Buses go on boulevards, and the bus is central to what she stands for. So the piece would be about Rosa Parks and about a street in Detroit. Rosa Parks Boulevard has its premiere this weekend at Orchestra Hall. Daugherty, who teaches at the University of Michigan, is winding up his first season in a three-year stint as the DSO's composer in residence. I don't care to be typecast.
Composing is like being an actor.
I remember well those turbulent times. I was also a great fan of jazz and soul, which was primarily black or Afro-American music. One of the ways integration began was through music. That idea of crossing over is what I try to do in my music. She's also a very humble person and soft-spoken.