Marsalis Wynton: Blues Symphony

Wynton Marsalis is a world-famous trumpeter, bandleader and composer and one of the most important representatives of American culture. He is one of the very few contemporary artists to have succeeded in earning recognition and the highest respect from critics and audiences alike, both as a jazz musician and as a classical music interpreter and composer of cross-genre works. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra and its musical director Jader Bignamini present the "Blues Symphony" by Wynton Marsalis. The work is an ode to the power of the blues and the diversity of America's musical heritage. With influences ranging from ragtime to habanera, the piece takes the listener on a sonic journey through America's revolutionary era, the beginnings of jazz in New Orleans and an urban soundscape reminiscent of the Great Migration. As Detroit is one of the most vital musical melting pots in the USA, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra is the ideal partner for this original contribution to the symphonic repertoire.