Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings provides intimate, world-class presentations of repertoire that varies in instrumentation, with special emphasis on brass and woodwinds.
Supplementing its local subscription season with touring and recording, Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings has established a national repuation for artistic excellence. Outstanding critical notice has been garnered from numerous sources, including Stereo Review, Chamber Music, BBC Music Magazine, The New York Times, Audio, the Indianapolis Star, and all of Detroit's major media.
The organization is committed to expanding the repertoire, and has mounted numerous world-premieres by composers of national stature. Recently, DCWS entered into a commissioning consortium with the University of Michigan School of Music and the Oberlin College Conservatory. The project will bring DCWS at least five new works over the next three years.
DCWS educational programs, long central to the organization's mission, include both short and long term residencies with various area schools. Major sponsorship for educational programs comes from Denso International American, an auto parts supplier.
For a number of years, Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings has been sharing staff and administration with the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble and the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival. DCWS extends its management services to additional partners that benefit from sharing expertise and resources, providing marketing, public relations and development support to the Motor City Brass Band, and development support to the Rackham Symphony Choir.
Detroit, MI -- Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings joins the Detroit Institute of Arts to present a concert commemorating the April 8 solar eclipse. The concert takes place at 7 p.m. at the DIA (5200 Woodward Avenue). The concert will include…
Read More »Detroit - Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings’ latest project invites audiences on an intellectual and artistic exploration centered around the creative outputs resulting from the Holocaust, the Armenian Genocide and the African Diaspora. The…
Read More »Over a decade later, the Kris Johnson Group returns to the Carr Center awaiting their EP release. Eleven years ago, the Kris Johnson Group marked their debut at the Carr Center with their album “Odd Expressions.” On April 30, at 3…
Read More »Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings and the Carr Center present the Resonate Symposium, an immersive learning and live music experience DETROIT (Mar. 28, 2023) – Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings (DCWS) and the Carr Center have joined…
Read More »Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings collaborates with Western Michigan University Chorale for Stravinsky’s Mass Bloomfield Hills, MI. – Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings collaborates with the Western Michigan University Chorale for a…
Read More »Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings’ upcoming concert premieres a new holiday work Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings’ next concert includes the world premiere of Scott Boerma’s “Angels.” The piece premieres at…
Read More »Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings concert brings trumpets, trombones and pianos together Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings continues its 2022-2023 season with a night of trumpets, trombones and pianos. On November 18, at 7:30 p.m., DCWS…
Read More »Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings continues its 2022-2023 season by blending together two music genres with Detroit history for its next concert. On November 6, at 2:30 p.m., pianist Alvin Waddles and violinist Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy explore…
Read More »DETROIT (September 21, 2022) — Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings opens its 2022-23 concert season with its Nightnotes series at Hagopian World of Rugs. On October 7, 2022, at 7:30 p.m. Audiences are invited to enjoy the Brahms Clarinet…
Read More »Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings begins its new season with Brahms at Hagopian World of Rugs Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings opens its 2022-23 concert season with its Nightnotes series at Hagopian World of Rugs. On October 7, 2022, at 7:30…
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