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Patrice Rushen will premiere "The Resonate Suite" on May 21st at 7:30 p.m.

The piece, written for the Carr Center's Gathering Orchestra Nontet, was commissioned as part of the Resonate project. The project is part of Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings and The Carr Center's multi-year collaboration that explores the African Diaspora through the lens of contemporary American chamber music. This in-person concert will be performed at Detroit School of Arts, as well as livestreamed.

For more information and tickets, visit https://thecarrcenter.org/the-gathering-orchestra-nonet.../.

The holidays are here again and writer Osayi Endolyn (also the niece of Patrice) wrote a piece for Food & Wine about spending the holidays with her family. She also shares the recipe of Patrice's Chilean Sea Bass.

Check out the story right here.

Patrice performed at the Kennedy Center last week and they asked her to help them do the "Forget Me Nots" challenge.

Check out the clip below. Don't forget to follow her social media accounts. Patrice recently joined TikTok as well.

Symphony Tacoma will open its 75th Anniversary Season on Saturday, October 23, 2021 at 7:30 pm in the Pantages Theater. The concert will feature a selection of works from different eras that offer hope and healing.

The concert will open with composer and musician Patrice Rushen’s vibrant Color Express, the first movement from her first symphony, Sinfonia. “I selected this piece for its thrilling energy, bursts of happiness and symphonic sounds that call for new voices,” said Ioannides. “It reflects Patrice’s desire to bring momentum and energy into African American compositions being performed by orchestras following the Black Lives Matter movement.”

Check out the story behind this music piece here.

Patrice narrated the third and final episode of the three part mini-series: Get Down, The Influence of James Brown. This episode explores the story behind how the ultimate revenge song was created and the numerous samples and influence it’s had on hip-hop’s musical culture. Where “Funky Drummer” provided one of hip-hop’s most iconic drum breaks, and “Funky President” providing hip-hop’s social conscious, the “The Payback,” well, the Payback provides the swagger!

Check it out here