New Music Detroit (NMD) celebrates Concert of Colors with music shaped by the plurality of human experience and the shared presence in listening together.

NMD core members Joe Becker (principal percussionist of DSO), Jocelyn Zelasko Conselva, Úna O'Riordan (cellist of DSO), and Justin Snyder, will be joined by violinist Magnolia Rohrer, performing music by Roberto Sierra, Andrea Casarrubios, Kevin Day, Juhi Bansal, Yihan Chen, and Edmund Finnis.

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Concert of Colors featuring New Music Detroit

Orchestra Hall

What do Haydn and  Beethoven have in common?  First, and not surprisingly,  they wrote great chamber music.  Second, and quite unexpectedly, they wrote many superb settings of Scottish songs. 

Get a taste of both as Anton Nel performs on fortepiano with La Follia and guest vocalists. What a satisfying way to end a concert season!

Haydn! Beethoven! Scotland! - with Anton Nel

Redeemer Presbyterian Church

Small ensembles of Minnesota Orchestra musicians perform chamber music on the Orchestra Hall stage. 

Beethoven, Fuchs and Schoenberg

An evening of classical and improvised music with Derek Menchan, ‘cello and bass, accompanied by Kasan Belgrave, woodwinds, Brendon Davis, piano, & Jeannette Fang, piano.

Derek Menchan, cello

Wayne State University

Niklas van Lipzig & David Martin take their podcast to the big stage. Painful truths, dark humor and a generous helping of heart: the podcast “dudes.” goes on a major live tour through eleven cities in Germany and Austria in 2027.

dudes. Live Tour 27

Stadthalle Köln

Live podcast by Hanno Klänhardt (Mantar) and Simon Hawemann (ex-War From A Harlots Mouth/Nightmarer) about everyday life as a professional heavy metal musician. The event has been canceled.

GEAR OF THE DARK

Zeche Carl

Live podcast show: the hosts Laura and Sarah present unsolved and little-known true crime and paranormal cases from their podcast 'Eyes in the Dark'.

EYES IN THE DARK - LIVE 2026

Staged reading. Ordering packages is an everyday affair, but then Bo, the ServicesBot, speaks up and has a very particular opinion of its own…

An Incredible Story in October

Theater der Gezeiten

Members of the Minnesota Orchestra join violinist James Ehnes for an evening of chamber music on the Orchestra Hall stage.

Chamber Music in the Hall with James Ehnes

Celtic Woman Symphony Christmas Tour

Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Chamber Music in the Hall

Small ensembles of Minnesota Orchestra musicians perform chamber music on the Orchestra Hall stage. Pianist Behzod Abduraimov joins our musicians to perform Antonín Dvořák’s Trio No. 4 for Violin, Cello and Piano, Dumky. Plus, you’ll hear Igor Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale and York Bowen’s Fantasia for Four Violas.

Chamber Music in the Hall With Behzod Abduraimov

Relax and enjoy a performance by violinist Melissa White, a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning Harlem Quartet, and acclaimed Indian-American pianist Pallavi Mahidhara, highlighting works by American women composers Amy Beach and Reena Esmail.  After the performance, join us for an afterglow reception including a signature cocktail and hors d’oeuvres, paired with classical fusion by Detroit’s own Kasan Belgrave and pianist Brendon Davis.

BABC Concert featuring Melissa White & Pallavi Mahidhara + Afterglow with Detroit Artists

Digital Concert: BABC Concert featuring Melissa White & Pallavi Mahidhara + Afterglow with Detroit Artists

Formed in London in 1972, the band - somewhat incongruously given their Scottish roots - took the influences of their R&B heroes such as Marvin Gaye, James Brown and Stevie Wonder, and Jazz greats Cannonball Adderley and The Crusaders, then developed their own authentic sound rapidly adopted by black audiences in the US, UK and worldwide. The group's consistently accomplished song-writing helped them to achieve several Gold & Platinum-selling albums and multiple Grammy nominations with Atlantic Records.

Average White Band Farewell Tour

Balance, the collaborative duo between pianist Michael Malis and saxophonist Marcus Elliot, transforms space and time with a durational performance of intuitive improvisational music at The Shepherd. The day-long continuous performance invites audience members to come and go at their leisure and to explore The Shepherd while experiencing new sonic worlds. Rotating special guests will be featured throughout the performance, creating a rich sonic tapestry for the length of this marathon set.

The Shepherd

DSO violinist Heidi Han always wanted to play “Death and the Maiden.” Schubert’s Quartet is a monumental piece reflecting emotions of fate. George Crumb’s Black Angels, composed for electric string quartet and subtitled “Thirteen Images from the Dark Land,” is similarly driven. Like Schubert’s momentous opus, Crumb hears powerful music in the irresistible pull of destiny.

Schubert & Black Angels

Chandler Park

Join us for an electrifying evening as the Detroit Symphony Orchestra presents the Black Violin Summer Soirée on Saturday, June 15, 2024, at 7:00 pm. This special event will take place at the iconic Orchestra Hall, located at 3711 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI. Prepare to be mesmerized by the two-time Grammy-nominated duo Black Violin, as they join forces with the DSO to deliver a groundbreaking performance that blends classical music with hip-hop beats. The Black Violin Experience, featuring Kev Marcus on violin, Wil Baptiste on viola and vocals, Nat Stokes on drums, DJ SPS on the turntable, and Liston Gregory on keyboard, promises to be a night of musical fusion where Mozart meets Marvin Gaye and Kendrick Lamar in an immersive sound experience.

Tickets for this one-of-a-kind concert start at a special price, offering everyone the chance to witness the magic of Black Violin and the DSO. The performance will last approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes, ensuring an evening filled with captivating music that speaks to the soul. Black Violin's unique sound and message of hope and possibility have captivated audiences worldwide, making this event a must-see for music lovers of all ages.

Don't miss the opportunity to experience the innovative blend of classical and hip-hop music that only Black Violin can deliver. Secure your tickets now for the Black Violin Summer Soirée and be part of a movement that transcends musical genres and unites people through the power of music.

Black Violin

The project Building Bridges Through Music built new bridges between young people in the city and in the suburbs through a shared love of music. The two high schools participating in this project - Cass Technical High School and Grosse Pointe South High School - culminated the collaboration with the premiere of the commissioned new work of composer Alexandra T. Bryant, performed by the two local high schools along with the Aeolus Quartet.

Digital Concert: Building Bridges Through Music: Detroit & Grosse Pointe High Schools join forces

Cass Technical High School

The project Building Bridges Through Music is aimed at building bridges between young people in the city and in the suburbs through a shared love of music. The two high schools participating in this project (Cass Technical High School and Grosse Pointe South High School) will culminate the collaboration with the premiere of the commissioned new work of composer Alexandra T. Bryant, performed by the two local high schools along with the Aeolus Quartet.

Building Bridges Through Music: Detroit & Grosse Pointe High Schools join forces

DCWS and the DIA celebrate April’s Solar Eclipse with a performance exploring light, dark, and creativity.

Eclipse

Detroit Institute of Arts

The Annual Saxophone Day@Wayne State event is open to all area middle school, high school, college, or adult saxophonists with a passion for improvement in their saxophone playing abilities. The day is hosted by the Department of Music, Dr. James Fusik, Prof. Chris Collins, Prof. Russel Miller, and WSU Faculty Marcus Elliot. It will include a featured performance by the Marcus Elliot Quartet, WSU Student Chamber ensembles, and the Detroit Saxophone Ensemble.

Saxophone Day

Virago is a new voice in classical music. Marked by intense chemistry and resistance to creative norms, Virago melds free improvisation and contemporary chamber music into a contagious headspace of out-of-the box expression. This unusually instrumented quartet improvises through collaborations with composers, audience members, visual artists, and musicians across genres, marking the path for the future of chamber music.

Guest Artist Recital: Virago

DCWS reprises its seasonal celebration with a magnificent mélange of new and newly arranged holiday favorites, joined by the choirs from Stoney Creek and Ann Arbor Pioneer High Schools.

Chamber music events in Detroit, MI

Concert of Colors featuri...

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Haydn! Beethoven! Scotlan...

La Follia Austin Baroque

Beethoven, Fuchs and Scho...

Minnesota Orchestra

Derek Menchan, cello

Chamber Music Detroit

dudes. Live Tour 27

Dudes

GEAR OF THE DARK

Zeche Carl

EYES IN THE DARK - LIVE 2...

Eyes in the Dark Live

An Incredible Story in Oc...

Theater der Gezeiten

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Minnesota Orchestra

Celtic Woman Symphony Chr...

Music Hall Center for the Performing Art...

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Minnesota Orchestra

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Minnesota Orchestra

BABC Concert featuring Me...

Chamber Music Detroit

Digital Concert: BABC Con...

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Average White Band Farewe...

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The Shepherd

Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings

Schubert & Black Angels

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Black Violin

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Digital Concert: Building...

Chamber Music Detroit

Building Bridges Through ...

Chamber Music Detroit

Eclipse

Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings

Saxophone Day

Wayne State University Department of Mus...

Guest Artist Recital: Vir...

Wayne State University Department of Mus...

Holiday Brass – Detroit

Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings