Detroit Symphony plans six premieres in new season

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The Detroit Symphony Orchestra will stage world premieres of six US composers & #039; works in its next season including an elegy by Leonard Slatkin to his musician parents. The orchestra in December will perform the premiere of & quot;Kinah & quot; by Slatkin, who is the music director both in Detroit and at the Orchestre National de Lyon in France. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra will also premiere & quot;Symphony in D, & quot; a previously announced project in which city residents are encouraged to record noises which will be turned into musical form on special software designed by composer Tod Machover. Other premieres will include a flute concerto by veteran composer Aaron Jay Kernis and a cello concerto by Mohammed Fairouz, who is known for blending in Middle Eastern influences.
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