MARK STRYKER | CLASSICAL+JAZZ HIGHLIGHTS: DSO tackles Tower's percussion concerto (Detroit Free Press)

It's been a good year for Joan Tower, whose 70th birthday this fall has been accompanied by a gaggle of celebratory concerts and performances across the country, including a June showcase at the local Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival. Back in February, the recording of Tower's "Made In America" (Naxos), with Detroit Symphony Orchestra music director Leonard Slatkin conducting the Nashville ...