What:
DCWS 2024-25 Season

The 43rd Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings season “Sonic Journeys”,  invites audiences on a voyage through chamber music. Blending contemporary works and classical pieces, our three concert series—Nightnotes, Structurally Sound, and Signature—allow concert goers to interact with musicians and learn about the dynamic evolution of the genre, while also exploring the diverse architectural and cultural landscapes of Metro Detroit.

When & Where:
September 2024 - June 2025

Venues:
- Detroit Film Theatre @ The DIA
- Royal Oak First United Methodist Church
- Christ Church Cranbrook
- Seligman Performing Arts Center
- Progressive Arts Studio Collective
- Charles H. Wright Museum
- Hagopian World of Rugs
- Detroit Public Theatre

Who:
Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings

Tickets:
General | $30
Senior (60+) | $25
Purchase Tickets at: DetroitChamberWinds.org

Contact Bridget Favre at [email protected] for press tickets and inquiries

Signature Series

September 13 | Detroit Film Theatre @ the DIA

DCWS welcomes internationally recognized jazz pianist, Vijay Iyer, who will perform in a presentation of his work, Radhe Radhe: Rites of Holi, at the DIA. The work accompanies a film by Prashant Bhargava and was composed as a companion piece to Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, a chamber version of which will also be performed. Co-presented by the Detroit Institute of Arts and Detroit Film Theatre.

November 10 | Royal Oak First United Methodist

The concert brings together Grammy award-winning guitarist Jason Vieaux, making his DCWS debut, with our multi-Grammy winner, saxophonist Tim McAllister. They will be joined by a bevy of DCWS players for a program spanning four centuries of great works.

December 6 | Christ Church Cranbrook

After many years, DCWS Holiday Brass returns to the magnificent Christ Church Cranbrook with choirs from Stoney Creek and Rochester high schools. The following week, the concert is reprised at Detroit’s St. Matthew’s & St. Joseph’s Church with the splendid choir from Ann Arbor Pioneer High School.

December 14 | St. Matthew's & St. Joseph's Episcopal Church

Our annual Holiday Brass concert returns to the magnificent St. Matthew’s & St. Joseph’s Church with the splendid choir from Ann Arbor Pioneer High School.

June 8 | Seligman Performing Arts Center

DCWS returns to the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, sharing the stage at the Seligman Performing Arts Center with great musicians from around the globe.

Impact Brunch: A Fundraising Celebration

October 6| Heathers Club of Bloomfield

We invite our DCWS friends and family to experience an intimate sneak peek into the upcoming concerts. This event will offer a unique opportunity to hear from our talented musicians and artistic team, getting a glimpse into the passion and dedication that goes into creating the magical moments that resonate throughout southeast Michigan.

Nightnotes Series (all performances take place at Hagopian World of Rugs)

October 25

DSO bassoonist Cornelia Sommer makes her first Nightnotes appearance with a performance previewing her new album, New Enchantments: Fairy Tales for Bassoon, featuring her own arrangements of works inspired by fairy tales. She’ll be joined by DCWS/DSO principal oboist Alex Kinmonth, DSO principal bassoon Conrad Cornelison, and pianist Dror Baitel, a faculty member at the University of Notre Dame.

February 7

DCWS/DSO performers Amanda Blaikie and Jack Walters are joined by DCWS friends for the premiere performance of a Resonate composition, written for DCWS by Michigan native Jordyn Davis, along with a selection of other wind favorites.

February 28

DSO concertmaster Robyn Bollinger is joined by her stand mate, Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy, as well as violist James VanValkenburg and cellist Jeremy Crosmer. Their performance will feature the premiere of a string quartet by Brian Raphael Nabors as part of the DCWS Resonate program.

March 21

This Nightnotes features the newest Detroit Symphony Orchestra brass player, trumpeter James Vaughen, performing an eclectic mix of works for trumpet and piano.

May 2

This Nightnotes features sister-brother duo Harper Randolph, viola, and Cole Randolph, cello. Harper is the Detroit Symphony Orchestra African American Orchestra Fellow, a role previously held by Cole, who is now a member of the DSO.

Structurally Sound

September 29 | Progressive Art Studio (PASC)

Structurally Sound travels to the Progressive Art Studio Collective (PASC), a studio and program dedicated to supporting artists with developmental disabilities and mental health differences.

January 24 | Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

Structurally Sound presents the Spiral Quartet, four of America’s leading trombone players, each African American. The quartet includes our own David Jackson and Kenneth Thompkins, as well as Weston Sprott from the Met Opera and John Lofton from the LA Philharmonic. The quartet will present the world-premiere performances of four works that they have commissioned and recorded from Black composers.  

April 13 | Detroit Public Theatre

Structurally Sound presents the Spiral Quartet, four of America’s leading trombone players, each African American. The quartet includes our own David Jackson and Kenneth Thompkins, as well as Weston Sprott from the Met Opera and John Lofton from the LA Philharmonic. The quartet will present the world-premiere performances of four works that they have commissioned and recorded from Black composers.