Detroit Symphony Orchestra: The Music of Foreigner

Detroit Symphony Orchestra: The Music of Foreigner at Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra: The Music of Foreigner puts a symphonic frame around some of the most recognizable songs in classic rock. Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall hosts the tribute on Saturday, April 17, 2027, at 8:00 PM, with conductor Brent Havens, vocalist Justin Sargent, and a rock band joining the orchestra for an evening built around Foreigner's catalog.

The announced program includes Feels Like the First Time, Cold as Ice, Hot Blooded, Double Vision and I Want to Know What Love Is. These are songs that defined arena rock in the late seventies and early eighties, and hearing them performed live by symphony musicians adds orchestral weight to melodies built for radio. The evening gives you both the familiarity of the original recordings and the discovery of a new instrumental approach.

Justin Sargent handles the vocal parts, giving the tribute a voice to carry the melody through each song. Brent Havens conducts, shaping the interaction between the DSO and the rock band. The combination of symphony precision and rock energy is the reason to come. You get the full orchestral palette—strings swelling behind a guitar riff, brass punctuating a chorus—alongside the rhythm section and electric instruments that made the songs famous in the first place.

Give this music a place in your April plans. Find tickets for Detroit Symphony Orchestra: The Music of Foreigner at Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall and book your April 17 Detroit performance.