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CutTime Simfonica


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Introducing an ensemble of masterful STRINGS
intent on some SERIOUS fun!

CutTime Simfonica®

features 2 violins, 2 violas, cello and bass
plus an occasional solo woodwind.

This innovative grouping puts a fresh, hot spin on classical!

You may soon discover the liveliest classical in jazz clubs around Detroit.
With serious Beethoven to swinging Negro Spirituals to sassy jazz standards,
they also feature several musical adventures by Kresge Artist Fellow Rick Robinson.
Simfonica is powered by Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians hell-bent on making classical music REAL for new audiences.


Kim Kennedy, Rick Robinson, Geoff Applegate, Jim VanValkenburg, Robert deMaine, Caroline Coade

See them on YouTube!


 

RECENT PERFORMANCE:

Sun. Nov. 6, 2011  7:00pm

Classic Carr Series
Virgil Carr Cultural Arts Center
311 E. Grand River, Detroit, MI 48226

Detroit Symphony Orchestra is a new sponsor behind this and possible future appearances of CTS at the Virgil Carr. This program will feature some of the debut Gitcha Groove On! CD as yet unfinished. Two of these track are now available at iTunes, Amazon and CD Baby. These works won a Kresge Fellowship last year. Special guests will be DSO Principal Oboe Donald Baker playing Rick's joyous Gigue Rondo and Kresge Fellow b-boy Haleem Rasul with his Hardcore Detroit ensemble break-dance the story of City of Trees!
 
Tickets start at $15.
The Virgil Carr Center is the orange building across from the Detroit Athletic Club pictured below.

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Simfonica is a joyous celebration of Detroit's diversity from its newest classical composer.
CutTime concerts show new audiences what European style orchestras can do! 
Don't miss another chance to be SURPRISED by classical music!


CutTime® is going NATIONAL in 2012!
See the September 7 Detroit Free Press
Listen to Mr. CutTime's NPR interview with Guy Raz!

Streams of popular tracks are also now available at ReverbNation.
Meanwhile download the new CutTime® Brochure! Read the updated Mission Statement!
  For a review of Rick Robinson's compositions click here

 

 

CutTime Simfonica® also covers these Romantic and Jazz classics:
Beethoven: Beethoven's 5th (1st mvmt.), & Fur Elise
Beethoven: Pathetique Piano Sonata (1st mvmt.)
Glinka: Russlan and Ludmilla Overture
Massenet: Meditation from Thais
Bach: Adagio from Unaccompanied Violin Sonata in C
Rachmaninoff: Prelude VI, Op. 23, No. 5 (Fandango)
Miles Davis: So What, Blue In Green
Satie: Gymnopedie No. 1
Brubeck: Take Five
Enesco: Romanian Rhapsody
David Robinson: Sweet Chariot Jubilee
Albinoni: Adagio

If you would like to host a CutTime concert in your community,
Call CutTime at 313-680-8104!

 


 
 
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