Sweet Sounds with the DSO
Enjoy some of our favorite archived performances this Thanksgiving weekend. Featuring works by Ferde Grofé, Frederick Delius, Joan Tower, Francis Poulenc, Ysaÿe Barnwell, Jean Sibelius, Ottorino Respighi, George Walker, and William Grant Still.
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Ferde Grofé "Grand Canyon" Suite
Gershwin collaborator Ferde Grofé was also a well-known composer, such as with this work, hugely popular in the mid-20th century.
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
February 8, 2019 -
Frederick Delius "The Walk to the Paradise Garden"
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Mark Wigglesworth, conductor
March 23, 2019 -
Joan Tower "Sequoia"
Composer Joan Tower celebrates the mighty forests in this work from 1981.
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
February 8, 2019 -
Francis Poulenc "Les Animaux modèles"
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Søndergård, conductor
February 16, 2020 -
Ysaÿe Barnwell "Wanting Memories"
Brazeal Dennard Chorale
Alice McAllister Tillman
March 9, 2019 -
Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Dalia Stasevska, conductor
November 9, 2019 -
Ottorino Respighi "The Fountains of Rome"
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Jader Bignamini, conductor
October 9, 2021 -
George Walker Lyric for Strings
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
André Raphel, conductor
March 9, 2019 -
William Grant Still Symphony No. 1, "Afro-American"
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
André Raphel, conductor
March 9, 2019
