R.E.M.’s Mike Mills to Release Classical Concerto

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R.E.M.'s Mike Mills is set to release a recording of his first-ever classical composition, Concerto for Violin, Rock Band and String Orchestra on October 14 via Orange Mountain Music. Mills composed the concerto for the violinist Robert McDuffie. On the recording, they are joined by the McDuffie Center for Strings Ensemble, which is composed of students from Mercer University's Robert McDuffie Center for Strings. Mills and McDuffie, along with the Fifth House Ensemble, will hit the road for a U.S. tour of the piece in October. You can find their upcoming tour dates below. 

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Mike Mills and Robert McDuffie:

10-20 Miami, FL - Knight Concert Hall
10-21 St. Petersburg, FL - Mahaffey Theater
10-24 Athens, GA - Hodgson Hall
10-25 Newberry, SC - Newberry Opera House
10-27 Macon, GA - Macon City Auditorium
10-28 Atlanta, GA - Emerson Concert Hall at Emory University 
10-29 Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall
10-30 Chapel Hill, NC - Memorial Auditorium
11-01 Newport News, VA - Ferguson Center for the Arts
11-03 North Bethesda, MD - Music Center at Strathmore
11-04 Pittsburgh, PA - Byham Theater
11-05 Carmel, IN - Palladium Center for the Arts
11-06 Detroit, MI - Music Hall
11-07 Chicago, IL - Harris Theatre

Watch Mills and McDuffie perform an excerpt of the concerto below:

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