Saturday, September 10, 2011 2pm - 3 FREE

Grosse Pointe's Greatest Block Party wsg flutist Sharon Sparrow
@ Kercheval and St. Clair 48236
The Grosse Pointe Greatest Block Club will offer music across ALL genres.
Simfonica will offer everything from hardcore classical to fun-time pops and Robinson's popular Pork 'N Beans!
Detroit Symphony Orchestra is sponsoring and will have a table with information on the upcoming season!

Program includes:
Glinka's Russlan and Ludmilla Overture
Beethoven's Pathetique Piano Sonata
Mozart's Flute Quartet
Bach's Suite No. 2 (3 mvmts)
Surprise
Robinson's Serenade from Mighty Love
Robinson's Pork 'N Beans

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 8pm - 11 FREE

Classical Revolution Detroit RETURNS
@ Majestic Cafe 4120 Woodward Ave Detroit 48201
After a 6-month break the inaugural year for Classical Revolution in Detroit continues on a mission to expose new audiences to the rich and varied musical palette of classical. Artists who sign up in time will be listed here and Facebook. SURELY the CutTime String Quartet will surprise you, as will pianist Doug Scott!
Speaking of palette, The Majestic Cafe features exquisite cuisine and fine wines and beers to go with your Schubert. We'll see you there!

 

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 c. 9pm -10:00 FREE

CutTime Simfonica at Classical Revolution Cleveland
@ The Happy Dog 5801 Detroit Ave. Cleveland, OH 44102
Mr. CutTime begins to go national in Cleveland with CIM grads playing Russlan and Ludmilla Overture, Gitcha Groove On!, Pork 'N Beans, Elegy, City of Trees and more! Musicians will be violinists Charles Morey and Ariel Clayton, violists Caitlin Lynch and Aaron Conitz and cellist Hannah Whitehead with Mr. CutTime.

 

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 8pm - 12 FREE

Classical Revolution Detroit welcomes Leonard Slatkin
@ Majestic Theatre 4120 Woodward Ave Detroit 48201
CRD is proud to announce that Detroit Symphony Orchestra Music Director Leonard Slatkin will appear at this event to lead Samuel Barber's sublime Knoxville: Summer of 1915 featuring coloratura soprano Kimberley Dolanski and a 27-piece chamber orchestra! This will certainly be our finest event celebrating classical music taken completely off the pedestal of the concert hall. Kim sang Oct. 11 and floored everyone with her star power and versatility. When she suggested the Barber, we couldn't resist the opportunity to invite Mr. Slatkin who eagerly agreed to conduct this quintessentially American work! The orchestra will also read 1st movements of Mozart Symphony #25, Bach Orchestral Suite #2, Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto with Sharon Sparrow and Kerstin Allvin plus Sibelius Andante Festivo.
Please join us for this unprecedented interactive evening presented FREE with local volunteer musicians "jamming" on chamber music to turn on new audiences. With the activities on the level floor, the audience will be encouraged to stand around and even sit within the orchestra on the level floor at 9:00 for an experience they can't get elsewhere! Slatkin takes the stage at 9:35 for the Barber.
Attended parking is available behind the Majestic and across Woodward.

 

Tuesday, December 6, 2011 7pm - 9 FREE

Classical Revolution Detroit Christmas Cheers!
@ Maria's Comida 11411 Joseph Campau Hamtramck, MI 48212

Start your holidays off with food, camaraderie and music at Maria's Comida. We expect to have lots of singing, possibly with Christa Grix on harp, Rick on bass and Tracy Kash Thomas on flute and piano. Then we need YOU ready to sing, eat and laugh! Bring what Messiah choral scores you have as well as your own wine or beer!  Seating is very limited so come early. 
For more information about Maria's Comida, call 313-733-8406.

 

Tuesday, December 13, 2011 8pm - 11 FREE

Classical Revolution Detroit 1st Anniversary
@ Cadieux Cafe 4300 Cadieux Rd. Detroit 48224
Join the special anniversary celebration of CRD right where it began at the Belgian-themed Cadieux Cafe. It looks like we'll have STRINGS GALORE Tuesday with a quartet starting us off at 8, follwed by the kids of Urban Stringz II playing Christmas and gospel numbers. Then about 9:20 will come the rock top-40 of Il Segreto String Quartet! 'Round 10:00 will be music by Mr. CutTime followed by an OPEN JAM until who knows when. It's LEAGUE night for featherbowling but there will be plenty to talk about!

 

 

Mr. CutTime writes...

Dear Classical Music Lover,
Your visit to this website means a lot. Thank you for seeking information about our pioneering ensembles and the new series Classical Revolution Detroit. Please enjoy what you find and share these MP3s from our live performances. You might also be interested to see adventurous programs from earlier seasons or listen to my recent NPR interview with Guy Raz.

Last year we launched our string sextet CutTime Simfonica^® with two successful inaugural concerts and a recording session! The results are now available at iTunes, Amazon and CD Baby. We also launched an ad hoc string quartet that will play at budget and even FREE concerts and readings! We also produced a high-quality brochure with help from the Kresge Fellowship!

We're happy to enjoy a residency at the Virgil H. Carr Cultural Arts Center and the launch of Classical Revolution Detroit. There was a Dec. 12, 2010 interview about it on WRCJ 90.9. Perhaps BEST of all was playing for homeless Detroiters at Christmas 2010 & 2011! VIDEO 

Classical music, DSO and many inspirations continue to make my artistic dreams come true. As I hit the road with my work of the last 16 years, let me share those dreams with you right where you live! Let me show you WHY classical music still very much matters... in your neighborhood houses of worship, schools, favorite restaurant, bar or even your home! Just contact me with information for concert organizers near you or better yet, tell presenters, your friends and family that you want to CLICK with classical in CutTime!

Another way to support CutTime® projects is by donating through the Arts League of Michigan, a 501(c)3 organization of Detroit. Please call 313-965-8430 for more information about our fiscal sponsorship agreement.

Thank you!
- Rick Robinson