MSU professor’s ‘Rumba Sinfónica’ to be performed by Detroit Symphony Orchestra

EAST LANSING, Mich. — “Rumba Sinfónica,” a symphonic work composed by a Michigan State University professor, will be performed by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Tiempo Libre at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 11, at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit.

“Rumba Sinfónica” is a 30-minute sound travelogue exploring the possibilities of a Cuban band and orchestra playing together and fusing the urban rhythms of past and present Cuban music with the sounds of a classical symphony orchestra.

The Cuban rumba takes the lead in composer Ricardo Lorenz’s symphonic work written in collaboration with Jorge Gomez, musical director of the hit Cuban music group Tiempo Libre.