In Wednesday’s (10/12) Detroit News, Lawrence B. Johnson writes, “The Detroit Symphony Orchestra revealed plans Tuesday to extend its musical embrace to the suburbs with a season-long series of concerts in six Metro communities beginning in December. Led by music director Leonard Slatkin as well as guest conductors, with appearances by several prominent soloists, the DSO will play four concerts each in Beverly Hills, Bloomfield Hills, Dearborn, Grosse Pointe, Southfield and West Bloomfield Township. … The DSO tested the neighborhood concert idea last spring in the wake of the orchestra’s six-month strike. At those performances, tickets for general seating were offered at $25, with forward seating priced at $50. This time, all seats at all venues will be $25, and subscriptions to all four concerts at each location will be offered for $75. ‘This is the most significant initiative the Detroit Symphony has taken since we moved back to Orchestra Hall in 1989,’ says DSO vice president Paul Hogle. … Selection of the six locations was based on concentrations of current and previous DSO patrons, Hogle said. … Ticket sales are expected to cover about one-third of the cost of presenting the concerts, Hogle said, adding that corporate and foundation grants, still to be secured, will cover the rest.”
Photo of the DSO at the Detroit Institute of Art by Dominique King
Posted October 12, 2011
