In Sunday’s (11/11) Detroit News, Donna Terek writes, “On a typical night at the Cadieux Café on the city’s east side, people come for the Belgian-style mussels, feather bowling and live rock or jazz. But recently there’s been a new addition to the menu: classical music. … This isn’t stuffy, suit-and-tie classical music. It’s Classical Revolution Detroit—a jam session for classical musicians led by Detroit Symphony Orchestra bassist Rick Robinson. ‘It’s a party,’ says Robinson, ‘and everyone’s invited.’ Robinson thinks classical musicians should reach out to younger, more urban (read that as diverse) audiences. The Revolution started in San Francisco six years ago and has spread to more than 30 cities in the United States, Canada and Europe. Robinson had already started two classical groups, CutTime Players—a miniature orchestra of eight players—and the string sextet CutTime Simfonica to take the music out of Orchestra Hall and into the community. So when he heard about Classical Revolution, Robinson saw it as ‘right up my alley.’ He started the Detroit chapter in 2010. … After traveling the country to test out his ideas over the past year, Robinson says he’s resigning from the DSO next month to build classical audiences across the nation using his connections to Classical Revolution musicians around the United States.”
Posted November 12, 2012
