WHO

Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) and The Henry Ford

Steven Reineke, conductor

Michael Runyan, harmonica

WHAT

The DSO returns to Greenfield Village at The Henry Ford for the 18th annual Salute to America concert series on July 1 through July 4. Conductor Steven Reineke and harmonica-player Michael Runyan join the DSO to present a program of patriotic and popular favorites featuring the sounds of America.

WHEN

Grounds open at 6 p.m

Performances begin at 8:30 p.m.

Fireworks Finale begins approximately at 10 p.m.

WHERE

The Henry Ford is located at 20900 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn, Michigan, 48124-5029, on the corner of Village Road and Oakwood Boulevard, just west of the Southfield Freeway (M-39) and south of Michigan Avenue (US-12).

TICKETS

Tickets can be purchased at The Henry Ford, 20900 Oakwood Blvd; by calling 313-982-6001; or online at thehenryford.org.

COSTS

MUSIC

STEVEN REINEKE                                                                             Celebration Fanfare

JOHN STAFFORD SMITH (Lyrics by Francis Scott Key, arr. Luck)      Star Spangled Banner

GEORGE M. COHAN (arr. Hermann)                                                  George M. Cohan Salute

LEROY ANDERSON                                                                          Bugler’s Holiday

JOSEPH BRACKETT, JR. (arr. Reineke)                                             “Simple Gifts”

MORTON GOULD                                                                              American Salute

TRADITIONAL-PATRIOTIC (arr. Lowden)                                        Armed Forces Salute

SAMUEL WARD (arr. Dragon & Hayman)                                          America the Beautiful

JOHN WILLIAMS                                                                               Liberty Fanfare

HENRY MANCINI                                                                              “Moon River” from Breakfast at Tiffany’s

STEVEN REINEKE                                                                             River Medley

PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY                                                       1812 Overture, Op. 49

(WITH FIREWORKS)

JOHN PHILIP SOUSA                                                                        The Stars and Stripes Forever

E. E. BAGLEY                                                                                     National Emblem March

JOHN PHILIP SOUSA                                                                        Liberty Bell March

Washington Post March

ACTIVITIES

• Pre-concert entertainment with the River Raisin Ragtime Revue.
• Family Fun Night on July 1 & 2 with pre-concert activities for children, including nineteenth-century lawn games and a special visit from Greenfield Village’s historic baseball teams.
• Picnics are allowed.
• Food and beverages will be available for purchase.
• Alcoholic beverages may not be brought onto the grounds.
• Concert attendees are welcome to bring chairs and blankets to the concert.

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra Young People’s Concert series presents The Pied Piper on Saturday, March 13 at 11:00 a.m. and Detroit Mommies has four tickets to give away to one lucky reader!!!!

According to the DSO website-  ”Pied piper Marina Piccinini and Leonard Slatkin will lead us in Corigliano’s Pied Piper fantasy ‘tripping and skipping, running merrily after the wonderful music with shouting and laughter.’”

You can read more about The Pied Piper and other upcoming DSO events here.

To purchase your own

Visit the The Pied Piper’s event page on the DSO website or call 313-576-5111.

Ticket prices are as follows:
Main Floor A $25.00
Main Floor B $25.00
Box $46.00
Dress Circle $25.00
Mid Balcony $25.00
Upper Balcony $25.00

Prize

One lucky winner will receive 4 tickets to The Pied Piper for Saturday, March 13 at 11:00 a.m. Winner will be notified via email and will need to respond within 24 hours or a new winner will be chosen.

Entry Requirements

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The Fine Print

No purchase necessary to enter. Winners will be selected randomly through http://random.org. Detroit Mommies writers and contributors are ineligible to participate.  Entries that do not follow all of the entry requirements will not be considered.  Open to participants in the US and Canada 18 years and older. Contest ends March  10, 2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. EST.

Disclosure: I was given complimentary tickets to this performance. The opinions expressed in this post are mine and mine alone and are not influenced in any way by anyone.

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO), Music Director Leonard Slatkin and internationally acclaimed guest flutist Marina Piccinini will welcome audiences of all ages to Orchestra Hall in The Enchanting Flute, and a special Macy’s Super Saturday featuring a Young People’s Concert titled The Pied Piper.   This Super Saturday will also incorporate The Henry Ford II Fund Tiny Tots Series: Strings and Drums: A New Kind of Family, performed by ensemble Musique Noire at 10 a.m. in The Music Box.  

 The Enchanting Flute performances take place at Orchestra Hall on Thursday March 11 at 8 p.m.; Friday, March 12 at 8 p.m.; and Saturday, March 13 at 8:30 p.m. and feature Leonard Bernstein’s dazzling Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, Samuel Barber’s Symphony No. 1 (continuing the DSO’s celebration of the 100^th anniversary of the composer’s birth), and John Corigliano’s Pied Piper Fantasy.  The Macy’s Super Saturday performances take place on Saturday, March 13 at 10 a.m. (Tiny Tots concert) and 11 a.m. (Young People’s Concert.)

During Macy’s Super Saturdays on Saturday, March 13, Slatkin and Piccinini will treat children ages six and up to the MASCO Corporation Foundation Young People’s Concert: Pied Piper at 11 a.m. in Orchestra Hall featuring  Corigliano’s Pied Piper Fantasy, as well as other musical works.  The performance will last approximately 60 minutes. 

JoiningSlatkin and Piccinini for all performances are 60 flute students, drawn primarily from the studio of teacher Barbara Ogar.  They hail from Detroit and surrounding communities including Romeo, Shelby Township, Utica, Rochester, Troy, Sterling Heights, Macomb, St. Clair Shores, West Bloomfield, Bloomfield Hills, Farmington, Clinton Township, Southfield and Livonia.  In addition to the flutists, there are two drummers and “actor” children from the greater metropolitan area.

The Macy’s Super Saturday family series, offered throughout the Max M. Fisher Music Center, is a half-day of activities with doors opening at 9:30 a.m.  The program is designed to introduce children to the wonders of music with two concert performances as well as a Marshall Music instrument petting zoo and arts and crafts. 

The Henry Ford II Fund Tiny Tots Series: Strings and Drums: A New Kind of Family, performed by ensemble Musique Noire at 10 a.m. in The Music Box, lasts approximately 45 minutes and is recommended for ages 0-6.   The members of Musique Noir, residing in Detroit and Chicago, are veteran players with national and international reputations.  They produce a sophisticated sound that showcases unique string and percussion-based arrangements of jazz and world fusion, and will demonstrate the diversity of sounds when pairing instruments of the string family with congas, bongos and other percussion instruments.  Each player is a working musician and music educator, and is passionate about both.

Tickets to The Enchanting Flute range in price from $19 to $71 with a limited number of box seats available for $123.  Tickets may be purchased at the Max M. Fisher Music Center box office (3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit); by calling (313) 576-5111; or online at www.detroitsymphony.com.  Seniors (60 and over) and students with a valid student ID can purchase 50% off RUSH tickets at the box office 90 minutes prior to concerts based on availability.  For group discount information (10 people or more), please contact Chuck Dyer at (313) 576-5130 or cdyer@dso.org. 

Individual  tickets for all YPC and Tiny Tots performances may be purchased at the Max M. Fisher Music Center box office (3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit); by calling (313) 576-5111; or online at www.detroitsymphony.com.  Individual concert tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for kids.  Individual tickets for The Henry Ford II Fund Tiny Tots Series are $12 for adults and children.  Babes in arms are free.  For group discount information (10 people or more), please contact Chuck Dyer at (313) 576-5130 or cdyer@dso.org. 

 Biographies and other information can be found here.

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s annual Home For The Holidays musical performance is back.  What a great way to rejoice in the holiday season that with a magical, musical experience.

The performances will be at Orchestra Hall and will include holiday favorites such as Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire, O Holy Night and The First Noel.

Performances are as follows:

Thursday, December 17 at 10:45 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Friday, December 18 at 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 19 at 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, December 20 at 3 p.m.

Prize

Four lucky winners will receive two tickets to your choice of concert day and time.  Winners will be notified via email and will need to respond within 24 hours or new winners will be chosen.

Entry Requirements

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