Grand Band is a new piano sextet from New York City, featuring what the New York Times called “the Traveling Wilburys of NY’s new-music piano scene.” The pianists are Vicky Chow, David Friend, Paul Karekes, Blair McMillen, Lisa Moore, and Isabelle O’Connell. The band will perform music Ben Wallace, Julius Eastman and Missy Mazzoli along with new compositions by Paul Kerekes and Detroit composer Harriet Steinke.
Third Coast Percussion composed a new score to be performed live with the film, which tells the story of a Native Canadian boy who carves a wooden figure called Paddle-to-the-Sea and sets him on a journey through all five Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence River, and finally to the Atlantic Ocean.
Third Coast Percussion composed a new score to be performed live with the film, which tells the story of a Native Canadian boy who carves a wooden figure called Paddle-to-the-Sea and sets him on a journey through all five Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence River, and finally to the Atlantic Ocean.
Acclaimed composer, singer, and violinist Jenny Scheinman invites us into the captivating visual world of Depression-era filmmaker H. Lee Waters in the multi-media performance Kannapolis: A Moving Portrait. Scheinman and her musical sidemen, Robbie Fulks and Robbie Gjersoe, have created a live soundtrack of new folksongs, fiddle music, and field sounds to accompany Waters’s fascinating footage, masterfully reworked by director Finn Taylor. The result is a reflection on the evolution of mill towns; and a striking commentary on race, class, and the American experience. Kannapolis: A Moving Portrait was commissioned by Duke Performances at Duke University. The piece premiered at Duke’s Reynolds Industries Theater on Friday, March 20, 2015
Free with general admission
Friday Night Live! is supported by the DTE Energy Foundation. The Detroit Film Theatre is generously supported by Buddy's Pizza and your tri-county millage investment.
Balance is a collaborative duo between saxophonist Marcus Elliot and pianist Michael Malis. Called “two of Detroit’s most important young jazz musicians” by the Detroit Free Press, this concert features new compositions for piano and saxophone by the duo.
Brazilian pianist André Mehmari is considered a world-class composer, arranger and instrumentalist in jazz and classical music circles. Mehmari has been compared to Keith Jarrett in his ability to combine classical influences with exuberant, improvisational playing. For this performance, Andre Mehmari will be heard in a trio setting.
Free with general admission
Friday Night Live! is supported by your tri-county millage investment in the DIA. General admission is free for residents of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.
Pianist Sarah Cahill’s The Future is Female features the music by women from around the globe, ranging from the 17th century to the present day. The program features compositions by Teresa Carreño (Venezuela), Frangiz Ali-Zadeh (Azerbaijan), Chen Yi (China), Vítzslava Kaprálová (Czechoslovakia), and Florence Price (United States) and many others. The New York Times called Sarah ‘fiercely gifted’ and the San Diego Tribune wrote that "she is a vessel through which musical ideas can pass, a communicator whose technique is put at the service of empathy and understanding."
Pianist Sarah Cahill’s The Future is Female features the music by women from around the globe, ranging from the 17th century to the present day. The program features compositions by Teresa Carreño (Venezuela), Frangiz Ali-Zadeh (Azerbaijan), Chen Yi (China), Vítzslava Kaprálová (Czechoslovakia), and Florence Price (United States) and many others. The New York Times called Sarah ‘fiercely gifted’ and the San Diego Tribune wrote that "she is a vessel through which musical ideas can pass, a communicator whose technique is put at the service of empathy and understanding."
The concept of the Latin Violin was inspired by the poem by Cuban poet, Mappy Torres. The idea, expressed in words by Torres, is here described by the music of violinist Gregor Heubner. Huebner’s music is heavily influenced by Eastern European folk and Roma music, which he feels is clearly audible in the music of South America, the common denominator being the violin. The performance features vocalist Yumaria Grijt.
The concept of the Latin Violin was inspired by the poem by Cuban poet, Mappy Torres. The idea, expressed in words by Torres, is here described by the music of violinist Gregor Heubner. Huebner’s music is heavily influenced by Eastern European folk and Roma music, which he feels is clearly audible in the music of South America, the common denominator being the violin. The performance features vocalist Yumaria Grijt.
