Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings

Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings Celebrating over 40 years of extraordinary chamber music concerts throughout southeast Michigan

Since its founding in 1982, Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings (DCWS) has set the standard for chamber music in Detroit. By bringing together the top musicians from the metro area, most of whom are members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Michigan Opera Theatre.

What happens when 30+ of the region’s top musicians take over the Palmer Park Bandshell? 🎺We’re about to find out.On Sep...
08/24/2026

What happens when 30+ of the region’s top musicians take over the Palmer Park Bandshell? 🎺

We’re about to find out.

On September 13, DCWS kicks off its 45th season with our largest performance ever, bringing more than 30 professional musicians together for a free outdoor concert at one of Detroit’s newest performance spaces.

Led by conductor Damien Crutcher and featuring Timothy McAllister on saxophone and Kenneth Thompkins on trombone, this is DCWS on a scale you don’t often get to hear.

And did we mention it’s FREE?

RSVP in advance and you could also score a free DCWS hat! The first 250 RSVPs receive a voucher, redeemable at the event while supplies last.

RSVP: https://detroitchamberwinds.org/performance/ppb/

06/17/2026

JazzEd Detroit brings together five organizations providing jazz education programs to network, organize, and work together in collective ways that serve young people in learning jazz. ArtOps continues to lead the JazzEd Detroit initiative, helping to preserve Detroit’s collaborative tradition of mentorship in the art form.

We are proud to support this important cultural tradition with two grants totaling $181,000 to Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings to support ArtOps in leading the JazzEd Detroit initiative and to support the Carr Center’s Gathering Orchestra program.

🔗 Learn more in our latest grants announcement: https://www.erbff.org/nearly-11m-awarded-across-southeast-michigan-and-the-great-lakes/

With a program like this, we're ending the season on a high note! Featuring a roster of world-class musicians between bo...
06/04/2026

With a program like this, we're ending the season on a high note! Featuring a roster of world-class musicians between both DCWS and the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, this is a concert you won't want to miss. Mark your calendars for June 14 at 7 PM at Seligman Performing Arts Center – learn more and get tickets at detroitchamberwinds.org/performance/dcws-at-the-festival!

On June 14, DCWS returns to the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival for an exciting collaboration! This Signature series ...
05/26/2026

On June 14, DCWS returns to the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival for an exciting collaboration! This Signature series performance marks the opening night of the Festival and the conclusion of the 2025–26 DCWS season, so don't miss your chance to Hear • Here with us for one final night. Learn more at the link in the comments 🎶

Next Friday, May 15 at 7 PM, join us in a celebration of spring at the Detroit Institute of Arts! Immersed in the specta...
05/07/2026

Next Friday, May 15 at 7 PM, join us in a celebration of spring at the Detroit Institute of Arts! Immersed in the spectacular Rivera Court, enjoy a performance of Copland's Appalachian Spring suite for chamber winds, a new DCWS commission by Daniel Pesca, and Hailstork's Monuments featuring David Jackson 🌷
(Concert included with museum admission)

04/06/2026

Art and music continue to thrive in Detroit, and the Detroit Opera and DCWS are no exception! 🎶 Listen in as Detroit Opera Resident Artist Mia Mandineau introduces Maurice Ravel's Deux mélodies hébraïques (Two Hebrew Songs), which you can hear at our concert this Sunday along with Kurrt Weill's powerful song-play Mahagonny Songspiel!
Learn more and get your tickets here: detroitchamberwinds.org/mahagonny

Just over two years ago, DCWS teamed up with the Detroit Opera Resident Artists to give a moving performance of Viktor U...
04/03/2026

Just over two years ago, DCWS teamed up with the Detroit Opera Resident Artists to give a moving performance of Viktor Ullmann’s "Der Kaiser von Atlantis" at Temple Emanu-El (Oak Park, MI). Next Sunday, April 12, our partnership will continue as we return for an afternoon of music that challenges, reflects, and resonates, this time featuring a performance of Kurt Weill's "Mahagonny Songspiel." Get your tickets today!
detroitchamberwinds.org/mahagonnysongspiel

03/30/2026

Art and music continue to thrive in Detroit, especially with collaboration creating new pathways and opportunities! Listen in as Detroit Opera Resident Artist Brianna J. Robinson describes how Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings and the Detroit Opera are teaming up for a special performance of Kurt Weill's Mahagonny Songspiel on Sunday, April 12 – tickets on sale now! detroitchamberwinds.org/mahagonnysongspiel

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