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Shuffle, in Concert

"Without a doubt, this is a brilliant idea. … This sort of active participation from the audience in shaping the concert leads to higher and

Shuffle, in Concert

Thursday, February 18, 2016 @ 7:30 PM

The Berman Center for the Performing Arts

248.661.1900 / theberman.org

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In SHUFFLE Concert’s original form, a computer program randomly selected the pieces performed, simulating the shuffle mode on an MP3 player.  This later transformed into the unique concept of letting the audience decide what pieces would create the program.  For perhaps the first time in the modern performance of classical music, the audience decides what happens on stage. Avni soon learned that his friends and colleagues were just as excited about this new concept as he was.  He called some of his favorite musicians and SHUFFLE Concert took flight.

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