Hamtramck Star

MEDIA RELEASE
June 23, 2010
Subject: The premiere of The Home Suite: Coming to Hamtramck
Contact: Bill Meyer (313) 207-3904, bill@onehamtramck.org

Where was their home? Why did they leave?
How was their journey? What is their new home like?

a project sponsored by OneHamtramck LLC and funded by The Kresge Foundation
with filmed interviews from Hamtramck’s diverse immigrant community

a live music/video performance
The Home Suite: Coming to Hamtramck
composed and performed by Bill Meyer and the Hamtramck World Music Ensemble

Two Premiere Performances:
• Fri. July 23rd, 7 pm. Detroit Institute of Arts: 5200 Woodward Ave, north of Warren,
$8 admission, FREE to Detroit residents with proof of ID
• Fri. July 30th, 7 pm. Hamtramck Gates of Columbus: 9632 Conant, north of Holbrook
$10 admission, FREE to Hamtramck residents with proof of ID, tickets at the door only

The Home Suite: Coming to Hamtramck features the newly formed Hamtramck World Music Ensemble composed of 6 noted local musicians. Under the direction of jazz keyboardist and Hamtramck resident, Bill Meyer, the group blends styles and ethnic influences from around the world. The part improvised music is filtered through an American lens while it accompanies interviews of Hamtramck immigrants from countries as diverse as Bangladesh, Bosnia, Poland, Nigeria, England, and Yemen.

The theme of ‘home’ is explored in the various musical styles, and interplays with the sentiments of leaving one’s home and finding a new one in the multi-ethnic city of Hamtramck. The video interviews alternate with five music movements that explore the many meanings of home and the passions that accompany it.

The 60 minute multimedia performance will soon be available on DVD. For more information contact Bill Meyer at (313) 207-3904 or at www.onehamtramck.org