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The DSO
will
honor
Reverend
Dr.
Charles
G. Adams
at the
22nd
annual
Arthur
L.
Johnson-Honorable
Damon
Jerome
Keith
Classical
Roots
Celebration
on March
4, 202 |
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DSO sets
date for
its
annual
Classical
Roots
Gala at
March
3-4
By
Laydell
Wood
Harper
tellusdetroit.com
DETROIT
-
The
annual
DSO
Classical
Roots
Gala
Celebration
will be
held
Saturday,
March
4th at
Orchestra
Hall
6:30 pm
with a
reception.
The
black-tie
gala
fundraiser
event is
one of
the
highlights
of the
Black
History
tributes.
This
promises
to be an
extraordinary
evening
complimented
by some
extraordinary
classical
music.
Black
History
touches
our
lives in
almost
everything
we do,
especially
music.
This
event
continues
to be
the
premiere
event
for
Black
History
Month
festivities.
The DSO
will
honor
composer
and
pianist
Anthony
Davis
and
Reverend
Dr.
Charles
G. Adams
at the
22nd
annual
Arthur
L.
Johnson-Honorable
Damon
Jerome
Keith
Classical
Roots
Celebration
on March
4, 2023.
Classical
Roots
honors
African
American
composers,
musicians,
educators,
and
leaders
for
lifetime
achievement
and
raises
funds to
support
the
DSO’s
African
American
music
and
musician
development
programs.
Dr.
Adams is
the
first
minister
to be
named to
this
prestigious
honor.
Guests
will
enjoy a
full
evening
of
dinner,
an
incredible
concert,
and
dancing.
The
Celebration
will
begin
with a
cocktail
reception
followed
by a
specially
prepared
dinner,
along
with
lots of
great
music
throughout
the
evening.
The 45th
annual
Classical
Roots
concert
will
take
place in
Orchestra
Hall.
The gala
will
take
place on
Saturday,
March 4
at 5
p.m. The
orchestra
will be
conducted
by
Na’Zir
McFadden
(DSO
Assistant
Conductor
and
Phillip
and
Lauren
Fisher
Community
Ambassador).
The
Brazeal
Dennard
Chorale—a
vital
part of
Classical
Roots
since
its
inception
and
currently
celebrating
its 50th
anniversary—and
Artistic
Director
Alice
McAllister
Tillman
will
open
both
performances
with
Lift
Every
Voice
and
Sing,
which
has been
performed
at the
beginning
of every
Classical
Roots
concert
since
the
event’s
inauguration
in 1978.
The
Chorale
and
Tillman
will
also be
featured
in a
selection
of
Spirituals,
to be
announced.
Priscilla
Perkins
and
Linda
Forte
are
co-chairs
of the
event
along
with the
support
of more
than 30
generous
Detroit-area
citizens
and
corporate
leaders
that are
committed
to the
Classical
Roots
mission,
and to
make
this
event a
success.
CLASSICAL
ROOTS
TICKETS/
PROGRAM
BOOKLET
ADS
Ruby
Ticket
Level
$800 ea.
Benefactor
$600 ea.
Patron
Ticket
Level
$300 ea.
Friend
Level
$150 ea.
PROGRAM
BOOKLET
ADS
FULL
PAGE (8”
x 10.5”)
$1000
HALF
PAGE (8”
x
5.125”)
$500
QUARTER
PAGE
(3.785 x
5.125)
$250
EIGHT
PAGE
(3.875 X
2.4375)
$125
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