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Creative Arts Collective at 46: An anniversary celebration with PUBLIQuartet, A. Spencer Barefield and George Lewis

  • Detroit Institute of Arts 5200 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MI, 48202 United States (map)

PUBLIQuartet celebrates the legacy of Detroit’s own Creative Arts Collective with a program inspired by the world renowned artists CAC has brought to Detroit over the past 5 decades. Featuring the world-premiere of George Lewis’s latest String Quartet 3.5 “Great Migrations” commissioned by the Koussevitzky Foundation; as well as works by Vijay Iyer, Henry Threadgill and CAC founding member and Director A. Spencer Barefield who will join on guitar. This is the final performance in a series of concerts and commissions celebrating CAC, presented with support from The Knight Foundation, New Music USA, The Sphinx Foundation, The Kresge Foundation and Koussevitzky Foundation. 

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