Tuesday, May 20, 2008
8 Days in June Music Festival: How it is helping change the artistic landscape in Detroit.
8 Days provides a different side of the DSO and something different altogether for all art performances in Detroit. The festival challenges the audience and community to set aside their pre-conceptions about music and the concert experience, all the while wearing a t-shirt and jeans to the symphony! Presenting music in a socially relevant context, 8 Days in June encourages audiences to engage and participate in the contemporary ideas and emotions they explore.This year’s festival will approach the subject of “change” from different themes each day, such as Civil Disobedience and Patterns and Structure (see website for all the details – www.8DaysInJune.com.) The programming encompasses jazz, experimental electronica, minimalism, classical and chamber and music as well as drama, spoken word, film, lectures and visual art in venues throughout the Max M. Fisher Music Center. Hosted by Festivla Artistic Director Peter Oundjian and CBC radio personality Tom Allen, the repertoire includes music by Philip Glass, Messiaen, John Cage, Steve Reich, Stravinsky, Holst, Beethoven and others.
So we end this blog asking some questions to others…How do you think music helps change Detroit for the better? How do you help/support change in Detroit, especially in a musical context? How else would you like to see the DSO help change in Detroit in the future, especially as a music institution? We’re listening…
Dominic
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