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Classical Roots

Name: Classical Roots
Start: 2026-03-07T20:00:00
Location: Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Premiered by trombonist Kenneth Thompkins and the DSO in 2023, Carlos Simon’s moving concerto commemorates the Underground Railroad and, in Simon’s words, “the stories, accounts, and experiences told by many enslaved people and abolitionists.” Thomas Wilkins also conducts William Grant Still’s vibrant and uplifting Fourth Symphony, which celebrates a wide variety of American musical cultures.

Program

William Grant Still - Symphony No. 4

Carlos Simon - Troubled Water

Participants

Thomas Wilkins

Conductor

Kenneth Thompkins

Trombone

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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2 dates (6 Mar - 7 Mar)