and guests were led by guest maestro Clark Suttle, emceed by WJR-AM radio host Paul W. Smith, and were an expression of the company's commitment to the city and its culture.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, a nonprofit mutual insurance company, is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. BCBSM provides and administers health benefits to more than 4.4 million members residing in Michigan in addition to employees of Michigan-headquartered companies who reside outside the state. For more company information, visit and
A Moment in Detroit. Orchestra Hall and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Detroit's Orchestra Hall was built in 1919 and in 1970 underwent a complete renovation bring the hall back to its original elegance. It has a seating capacity of 2014 people and is known for its excellent acoustics. In 1971, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, Orchestra Hall features the newly added Max M. Fisher Music Center. The internationally known Detroit Symphony Orchestra makes its home at Orchestra Hall and offers classical and pop concerts. The music is by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra with Aaron Copland's Saturday Night Waltz directed by Lenard Stalkin.
At 1:04 there is a robot directing the Orchestra. If you notice the musicians they are focused on it and not the conductor as they seem to be very impressed with it. The robot was made by Honda and is called AMISO. It conducted the song Impossible Dream. To see AMISO in action, please check this video.
American Salute, Morton Gould, Detroit Symphony Civic Concert Orchestra, 5/4/14
Detroit Symphony Civic Concert Orchestra
Timothy Cibor, conductor
Orchestra Hall, Detroit, Michigan
5/4/2014
Marche Slave Op. 31, Tchaikovsky - Detroit Symphony Philharmonic Orchestra, 4/26/15
Detroit Symphony Philharmonic Orchestra. Dr. Kenneth Thompson, conductor. Orchestra Hall, Detroit, Michigan. 4/26/2015
2015 Salute to America Detroit Symphony Orchestra Star Wars
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra
The Henry Ford
Greenfield Village-Dearborn, Michigan
Joy, Frank Ticheli - Detroit Symphony Symphonic Band, 3/8/15
Detroit Symphony Symphonic Band. Kimberly Eberly, conductor. Orchestra Hall, Detroit, Michigan. 3/8/2015
Detroit: City on the Move (1965)
2015.007.036
Color 16mm film with optical sound containing the Jam Handy-produced promotional film, Detroit: City on the Move, for the city's bid to host the 1972 Olympics The film opens with Mayor Jerome P. Cavanagh addressing the viewer from his office. He serves as the film's narrator, backed by a soundtrack provided by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra under Samuel Benavie, and series of shots around the city that underscore his message.
The next segment includes shows of downtown, preeminently featuring the buildings of the new Civic Center--the City-County Building, Cobo Hall and Arena, and the Veterans Memorial Building. Cavanagh speaks of the Detroit River as an avenue for commerce and a source of fresh water. He then moves to the topic of city planning, as the film shows images of meetings which include maps, charts, and models. Shots follow of the construction of the Pontchartrain Hotel, the Jeffersonian Apartments, and the First Federal Building. The Detroit Bank and Trust Building, Lafayette Park, Riverhouse Cooperative Apartments, and several shots of residential neighborhoods also included.
The next section of the film focuses on the city's restaurants. The neon signs of Victor Lim's, Topinkas Country House, the Brass Rail, the Showboat, the Roostertail are featured, as are interior shots of the Top of the Flame in the Michigan Consolidated Gas Company Building, and several other unidentified restaurants.
Entertainment is the subject of the next section. The Masonic Temple, Ford Auditorium, the band shell at the Michigan State Fair Fairgrounds, and the Fisher Theatre all take center stage.
After a brief segment on the auto show in Cobo Hall, the film then turns toward a series of cultural institutions--the Detroit Institute of Arts, Cranbrook, the Detroit Public Library, the Detroit Historical Museum, and Greenfield Village. The film also highlights the architecture of Wayne State University, and briefly mentions its medical school as a segue into covering the planned Detroit Medical Center. Henry Ford Hospital is also shown. Then mention is made of the renovation of Mariners' Church. Native American and German dancers are shown performing in the International Institute. The fireworks of the International Freedom Festival are included as well.
Industry is the subject of the next segment. In a rapid montage factories and other business-related sites are shown, including the Ford Rouge Complex, Fisher Body Works, the Chrysler Jefferson Assembly Plant, the Chrysler General Offices, the General Motors Building on Grand Boulevard, the Highland Park Ford Plant, the Ex-Cell-O Corporation, the Marathon Detroit Oil Refinery, the International Salt Company, the U.S. Royal Tire Plant, the Great Lakes Steel Corporation, Ford World Headquarters, the Ford Research and Engineering Center, and the General Motors Technical Center.
Outdoor attractions Metropolitan Beach and the Detroit Zoo are both spotlighted in the next portion of the film, before the focus moves to sports. This section begins with footage of president John F. Kennedy making the announcement of Detroit as a candidate for the 1968 Olympic Games. Cavanagh emphasizes water recreation, skiing, Belle Isle and the city's other parks, and the professional sports teams, and various sports venues.
The film ends with a conclusion that prominently features Detroit Metropolitan Airport and aerial footage of downtown.
Greater Detroit, SuperCity U.S.A. (1983)
2015.009.027
U-Matic tape containing a promotional video about Greater Detroit produced by the Metropolitan Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau, released following the region's hosting of Super Bowl XVI. Using a montage of shots coupled with a voice-over, the video highlights the features of the area, such as the Detroit River, industry, sports (including the footage of the Detroit Tigers, the Detroit Lions, and the Detroit Pistons, as well as footage from Super Bowl XVI, hydroplane racing, and the Detroit Grand Prix), and the Ambassador Bridge. It also discusses the food and entertainment available in the city, such as the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, ethnic festivals, and the jazz festival. Some places featured are the Pontiac Silverdome, the Henry Ford Museum, Greenfield Village, the Detroit Historical Museum, the Detroit Institute of Arts, Cranbrook, Belle Isle, the Detroit Zoo, Bob-lo Island, and the International Freedom Festival. Greektown, Lakeside Mall, and Franklin Cider Mill are briefly featured, as well as many other local attractions. Other notable inclusions are Renny the Amazing Renaissance Robot, Alexander Zonjic, a Detroit Citizen's Railway trolley. The video ends with a song about Greater Detroit: SuperCity USA. Much of the footage is carried over from the previous Metropolitan Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau production Where Else But Detroit (2015.007.055).
The video is on a Sony 15 U-Matic tape with a SuperCity USA label with Greater Detroit: SuperCityUSA 2/83 12:06 Copy 9 typed on it. The tape is housed within a black plastic U-Matic case with a SuperCity USA sticker and typewritten label on its cover. An A/V Loan Request form is included in the case.
Detroit Symphony Orchestra Fantasia on Greensleeves, 12-17-2011
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra performs Ralph Greaves' adaptation of Ralph Vaughn Williams' arrangement of 'Greensleeves' aka Fantasia on Greensleeves at Orchestra Hall, Detroit, Michigan, 12-17-2011. Read our full review of this DSO performance here:
Chester (Schuman), Detroit Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble Nov 13, 2016
Chester by William Schuman. Performed by the Detroit Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble; directed by Dr. Kenneth Thompson. Orchestra Hall, Detroit, MI. Nov 13, 2016.
2015 Salute To America Detroit Symphony Orchestra 'Superman'
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra
The Henry Ford
Greenfield Village-Dearborn, Michigan
The state of the symphony orchestra
U-M assistant professor Mark Clague talks about the challenges facing the symphony orchestra and how to make it a viable profession.
Detroit Symphony Orchestra Salute to America Celebration
Join WRCJ and Afternoon Host Jim Lowlor on Wednesday From 3:00 To 7:00 P.M. as we broadcast LIVE from The Detroit Symphony Orchestra's 16th Annual Salute To America Celebration at Greenfield Village. Join us in as we strike up the band for our spectacular concert series, Salute to America. Walnut Grove historic district is transformed into a patriotic sea of red, white and blue as the Detroit Symphony Orchestra presents a rousing program of American musical favorites in celebration of Independence Day. Picnic, relax, enjoy the music and get ready for one of the area?s finest fireworks finales. Members of The Henry Ford receive discount admission for this event.
PIANO TRIO by Hannah Boissonneault
PIANO TRIO by Hannah Boissonneault
for Violin, Cello and Piano
NEW MUSIC READINGS BY MEMBERS OF THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF MUSIC | COMPOSITION AREA
Mingzhao Zhou, violin
Una O'Riordan, cello
Lia Wang (MSU), piano
April, 2018. For educational purposes only.
Recorded by Charlie Han
Photo by Mark Sullivan
Event director: Zhou Tian
©All rights reserved.
2019-11-10 Detroit Symphony Orchestra Youth Symphonic Band - 1st Cycle Concert
Behind the Scenes - Live From Orchestra Hall from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Media Genesis
Live from Orchestra Hall is an unprecedented effort among American orchestras to reach out and find a new audience in the digital space.
Media Genesis has been working with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) since 2008, helping them realize their desire to bring music to anyone who wants to hear it. As the DSO pushes out into the digital world, we're clearing the path, enabling them to deliver live content on the web, on TV, and on mobile devices.
This first year, we are on track to reach 100,000 online viewers in more than 70 countries. This is more than in-hall attendance for the season. Some performances reach out via digital means to more than three times the in-person audiences.
To show you how much work the DSO puts into delivering free, live concerts with Live from Orchestra Hall, our Audio-Visual (A/V) team created a behind-the-scenes tour. It's like having the backstage access of the phantom of the opera without all the madness and facial disfigurement.
Our A/V team, including our Editor, Line-Producer, Director of Photography, and Director, interviewed key players in creating Live from Orchestra Hall, taking you through the paces of offering live streaming orchestral performances to the world. We developed this tour, from pre-production to post-production, with on-site shooting, motion graphics, color grading, and more, but that's our own behind-the-scenes work, and we don't want to get too meta on you.
MG would like to thank the DSO and our amazing A/V team!
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Live from Orchestra Hall
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NAS & The DSO ~ Three Songs From Illmatic LIVE @ Orchestra Hall, Detroit 3-5-2019
Nas & The Detroit Symphony Orchestra play three songs from the album Illmatic live at Orchestra Hall in Detroit, Michigan, USA, 3-5-2019: N.Y. State of Mind, Life's A Bitch & The World Is Yours.
2012-11-17 Detroit Symphony Civic Orchestra - Civic Celebration - Part I
0:00 Carnival Overture, Op. 92 - Antonin Dvorak; 10:33 It Had to Be You - Isham Jones; 14:52 Distant Land - John Rutter; 21:50 String Quartet in F major - Maurice Ravel; 30:08 Piano Concerto No. 26, in D Major K537, Coronation - Wolfgang Mozart.
November 17, 2012
Detroit Symphony Civic Orchestra - Civic Celebration Performance Part I - in celebration of Dr. Clyde Wu and Mrs. Helen Wu's 50th Wedding Anniversary in Orchestra Hall, Detroit, Michigan
Civic Orchestra Conductor - Charles Burke
Members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Civic Jazz Orchestra Conductor - Sean Dobbins
Wayne State Chorus Conductor - Norah Duncan
June Wu, piano
Hai-Xin Wu, violin
2013-05-17 Detroit Symphony Civic Orchestra - Pictures at an Exhibition, Mussorgsky
DSO Civic Orchestra
Charles Burke, conductor
Dr. Clyde and Mrs. Helen Wu Music Director Chair
Orchestra Hall, Detroit, Michigan
May 17, 2013