Interlochen Arts Academy students go on tour this month, and IPR listeners can hear them in a live broadcast from Detroit on Tuesday, March 10 starting at 7 p.m.
The tour is called "Imagine US: Celebrating America at 250," and the program includes the premiere of a new cello concerto, composed by Wynton Marsalis and featuring Tommy Mesa as the soloist. The students are also performing the Symphony no. 4 by Charles Ives and RE|Member, a work by Reena Esmail.
The live broadcast from Orchestra Hall will be co-hosted by Interlochen Public Radio's Amanda Sewell and WRCJ's Dave Wagner.
Listen starting at 7 p.m. for insights into the program and the tour, with the downbeat at 7:30 p.m.
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Interlochen Arts Academy students will take the stage alongside members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra with cellist Tommy Mesa, recipient of Lincoln Center’s 2025 Avery Fisher Career Grant and the Sphinx Organization’s 2023 Medal of Excellence.
All of these orchestra pieces are woven together with multidisciplinary elements. The program is bringing together all of Interlochen's arts areas to celebrate the past, present and future of the United States.
Cristian Măcelaru, Music Director Designate of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, will conduct the performance. Diana Wyenn is the Imagine US tour's creative director.
Want to attend in person? Tickets are available via the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's website.
