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unusual facts about Detroit Symphony Orchestra


Deborah Borda

She has`previously served as Executive Director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, President and Managing Director of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and both General Manager and Artistic Administrator of the San Francisco Symphony.


Byron MacGregor

MacGregor then read the patriotic commentary on CKLW Radio as part of a public affairs program; and, due to the huge response he was asked to record "The Americans" with "America the Beautiful" performed by The Detroit Symphony Orchestra as the background music.

David Owen Norris

As a pianist, he has accompanied soloists such as Dame Janet Baker, Larry Adler and John Tomlinson, and his solo career has included appearances at the Proms and performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

Lima Memorial Hall

As a performing arts center, Memorial Hall has hosted concerts by John Philip Sousa's band, Victor Borge, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and singers from the Boston and Chicago opera companies.


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Antal DorĂ¡ti

One of these, the recording of Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, received the coveted French award Grand Prix du Disque.

Ford Auditorium

When first opened, the auditorium had a state-of-the-art recording system, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra under Paul Paray made a number of recordings in the venue for Mercury Records.