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TECHNOTE: Possible broadcast interruptions Friday 5/26, 6am-7am

May 5th | DSO Live!

DSO Trombone

Fri May 5 at 10:40AM on 90.5 FM & STREAMING | Live from Orchestra Hall in Detroit from the young Black American composer, Carlos Simon, a world premiere of his Troubled Water.

Troubled Water, a trombone concert about the life and experiences of William Still, a conductor along the Underground Railroad, as featuring DSO’s Principal Trombone, Kenneth Thompkins. Also on the program, Johannes Brahms’ ever-popular Variations on a Theme by Haydn, and the Symphony No. 8 by Ludwig van Beethoven closes out the program, as conducted by Jader Bignamini.

The DSO Live is made possible thanks to WKAR’s partnership with WRCJ in Detroit.

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