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Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Plus Rock Band, Plays David Bowie Tribute in July

March 23, 2016, 6:58 AM by  Allan Lengel

The late rock star David Bowie is certainly not forgotten.

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra will perform "The Music of David Bowie" at Meadow Brook Amphitheatre on July 10 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Saturday at the DSO site and box office.

The orchestra will be led by guest conductor Brent Havens and accompanied by a rock band, DSO says. The symphonic odyssey that explores the incredible range of David Bowie’s musical genius, a press release says.

“My concept . . . was to take the music as close to the originals as we could and then add some colors to enhance what Bowie had done,” says Havens. “The wonderful thing with an orchestra is that you have an entire palette to call upon.  The band is reproducing what Bowie did on the albums, verbatim, and then having an orchestra behind the band gives the music a richness, a whole different feel, a whole different sense of power.”

The lineup on a summer Sunday in Rochester features roughly 18 David Bowie tunes, including “Space Oddity,” “Changes,” “Under Pressure,” “Heroes,” “Rebel Rebel,” “Fame” and “China Girl.”

Bowie died Jan. 10 at age 69. 

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If you haven't seen this, Chris Martin and Jimmy Fallon this week honored Bowie with a duet of "Life on Mars?" featuring an impromptu solo from Roots guitarist Captain Kirk Douglas:



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