Detroit Symphony Orchestra Tickets

I liked the way the lead singer interacted with the crowd

It was fantastic! I loved it. I had fun and danced all night. Please make sure you do this again next year. My only suggestion: Play the songs that really show that man's talent not the commercial stuff, he was so much more than that.

The weather was fabulous, the DSO was rocking!! Brent Havens (Conductor) and Brody Dolyniuk (vocalist) were outstanding. Brody even looked like David Bowie and sounded so authentic. We had a great time. Perfect.

How do express the versatility and talent that Bowie possessed. The singer replicated his voice and movements effortlessly and the band + the Symphony was so professional and made it a superb concert!! I would go again and again.

It was hard to know what to expect, but this was an awesome concert! Brad is such a great entertainer, the band and DSO were great, and it was a beautiful night. I would not hesitate to go to another DSO/rock concert!

The singer, although seemingly young, did a terrific job with each number! Excellent performance, could have played a few more tunes.

I expected more symphony less rock band and most definitely less singer.

Did not know what to expect, but I was amazed how well Brody Dolyniuk & band, sang David Bowie's hits with the DSO backing them. I loved it!

Especially enjoyed Space Oddity. Lead singer was a good proxy for David Bowie.

After having lost our parents I became the Matriarch of the family. I love my family very much and I try to keep up holiday traditions for my brothers, in-laws, nieces, nephews along with my own family. In an attempt to find new activities for our families to come together I purchased tickets for the DSO Christmas Pops concert. What a disappointment! It was clearly unorganized, had very few musicians and no string instruments. The conductor was less than entertaining and the breaks were as long or longer than the performance. The volume was way too low and the music choices were dull (with exception of a few numbers). The Tuba player was funny but at one point forgot his music backstage (what professional musician does that? If I could get a refund I certainly would. I was quite embarrassed to have relied on the good name of the DSO. It was clearly a low quality performance that was meant to give the musicians some extra holiday cash. I've heard performances by musicians in the mall that surpassed what we heard that night. I realize that my review is pretty negative but I am being honest. My hope would be that the DSO would take these negative comments and rethink the way this concert is being done. Sorry DSO but you definitely put COAL IN MY STOCKING!

Absolutely disappointing. No preparation. Percussion group only. They seemed to be making it up as they went along and the entire music presentation was an hour. They actually began and finished with the SAME SONG. Seriously? A lot of time killed with the tuba player doing schtick and the conductor telling bad jokes. Then the four man group leader lost his music and we had to wait for him to go back stage to find it. Just not very professional. First half they ran a loop of snow falling on the screen and the second half they just stopped using it. So much more could have been done. DSO should be ashamed of itself for putting this together. Several of the players weren't even part of the DSO. If I could ask for my money back - I would. Please?

The concert was a great way to get into the Holiday spirit..very entertaining especially the Tuba player. It was a very short concert, wish it would have lasted a little longer.

To hear the music of Star Wars performed live by the DSO on a beautiful night under a clear sky outdoor theater was simply AMAZING. Nothing beats watching the talented commendable musicians bring the musical score to life. But the surprise & delight was the engaging, charming, and delightful whim of their new Assistant Conductor who is animated and loves to engage the audience with ease. She was FANTASTIC!

I absolutely love the DSO and sitting out by the lawn in Meadowbrook; however, the combination of these two greats during last Sunday's Star Wars music concert was not ideal. The music was great for those who could actually hear it. Those of us sitting in the lawn area could barely hear the music, so the experience for us was not as pleasant as for those sitting in pavilion. I think Meadowbrook needs to install some amplifiers somewhere in lawn area.

We had lawn seats to make this event affordable for our 3 boys (ages 13, 10, 8) to join us. So did many, many other people, so it was very crowded on the lawn. The music was great, sounded just like the movies, although it could have been amplified to the lawn a bit better. We couldn't see a thing either and the conductor (I think it was her) was very, very, hard to hear from our far-back lawn seats. Overall, it was a nice way to introduce a full orchestral experience to our young boys.

Michelle Merrill did a wonderful job conducting a talented ensemble of musicians. The performance of John Williams' music was breath-taking.

The evening started off a little rocky but only due to the venue. Meadowbrook has to find a better way to control parking. With over an hour to showtime, traffic was backed up onto Adams, with only one lane moving into the parking area, having to cross on coming traffic (on campus), and two attendants standing together servicing one car at a time ($15 to park in a field?), and then that traffic had to merge with other oncoming traffic to park. This makes Meadowbrook my least favorite venue in the metro area. Now with that said the Detroit Symphony Orchestra was superb. I like the music of John Williams in general, and I am also a science fiction fan, so the DSO performing Star Wars music was a perfect combination for me. Seated in the Pavilion afforded us good sight lines and acoustically was good as well. Characters were about taking pictures with the patrons which was also good fun. Overall well done DSO. We were able to attend the DSO's performance at the Edsel Ford Estate the night before and again, DSO was top shelf.

This was an excellent performance. The conductor was outstanding and the orchestra sounded wonderful. This was a Great experience and it was fun having our pictures taken with the people dressed as Star Wars characters before the show.

If the DSO ever does any other themed concerts, I will definitely go to them (preferably Harry Potter Themed)

Brought 5 young boys who were engaged in the music the entire evening. Well done DSO!