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Grant
Awarded: September
2004
Type of Grant: We the People
Sponsor:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO)
Contact:
Stephen Millen, 313-576-5165, smillen@dso.org
Award:
$20,000
Website:
http://detroitsymphony.org
The project consists of the commission of an oratorio
entitled “Dear
Mrs. Parks” by famed composer Hannibal Lokumbe; two performances
of this oratorio by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra with an inter-community
chorus and soloists on February 19-20, 2005 at DSO’s Max
M. Fisher Music Center; and, residency and outreach activities
by Mr. Lokumbe and the DSO. These activities will include youth
education in collaboration with the Henry Ford Museum, pre-concert
lectures featuring Mr. Lokumbe, and a master class taught by Mr.
Lokumbe to students in the DSO’s youth orchestras and Detroit
Public Schools. “Dear Mrs. Parks “will serve as a commentary
on Rosa Parks’ historic act that sparked the Civil Rights
Movement. The 60-minute piece will features a chorus and soloists
singing the contents of a series of letters expressing sentiments
of gratitude to Mr. Parks, a longtime Detroit resident.
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