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2021-22 Concerts
Signature Series
Join us for our most immersive chamber music experience featuring exceptional musicianship and innovative programming in exciting venues throughout metro Detroit!
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Fast Forward To Rewind sunday, November 7 at 3 p.m. Birmingham Unitarian Church
Sponsored by the Betty & Art Blair Fund and Ann Throop DCWS Signature Series features a new work for flute, clarinet, piano, percussion and string quartet by Michael Frazier, the first work in our Resonate series. The concert also includes Mozart Duos for Violin and Viola.
Holiday Brass
saturday, december 4 at 3 p.m. | Kirk in the Hills
Sponsored by Center for Financial Planning and Butzel Long
Sunday, December 5 at 2 p.m. | st. Matthew’s & st. Joseph’s episcopal Church
Sponsored by Pearl Planning and Marilyn Webster DCWS seasonal celebration returns with two performances of Holiday favorites. Eleven brass players and percussionists are joined by the amazing choirs from Measure for Measure men’s choir (December 4) and Madrigal Chorale (December 5).
Quints at the Kirk Saturday, February 5 at 3 p.m. | Kirk in the Hills
Sponsored by Kathleen Block A pair of quintets, Schubert’s magical “Trout Quintet” is preceded by the premiere of a work for trombone and strings from Adolphus Hailstork as part of our Resonate series.
Opus 1 — Rewind to the Beginning Sunday, March 6 at 3 p.m. st. James Episcopal Church, Birmingham
Sponsored by the Hitchman family in memory of Thomas N. Hitchman, Jr. DCWS gives a repeat performance of its first concert from 1982, featuring works by Gabrieli, Gounod, Mozart and Stravinsky. As it was in 1982, the concert will be under the baton of H. Robert Reynolds.
Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival saturday, June 25 at 7:30 p.m. seligman performing arts Center
The Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival once again hosts DCWS alongside a host of chamber music luminaries from around the world.
Nightnotes Series
This casual and intimate series has solidified itself as a fan favorite among DCWS attendees. Meet fresh faces and old friends at Hagopian World of Rugs in Birmingham at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays.
Opus 40 | January 14
Nightnotes returns with a concert built around the Brahms Horn Trio in E-flat major for violin, horn and piano. It’s one of Brahms’ most popular chamber works, his Op. 40, which DCWS presents in celebration of our own 40th birthday! The artists’ appearance is sponsored by the Family of Burton D. Jones.
Pulse. Beat. Rhythm | February 18
A rhythmic evening featuring idiophones, xylophones, mallets and more, performed by a quartet of percussionists led by DSO Principal, Joseph Becker. The artists’ appearance is sponsored by the Family of Caroll V. Williams.
Aero Saxophone Quartet | March 25
Ann Arbor’s Aero Saxophone Quartet won the Gold Medal in the Senior Winds Division of the 2021 Fischoff Competition, one of chamber music’s most coveted prizes for young ensembles. Here they make their Nightnotes debut.
Friday Night Flutes | May 20
The DSO Flute Section, Hannah Hammel, Amanda Blaikie, Sharon Sparrow, and Jeff Zook, bring an evening of flute classics to the Hagopian stage. The artists’ appearance is sponsored by Martha Pleiss.
Jazz in July | July 22
2020 Gilda Award winner Ian Finkelstein and friends perform a night of jazz. The artists’ appearance is sponsored by Gloria Heppner.
Structurally Sound
Structurally Sound is part concert, part historical presentation providing a one-of-a-kind look at architecturally or historically significant venues by relating musical repertoire to the unique qualities of each space. The 2021-22 series is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts
Structurally Sound at Pewabic Pottery
Friday, September 17 | Virtual | Sponsored by Mary Brevard and Beverly & Barry Williams DCWS began the 2021-22 season with a virtual Structurally Sound at Pewabic Pottery. Flutist Amanda Blaikie and bassoonist Jaquain Sloan took us through the story of this national historic landmark, with music from the time of its founder, Mary Stratton. You can still stream this complimentary concert at detroitchamberwinds.org
Structurally Sound at the Redford Theatre
Sunday, November 21 at 3 p.m. | Redford Theatre | Sponsored by Kathleen Block Multi-Grammy award-winning saxophonist Tim McAllister and pianist Liz Ames are joined by members of the University of Michigan Saxophone Ensemble in a concert that celebrates Detroit’s history of Vaudeville and variety music from the 1920s.
Structurally Sound at The Carr Center
sunday, april 10 at 3 p.m. | The Carr Center | Sponsored by Andrea Wulf Oboist Alex Kinmonth takes center stage as DCWS presents in the newly renovated Carr Center ballroom in the Park Shelton. Kinmonth’s imagination links chamber music to Detroit’s Big Band culture that audiences would have experienced in the Park Shelton’s heyday. Repertoire includes pieces from the time of the building’s construction and contrasting works rooted in dance themes.
