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Chamber music series “DSO on the Go with Ford” will feature 10 free
performances by Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians at neighborhood
locations around Detroit
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Series starts today with a performance by bassoonist Michael Ke Ma and
cellist David LeDoux at Ford Resource and Engagement Center (FREC)
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Performances support Ford’s longstanding commitment to Detroit
cultural institutions, including DSO
Company Website:
http://corporate.ford.com/
DEARBORN, Mich. -- (Business Wire)
Ford Motor Company and Detroit Symphony Orchestra are building on their
long history together by launching a new performance series that brings
live orchestral music into the neighborhoods of Detroit.
“DSO on the Go with Ford” will feature 10 free performances by DSO
musicians at locations around Detroit. The first performance is today,
featuring bassoonist Michael Ke Ma and cellist David LeDoux at Ford
Resource and Engagement Center (FREC) at 2826 Bagley St. in Detroit’s
Mexicantown neighborhood.
“Ford Motor Company has been generously helping DSO reach new audiences
as far back in history as the 1930s, when they sponsored our live radio
broadcasts,” said DSO President and CEO Anne Parsons. “Our collective
motivation to increase accessibility remains alive today with Ford’s
support of our free Webcast series and now, with this new Detroit
chamber music initiative, in bringing inspirational musical experiences
to audiences across our community as well as around the world.”
Ford Motor Company Fund, the automaker’s philanthropic arm, is
supporting the new music series as part of its longstanding commitment
to DSO and to enriching communities where the company does business.
“DSO is one of the cultural jewels that make our city great, and we are
excited to have its acclaimed musicians perform live throughout
Detroit’s neighborhoods,” said Jim Vella, president, Ford Motor Company
Fund. “This concert series also fits with our belief in expanding
awareness of the incredible level of arts and music we have in our
community.”
Ford also continues to work with the DSO in other ways to broaden the
orchestra’s appeal and audience reach. Five members of the DSO’s brass
section recently paid a visit to Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in
Wayne, Mich., where they put on an impromptu
performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Contrapunctus IX while new
Focus and C-MAX cars rolled off the assembly line. Earlier this year,
Ford provided support to the DSO’s “Live From Orchestra Hall” series of
free HD webcasts.
DSO on the Go with Ford will continue Aug. 5 at FREC, followed by a
third at the same location Aug. 19. Additional concerts will be
scheduled at a later date. FREC opened last year to support the
rebuilding of Detroit neighborhoods by providing a community gathering
space for residents to develop new talents, learn new skills and obtain
needed services.
Ford has provided DSO with more than $17 million in support over the
last 20 years.
About the DSO
Hailed by The New York Times as “cutting edge,” the internationally
acclaimed Detroit Symphony Orchestra, is known for trailblazing
performances, visionary maestros, collaborations with the world’s
foremost musical artists, and an unwavering commitment to Detroit.
Esteemed conductor Leonard Slatkin, called “America’s Music Director” by
the Los Angeles Times, became the 12th Music Director of the DSO during
the 2008-09. Acclaimed conductor, arranger, and trumpeter Jeff Tyzik
serves as Principal Pops Conductor while celebrated trumpeter and
composer Terence Blanchard holds the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Jazz
Creative Director Chair. The DSO’s performance schedule includes
Classical, Pops, Jazz, Young People’s, Neighborhood concerts, and
collaborations with chart-topping musicians from Smokey Robinson to Kid
Rock. A commitment to broadcast innovation began in 1922 when the DSO
became the first orchestra in the world to present a radio broadcast and
continues today with the free Live from Orchestra Hall webcast series.
Making its home at historic Orchestra Hall within the Max M. Fisher
Music Center, one of America’s most acoustically perfect concert halls,
the DSO actively pursues a mission to impact and serve the community
through music. For more information visit http://www.dso.org/
or download the free DSO to Go mobile app.
About Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services
Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services works with community
partners to advance driving safety, education and community life. Ford
Motor Company Fund has operated for more than 60 years with ongoing
funding from Ford Motor Company. Ford Driving Skills for Life teaches
new drivers through a variety of hands-on and interactive methods.
Innovation in education is encouraged through programs that enhance high
school learning and provide college scholarships and university grants.
Through Ford Volunteer Corps, more than 25,000 Ford employees and
retirees each year work on projects that better their communities in 30
countries. For more information, visit http://community.ford.com.
For news releases, related materials and high-resolution photos and
video, visit www.media.ford.com.
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Contacts:
Ford Motor Company Fund
Todd Nissen, 313.322.4898
tnissen@ford.com
or
Detroit
Symphony Orchestra
Gabrielle Poshadlo, 313.576.5194
GPoshadlo@dso.org
Source: Ford Motor Company
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