Wayne State University Department of Music presents its 51st Annual Salute to Greater Detroit Concert
Wayne State University Department of Music is proud to present its 51st Annual Salute to Greater Detroit concert on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. The concert will be held at St. Ambrose Church, 15020 Hampton in Grosse Pointe Park. This annual WSU concert, celebrating Detroit's rich cultural heritage, is free and open to the public.
The Annual Salute concerts, founded by the late Malcolm Johns in 1967, originally were designated as "Thanksgiving" concerts and have grown to be an institution treasured by Wayne State and the Metropolitan Detroit Community. This year's concert will feature the Wayne State University Symphonic Chorus and University Symphony Orchestra, performing Morten Lauridsen's "Lux Aeterna" conducted by Wayne State Choral Director, Dr. Noah Horn. The concert will also feature the University Symphony Orchestra, directed by Professor Kypros Markou, in a performance of George W. Chadwick's "Jubilee" and Edward Elgar's "Nimrod" from the Enigma Variations.
For more information, visit music.wayne.edu or call (313) 577-1795.
About the Department of Music
Founded in 1918, the Department of Music has earned a reputation for excellence in the United States and abroad. Many members of the music faculty, including musicians from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and some of the area's finest jazz and vocal artists, have toured throughout the world as performers, clinicians, conductors and composers. Likewise, students in the department's ensembles have won international competitions, toured Europe and Asia, and enjoyed repeated invitations to perform at major festivals and conferences. The department also is known for its preparation of music educators.
The Department of Music will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2018. Notable alumni include opera performer Dr. George Shirley and jazz great Kenny Burrell. Shirley was the 2015 National Medal of Arts winner and 2016 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Opera Association. Kenny Burrell was named a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts and Jazz Educator of the Year in 2005. The Department of Music is also home to the future Gretchen Valade Jazz Center.
About the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts
The College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts at Wayne State University serves 2,500 students majoring in 17 undergraduate and 10 graduate programs through the James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History, the Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance, the Department of Music, and the Department of Communication. Wayne State University, located in the heart of Detroit's Midtown Cultural Center, is a premier urban research institution offering nearly 350 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to nearly 27,000 students. For more information, visit cfpca.wayne.edu or connect with us on social media @WayneStateCFPCA.
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Contact: Leah Celebi
P: 313-577-1783
E: leah.celebi@wayne.edu