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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Tell Us Your Favorite Classical Piece – and Win DSO Tickets!

Win tickets to see the Detroit Symphony Orchestra on Thursday in Southfield just by telling us about your favorite classical music.

UPDATED: This contest is closed. Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect, per the official rules, that 25 people will be selected at random to win four tickets each to the DSO concert. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra will perform Thursday evening at the Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, and Patch is giving you the chance to win free tickets. The DSO will perform Mendelssohn's The Hebrides and Concerto No. 2 as part of its Neighborhood Concert Series. Schumann's Symphony No. 3. also will be performed. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and features Leonard Slatkin as conductor and pianist Sara Davis Buechner. Congregation Shaarey Zedek is located at 27375 Bell Rd. in Southfield. How can you win four tickets to see the …

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Sunday, September 23, 2012

Week in Review: Police Seize 100 Marijuana Plants in House Raid, Motorcyclist Dies from Crash Wounds and More

New Baltimore-Chesterfield Patch recaps the news of the week.

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

DSO to Perform Free Classical Concert at Macomb Center

DSO music director Leonard Slatkin will conduct the DSO in a free concert on June 8 at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts.

Music fans can hear the Detroit Symphony Orchestra perform the classics June 8 in a free concert at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts. The DSO will perform a special program designed to appeal to classical enthusiasts as well as first-time symphony goers at 7:30 p.m. on June 8. DSO Music Director Leonard Slatkin will conduct the orchestra in the works of Bach, Beethoven, Schubert and Tchaikovsky. In addition, the DSO will present Benjamin Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, a composition that showcases the tone colors and capacities of the various sections of the orchestra.  Macomb Community College professor Philip Barrons will join the orchestra on stage to narrate.  “This is an incredible opportunity for Macomb …

Monday, January 24, 2011

Musicians of DSO to Perform with L'Anse Creuse North Choir

A special Feb. 8 performance will feature both the Select Ensemble from L'Anse Creuse High School North and musicians from the DSO.

Although the Detroit Symphony Orchestra strike continues, music enthusiasts can still see the musicians of the DSO at 7 p.m. Feb. 8 when they join the L’Anse Creuse High School North choir for a special concert in Clinton Township. Led by choral director Evey Simon, L’Anse Creuse North’s Select Ensemble will join musicians of the DSO in performing a variety of classical works. “The students are very excited,” Simon said. “(Performing with professional musicians) helps them step it up. They all know that we all have high standards but when they know it is a different audience, then they themselves know they have to step up their performance.” The groups will join musical force during the first half of the concert to perform two movements …

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