NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA!!!

I'M FRED NAHHAT FROM DETROIT PUBLIC TV ALONGSIDE MICHELLE MERRILL OF THE DSO AND WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL EVENING AHEAD.

>>WE ARE LIVE AT THE MAX M. AND MARJORIE S. FISHER MUSIC CENTER IN MIDTOWN DETROIT AND WILL BE ENJOYING A SPECTACULAR PERFORMANCE FROM THIS WORLD CLASS ORCHESTRA, AS WE COUNT DOWN TO 2016.

TONIGHT'S LINE UP INCLUDES SOME CLASSICS...

SOME SOUL...

SOME R & B... AND WE HOPE SOME SINGING AND DANCING!

>>THAT'S RIGHT!

BUT FIRST, WITHOUT FURTHER ADIEU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN PLEASE WELCOME TO THE STAGE TO LEAD YOUR DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA...

PRINCIPAL POPS CONDUCTOR JEFF TYZIK!

[APPLAUSE] (MUSIC) .

>>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

HOW ABOUT THAT FABULOUS DSO?

WE WANTED TO START OFF WITH THE JAZZ MASTER.

BUT IT'S ALSO MOTOWN.

DO YOU THINK THIS ORCHESTRA CAN PLAY MOTOWN?

YOU'RE RIGHT.

>>> AND NOW, TO HELP US FINISH THIS MO-TOWN MEMORY, PLEASE WELCOME, MICHAEL LYNCHE.

�� LIKE I KNEW I WOULD.

SO GOOD, SO GOOD, I GOT YOU.

I FEEL NICE.

LIKE SUGAR AND SPICE.

OH, I FEEL NICE.

LIKE SUGAR AND SPICE.

SO NICE, SO NICE, I GOT YOU.

OW.

(MUSIC) �� WHEN I HOLD YOU IN MY ARMS, I KNOW THAT I CAN DO NO WRONG, AND I HOLD YOU IN MY ARMS, I WON'T DO YOU NO HARM.

AND I FEEL NICE.

LIKE SUGAR AND SPICE.

I FEEL NICE.

LIKE SUGAR AND SPICE.

SO NICE, SO NICE, I GOT YOU.

SO NICE, SO NICE, I GOT YOU.

SO NICE, SO NICE, I GOT YOU.

(MUSIC) [APPLAUSE] >> REALLY THRILLED TO HAVE MICHAEL HERE, HE WAS WITH US EARLIER, LAST SEASON WHEN WE DID OUR DANCE SHOW, AND MICHAEL IS SEASON NINE FINALIST ON AMERICAN IDOL.

YEAH.

ACTUALLY, WE'LL YOUR HIT FROM THE SHOW IN THE SECOND HALF.

FANTASTIC.

BUT RIGHT NOW, WE'LL DO 50S TUNES, ANYBODY LIKE 50'S MUSIC?

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S START OFF WITH BLUE SUEDE SHOES.

(MUSIC) �� ONE FOR THE MORNING, TWO TO GET READY, NOW GO CAT GO.

BUT DON'T YOU STEP ON MY BLUE SUEDE SHOES.

YOU CAN DO ANYTHING, BUT LAY OFF OF MY BLUE SUEDE SHOES.

YOU CAN KNOCK ME DOWN, SLANDER MY NAME ALL OVER THE PLACE, DO ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO DO, LAY OFF OF MY SHOES.

DON'T YOU STEP ON MY BLUE SUEDE SHOES.

YOU CAN DO ANYTHING, BUT LAY OFF OF MY BLUE SUEDE SHOES.

(GUITAR) �� DO ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO DO, BUT LAY OFF OF MY SHOES.

YOU CAN DO ANYTHING, BUT LAY OFF OF MY BLUE SUEDE SHOES.

COME ON NOW.

(MUSIC) ONE FOR THE MONEY, TWO FOR THE SHOW, THREE TO GET READY, GO CAT GO.

DON'T YOU STEP ON MY BLUE SUEDE SHOES.

YOU CAN DO ANYTHING, BUT LAY OFF OF MY BLUE SUEDE SHOES.

YEAH.

I SAID, BLUE, BLUE SUEDE SHOES.

YEAH, BLUE SUEDE SHOES.

BLUE, BLUE, BLUE SUEDE SHOES.

YEAH, BLUE SUEDE SHOES.

DO ANYTHING, BUT LAY OFF OF MY BLUE SUEDE SHOES.

>> HOW YOU GUYS DOING TONIGHT?

HOW YOU GUYS DOING TONIGHT?

I TELL YOU, I'M SO BLESSED TO BE BACK HERE WITH YOU GUYS.

JEFF TYZIK IN THE HOUSE.

AND THE DSO.

SO GOOD.

SO WE NEED YOUR HELP IN THIS PART OF THE SHOW.

WE DO A LITTLE JOHNNY BE GOOD.

DON'T LEAVE ME HANGING.

(MUSIC, GUITAR) �� �� WELL, I'VE GOT A WOMAN, [INAUDIBLE].

I GOT A WOMAN WAY UP SOUTH, THAT'S GOOD TO ME.

OH YEAH.

(SINGING) �� >> MICHAEL LYNCHE, ON GUITAR, AL.

ON THE BARITONE SAX, MARK YEAGER, AND OUR TENOR SAX, MARCUS [INAUDIBLE].

AND ON THE MOTOWN MEDLEY ON PIANO, ELLEN RHODES.

AND WE HAVE QUITE A NIGHT AHEAD OF YOU, THE NEXT SEGMENT IS ABSOLUTELY MUSICALLY SCRUMPTIOUS.

WE'LL FINISH THE FIRST HALF WITH, I THINK IT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING, TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY.

>> LET'S DO THAT.

>> LET'S DO THAT.

(MUSIC) �� I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT A PLACE, WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY.

TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY.

TWISTING.

TWISTING, TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY.

TWISTING, TWISTING, TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY.

[INAUDIBLE] TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY.

TWISTING, TWISTING, TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY.

TWISTING, TWISTING, TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY.

(MUSIC) (CLAPPING) �� (SINGING) �� TWISTING, TWISTING, TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY.

TWISTING, TWISTING, TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY.

YEAH.

(MUSIC) TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY.

TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY.

[APPLAUSE] >> MICHAEL LYNCHE.

AND THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

>>WHAT A WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE WE'VE SEEN SO FAR.

HI, FRED NAHHAT AND MICHELLE MERRILL LIVE IN DETROIT AT ORCHESTRA HALL AS WE CELEBRATE NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH THE DSO.

>>WE'RE ABOUT 90-MINUTES AWAY FROM 2016 WITH A WHOLE LOT MORE PLANNED FOR YOU THIS EVENING.

IN JUST A FEW MINUTES, THE ORCHESTRA WILL RE-TAKE THE STAGE, THIS TIME LED BY MUSIC DIRECTOR LEONARD SLATKIN... TO PERFORM AN INTERESTING VARIATION OF THE CHILDHOOD FAVORITE "POP GOES THE WEASEL" ...

THE CLASSIC "SHENANDOAH"... AND MORE.

>>YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO STICK AROUND FOR THAT.

RIGHT NOW ONE OF OUR CAMERAS IS LIVE AT CAMPUS MARTIUS IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT WHERE THE FAMOUS "D-DROP" WILL HAPPEN AT MIDNIGHT.

BUT RIGHT NOW, THE CROWD IS STARTING TO GATHER DOWN THERE >> I LOVE THAT BEAUTIFUL TREE, A WONDERFUL PLACE TO BE.

NO PLACE BETTER THAN DETROIT TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR.

LET'S KEEP THIS NIGHT GOING AND ENJOY A LITTLE MUSIC FROM THE WU FAMILY ACADEMY'S CIVIC JAZZ ORCHESTRA PERFORMING JUST BELOW US.

(MUSIC).

>> THIS IS A GREAT NIGHT TO BE IN DETROIT.

SPECIAL THINGS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS, HOW IMPORTANT IS THE PARTNERSHIP WITH DPTV?

>> TO MOVE, MICHIGAN FORWARD AND OUR ORGANIZATION, WHAT WE'RE DOING TONIGHT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT.

>> AND THE TELEVISION SIDE, THERE'S MORE ENERGY TO BRING TO TELEVISION.

>> RIGHT, THE SECOND YEAR WE'VE HAD THIS EVENT; BUT A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE PARTNERSHIP, AND WE HAD [INAUDIBLE].

THE LOCAL PRODUCTION GETS BETTER EVERY YEAR, AND TELLING DETROIT'S STORY IS SO IMPORTANT OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE REGION.

>> ALL OF THAT, GOOD YEAR OF 2015, WHAT ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS?

>> WE HAD THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW OF A BALANCED BUDGET.

WE ALSO HAD RECORD ATTENDANCE, AND [INAUDIBLE].

THE FUTURE IS VERY BRIGHT.

>> THE FUTURE NEXT YEAR?

>> REALLY LOOKS GREAT, IN THE SECOND YEAR OF THE PLAN, WE'RE LOOKING AT STUDENT GROWTH OF THE EDUCATION, WHAT WE'RE DOING THERE AND THE RESOURCE THAT PUBLIC TELEVISION HAS FOR THAT.

THE LOCAL PRODUCTION IS FANTASTIC, THE PARTNERSHIPS LIKE THIS, AND TELLING THE STORY OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN MICHIGAN AND DETROIT IS SO IMPORTANT.

>> WE STAND HERE AT THE INTERMISSION, IT'S ABOUT ANNUAL TRADITIONS, AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET ONE STARTED.

THERE'S BEEN GREAT POSITIVE FEEDBACK.

>> FANTASTIC, RECORD ATTENDANCE, AND WE'LL DO IT WITH YOU GUYS, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO 2016.

>> HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU.

WE ENJOY YOUR SHOW.

MORE TO COME ON NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH THE DSO, BACK TO MICHELLE.

>>>THE DSO IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO MUSIC AND MUSIC EDUCATION IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THROUGH THE WU FAMILY ACADEMY, WE ARE HELPING TO EXPAND THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARTS, EMPOWER CREATIVE DECISIONS, AND SPARK A LIFETIME PASSION FOR MUSIC.

UP NOW, IS ANOTHER INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE BY THE WU FAMILY ACADEMY'S CIVIC JAZZ ORCHESTRA.

PLEASE TAKE IT AWAY.

(MUSIC) >>THIS WAS A BIG YEAR FOR DETROIT... WITH LOTS TO CELEBRATE.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF DETROIT'S BIGGEST MOMENTS OF 2015!

>> EVERYBODY HAS THE FAVORITE CLOWN.

THE MASCOT.

[INAUDIBLE].

>>>WELCOME BACK, I'M JOINED NOW BY CONDUCTOR JEFF TYZIK AND OUR GUEST ARTIST TONIGHT MICHAEL LYNCHE.

THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE.

>>THAT WAS A BIG FIRST HALF WE JUST SAW.

I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS CONCERT FOR MONTHS, WHAT SORT OF PREPARATION GOES INTO A NIGHT LIKE THIS FOR YOU AND THE ORCHESTRA?

>> WE HAD THE FIRST MEETING MONTHS LAST YEAR.

WE LIKE HOW IT WENT AND WHAT DID WE THINK OF DOING IT, AND AT THAT TIME, WE NEED LEONARD SLATKIN ON THE PROGRAM AS WELL.

SO WE STARTED PLANNING, AND MET, AND MICHAEL TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE TONIGHT.

>> WOW.

>> IT'S LIVE.

AND ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN TONIGHT.

>> AND LIVE MUSIC, THAT'S THE BEST EXPERIENCE, BECAUSE ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.

AND MICHAEL, YOU'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE, WELCOME BACK.

>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

>> TELL US OF WHAT YOU LIKE MOST OF PERFORMING WITH THIS ORCHESTRA, WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO?

>> YOU KNOW, IT'S NEW YEAR, I'M ON THE STAGE WITH THE MAESTRO, AND PARTY WITH THE SYMPHONY TONIGHT.

>> HE BROUGHT A SPECIAL PIECE HE WROTE.

CALLED THERE WILL BE LOVE.

IT'S FOR DETROIT.

LOVE THE CITY, LET'S LIVE AND LOVE.

>> WE LOVE THAT.

NO BETTER PLACE THAN DETROIT TO CELEBRATE LOVE AND HAPPINESS.

SO WE HAVE LEONARD SLATKIN COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES, AND YOU IN THE FINAL THIRD.

>> WE'LL DO JAMES BROWN, THE MAN'S WORLD.

WE'LL DO AN INSTRUMENTAL HITS OF THE 60S, AND 70S.

THE HUSTLE, AND PICK UP THE PIECES.

SO WE HAVE SURPRISES COMING.

>> MUCH MORE TO COME, FOR SURE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE, WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU AGAIN IN A BIT, WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

>> HELLO AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

MY NEW YEAR'S WISH FOR DETROIT IS FOR ALL OFFICIALS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE 2016 A PROSPEROUS, AND SAFE NEW YEAR, WE WANT DETROIT AND SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN TO WORK TOGETHER FOR A SAFER DETROIT.

>> THANK YOU MICHAEL.

HAVE A GREAT THIRD HALF.

THERE'S AN EXCITING -- >> THE RINK, THE TREE, THE BIG D WILL DROP N A FEW MINUTES, WE'LL HAVE A CHANGE OF PACE.

60S, ROCK AND ROLL, AND NOW LEONARD SLATKIN TAKE THE ORCHESTRA AND LEAD THEM IN CLASSICS, AND THERE'S THINGS LIKE CLASSICAL JUKEBOX, BY LEROY ANDERSON, AND THE POP GOES THE -- >> LIVE AT DSO.

[APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> HOW IS EVERYBODY?

JEFF PLAYED LOTS OF MUSIC FROM THE 60S ON THE FIRST PART, WE'LL DO THE SAME, BUT THE 1860S, WE'LL TAKE THE CLASSICS, AND TURN THEM ON THEIR HEAD.

SEVERAL ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE BY MY FATHER, AND SOME OF THEM ARE FROM OTHER COMPOSERS, AND THE CLASSICAL TUNES WILL BE FAMILIAR.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW THEM, YOU DIDN'T GO TO THE RIGHT SCHOOL.

I NEED YOUR HELP ON THE PIECE, I ONLY WANT ONE WORD, AND YOU'LL KNOW WHAT IT IS.

[APPLAUSE] (MUSIC) APPLAUSE (MUSIC).

[APPLAUSE] APPLAUSE.

>> THREE OF THOSE WERE ARRANGED BY MY DAD.

THOSE THREE -- [APPLAUSE] >> WERE THEN TRANSFERRED FROM THE RECORDINGS HE MADE, THE ACTUAL PRINTED DIDN'T EXIST.

MY WIFE TOOK THEM, AND REORCHESTRATED THEM, AND WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE HER OWN INDIVIDUAL VOICE AS WELL.

BUT IT'S STILL AN ARRANGEMENT, AND THERE'S A CONNECTION TO WHAT OUR THEME IS.

IF YOU LISTENED CAREFULLY, YOU HEARD A PART OF THE SYMPHONY, AND YOU'LL HEAR THE SAME PORTION, BUT IT'S THE INTRODUCTIONS AND THE CONCLUSION OF THE BEAUTIFUL FOLK SONG, SHENANDOAH.

(MUSIC) [APPLAUSE] >> TO CLOSE THIS, WE WILL GO BACK TO ONE OF MY DAD'S ARRANGEMENTS, THIS ONE, IMAGINES THE GREAT FRENCH OPERA, CARMEN.

BUT RESET, AS IT TOOK PLACE IN THE SOUTHWEST DESERT OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND IT'S CALLED APPROPRIATELY, CARMEN'S HOE DOWN.

(MUSIC) [APPLAUSE] ANOTHER INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE, AS WE COUNTDOWN THE FINAL HOURS OF 2015.

>>WHAT AN INCREDIBLE YEAR THIS HAS BEEN FOR DETROIT!

THE CROWD IS THICKENING DOWN IN CAMPUS MARTIUS FOR THE FAMOUS "D-DROP" WHICH HAS BECOME A TRADITION HERE IN DETROIT.

>>THAT'S RIGHT.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE METRO AREA ARE DESCENDING ON DETROIT TO CELEBRATE AND RING IN THE NEW YEAR.

WE'RE HERE LIVE AT THE MAX M. AND MARJORIE S. FISHER CENTER FOR OUR 2 PERFORMANCE AND THE NIGHT'S NOT OVER YET.

>>NO IT'S NOT.

THERE'S SO MUCH MORE TO COME INCLUDING MORE SOUL FAVORITES FROM THE 60S AND 70S AND THE ORCHESTRA WILL BE JOINED BY A GOSPEL PERFORMANCE OF "THERE WILL BE LOVE" AND "UNCHAIN MY HEART."

.

>>I WAS HERE FOR REHEARSAL...

IT WAS INCREDIBLE.

YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS IT.

BUT FIRST, LET'S GO BACK DOWNSTAIRS TO JOIN THE WU FAMILY ACADEMY'S CIVIC JAZZ ORCHESTRA FOR ANOTHER PERFORMANCE.

(MUSIC).

>> DETROIT IS CALLED THE RENAISSANCE CITY.

OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, I THINK THE WORLD HAS NOTICED THE TOUGH, EMPOWERING PERSEVERING SPIRIT THAT IS AT THE CORE OF WHO WE ARE.

I LOVE THIS CITY.

HAPPY NEW YEAR DETROIT.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT 2016 BRINGS.

>>>DETROIT IS A CITY FILLED WITH MANY TRADITIONS AND EVENTS.

FROM THE RACES ON BELLE ISLE, TO THE THANKSGIVING PARADE DOWN WOODWARD, PEOPLE EVERYWHERE LOOK FORWARD TO DETROIT'S BIG ANNUAL CELEBRATIONS.

HERE ARE SOME OF DETROIT'S MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS FROM 2015.

>> IT'S BEEN ALMOST FOUR YEARS MAN.

>> THAT'S BEEN A [INAUDIBLE].

>>WHILE THE ORCHESTRA IS IN INTERMISSION, GUESTS HERE AT ORCHESTRA HALL HAVE BEEN ENJOYING THE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC OF THE WU FAMILY ACADEMY'S CIVIC LET'S GIVE THEM ANOTHER LISTEN.

(MUSIC) >>>JOINING ME NOW, FRESH OFF THE STAGE, IS DSO'S MUSIC DIRECTOR LEONARD SLATKIN.

TALK TO US, WHY THIS IS SO IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY OF DETROIT?

>> AS WE'VE MOVED FORWARD, THE ORCHESTRA HAS MOVED FORWARD, IT'S BEEN A LEADER.

I THINK WE COMPARED TO THE FABRIC OF THE CITY.

AND THE LEADER.

THE AUDIENCE, SO MANY PEOPLE.

FACES, AGES, DIVERSITIES.

>> I LOVE THIS, AND THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR YOUR FATHER'S, AND HE SAID [INAUDIBLE].

TALK TO US, WHY YOU COPY UP WITH THE -- CAME UP WITH THE IDEA?

>> IT STARTED WITH THE COPY OF CARMEN'S HOE DOWN.

AND THEN WE GOT THE IDEA, COULD WE FIND OTHER MUSIC.

AFTER THAT, SHE THOUGHT, MAYBE TAKE IT FROM THE RECORD -- >> SHE DID THIS BEFORE YOU KNEW ABOUT IT?

A SURPRISE FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

AND NOW WE HAVE FIVE ARRANGEMENTS, AND IT'S WONDERFUL TO COMBINE THE IDEAS, FROM CLASSICAL IDEAS TO [INAUDIBLE].

>> AND LOOKING FORWARD TO 2016, WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM THE ORCHESTRA?

>> WE'LL BE VERY BUSY.

[INAUDIBLE].

WE HAVE A CONCERT PRESENTATION, AND GREAT GUESTS.

[INAUDIBLE], IN SOME WAYS, TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, YOU AND OVER KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.

WE HAVE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION.

>> TRUE.

LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AS WELL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

>> MORE JOBS ON DETROIT, AND SAFETY OF DETROIT, WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION SOLUTION, WHERE THE KIDS OF DETROIT, HAVE THE OUTSTANDING OPPORTUNITIES TO GET A GREAT EDUCATION, GROW UP AND LIVE AND RAISE THEIR FAMILY IN THE CITY OF DETROIT.

>> IT'S SO EXCITING, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT 2016 IS HERE.

2015 WENT BY SO FAST.

LOOK AT THE CROWD.

THEY'RE GETTING READY FOR THE D DROP.

>> IT'LL HAPPEN, AND WE'LL COUNTDOWN LIVE.

THE ORCHESTRA WILL RING IN 2016.

SO MUCH GOING ON DOWNTOWN, AND WE CERTAINLY, WELCOME BOTH TO CELEBRATE WITH US, [INAUDIBLE].

WITH DSO.

>> THERE'S MORE MUSIC, AND OF COURSE, [INAUDIBLE].

>> MICHAEL LYNCHE IS COMING BACK, AND THE THERE WILL BE LOVE, AND HE SAID HE CREATED FOR DETROIT.

HE WANTED TO SHOW HOW MUCH HE LOVES THE CITY, AND FOR HIM AND THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE, AND THE WORLD, THEY SEE, THE COME BACK CITY.

>> IT IS, AND ALSO, NICE FOR US IN THE HALL TO HAVE LEONARD SLATKIN.

AS WE RING IN THE NECESSITY -- NEW YEAR WITH DSO.

MANY FOLKS ARE COMING DOWNTOWNS, MORE BY -- DOWNTOWN, MORE BY THE MINUTE.

WE HOPE YOU'RE ENJOYING THE CONCERT PERFORMANCE.

WE'RE HEADING BACK DOWN THERE, WITH THE WU FAMILY ACADEMY'S CIVIC JAZZ ORCHESTRA.

>> HOPE TO SEE YOU WITH US.

(MUSIC) WE'RE GETTING READY FOR THE THIRD SEGMENT, FOR THE COUNTDOWN.

>> OVER 30 MINUTES NOW, 2015 IS ENDING AND HEAD TO 2016, WHAT A JOYOUS CELEBRATION HERE.

BACK TO THE 60S, AND 70S SOUL HITS, GOSPEL.

MICHAEL LYNCHE, WE LOVE HAVING HIM HERE, IT SHOULD BE A GREAT FINAL THIRD OF THE CONCERT TONIGHT, BEFORE WE SAY HELLO TO 2016.

>> AND OF COURSE, WE CELEBRATE NEW YEAR, AND CELEBRATE THE BEING OF ONE DETROIT.

[INAUDIBLE].

LET'S GO BACK DOWN STAIRS FOR MORE MUSIC FROM THE WU FAMILY ACADEMY'S CIVIC JAZZ ORCHESTRA.

(MUSIC).

>> WE'RE READY FOR MORE MUSIC, LED BY JEFF TYZIK.

(MUSIC) [APPLAUSE] MARCUS SHUN ON THE SAXOPHONE.

WOW.

CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS ORCHESTRA, THE DSO PLAYS WATERMELON MAN, AND PICK UP THE PIECES, YEAH, WOW, NICE.

ONCE AGAIN, TO SING A GREAT SONG FROM THE 1950'S, BUT UPDATED BY MICHAEL BUBLE.

THIS IS SWAY, WE'LL FEATURE ONCE AGAIN, MICHAEL LYNCHE.

(MUSIC) �� WHEN MARIMBA RHYTHMS START TO PLAY, DANCE WITH ME, MAKE ME SWAY.

LIKE A LAZY OCEAN HUGS THE SHORE, HOLD ME CLOSE, SWAY ME MORE.

LIKE A FLOWER BENDING IN THE BREEZE, BEND WITH ME, SWAY WITH EASE.

WHEN WE DANCE YOU HAVE A WAY WITH ME, STAY WITH ME, SWAY WITH ME.

OTHER DANCERS MAY BE ON THE FLOOR, DEAR, BUT MY EYES WILL SEE ONLY YOU, ONLY YOU HAVE THAT MAGIC TECHNIQUE, WHEN WE SWAY I GO WEAK.

I CAN HEAR THE SOUND OF VIOLINS, LONG BEFORE IT BEGINS.

MAKE ME THRILL AS ONLY YOU KNOW HOW, SWAY WITH ME SMOOTH, SWAY ME NOW.

(MUSIC) OTHER DANCERS MAY BE ON THE FLOOR, DEAR BY MU EYES WILL SEE ONLY YOU, ONLY YOU HAVE THAT MAGIC TECHNIQUE, WHEN WE SWAY I GO WEAK.

I CAN HEAR THE SOUNDS OF VIOLINS, LONG BEFORE IT BEGINS.

MAKE ME THRILL AS ONLY YOU KNOW HOW, SWAY ME SMOOTH, SWAY ME NOW.

WHEN MARIMBA RHYTHMS START TO SWAY, DANCE WITH ME, MAKE ME SWAY.

LIKE A LAZY OCEAN HUGS THE SHORE, HOLD ME CLOSE, SWAY ME MORE.

LIKE A FLOWER BENDING IN THE BREEZE, BEND WITH ME, SWAY WITH EASE.

WHEN WE DANCE YOU HAVE A WAY WITH ME, STAY WITH ME, SWAY WITH ME.

WHEN MARIMBA START TO PLAY, HOLD ME CLOSE MAKE ME SWAY.

LAKE AN OCEAN HUGS THE SHORE, HOLD ME CLOSE, SWAY ME MORE.

LIKE A FLOWER BENDING IN THE BREEZE, BEND WITH ME, SWAY WITH EASE.

WHEN WE DANCE YOU HAVE A WAY WITH ME, STAY WITH ME, SWAY WITH ME.

[APPLAUSE] (MUSIC) �� THIS IS A MAN'S WORLD.

THIS IS A MAN'S WORLD.

BUT IT WOULDN'T BE NOTHING, NOTHING WITHOUT -- OH YEAH, OH, WITHOUT A WOMAN OR A GIRL.

YOU SEE, MANMADE THE CARS TO TAKE US OVER THE ROAD.

MAN MADE THE TRAINS YEAH, TO CARRY HEAVY LOADS.

MANMADE ELECTRIC LIGHT, TO TAKE US OUT OF THE DARK.

YES HE DID.

MAN MADE THE BOAT FOR THE WATER, LIKE LIKE NOAH MADE THE ARK.

THIS IS A MAN'S WORLD, OH WHOA, BUT IT WOULDN'T BE NOTHING, NOTHING, YEAH, OH YEAH, OH YEAH, WITHOUT A WOMAN OR A GIRL.

(MUSIC) �� MAN THINKS ABOUT A LITTLE BABY GIRL AND A BABY BOY.

YOU KNOW MAN MAKES THEM HAPPY, BECAUSE MAN MAKES THEM TOYS.

AND AFTER MAN HAS MADE EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING HE CAN, YOU KNOW THAT MAN MAKES MONEY TO BUY FROM OTHER MAN.

THIS IS A MAN'S WORLD.

YEAH, BUT IT WOULDN'T BE NOTHING, NOTHING, YEAH, OH YEAH, OH, WITHOUT A WOMAN OR A GIRL.

HE'S LOST YEAH, OH NOW.

HE'S LOST, IN BITTERNESS.

IT'S A MAN'S MAN'S WORLD.

BUT IT WOULDN'T BE NOTHING, WITHOUT A WOMAN OR A GIRL.

[APPLAUSE] �� LOOK AT ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE, AH, LOOK AT ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE.

[INAUDIBLE].

ELEANOR RIGBY PICKS UP THE RICE IN THE CHURCH WHERE A WEDDING HAS BEEN, LIVES IN A DREAM.

WAITS AT THE WINDOW, WEARING THE FACE THAT SHE KEEPS IN A JAR BY THE DOOR, WHO IS IT FOR?

ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE, WHERE DO THEY ALL COME FROM?

ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE, WHERE DO THEY ALL BELONG?

FATHER MCKENZIE WRITING THE WORDS OF A SERMON THAT NO ONE WILL HEAR, NO ONE COMES NEAR.

LOOK AT HIM WORKING, DARNING HIS SOCKS IN THE NIGHT WHEN THERE'S NOBODY THERE, WHAT DOES HE CARE?

ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE, WHERE DO THEY ALL COME FROM?

ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE, WHERE DO THEY ALL BELONG?

I LOOK AT ALL THE THE LONELY PEOPLE.

I LOOK AT ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE.

ELEANOR RIGBY DIED IN THE CHURCH AND WAS BURIED ALONG WITH HER NAME, NOBODY CAME.

FATHER MY COLLECTION CARD KENZ, FINDS THE DIRT FROM THE [INAUDIBLE] AS HE WALKS UP, ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE.

WHERE DO THEY ALL COME FROM?

ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE, WHERE DO THEY ALL BELONG?

I LOOK AT ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE.

AH, LOOK AT ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE.

COME ON.

(MUSIC) ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE, WHERE DO THEY ALL COME FROM?

� ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE, WHERE DO THEY ALL BELONG?

I LOOK AT ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE.

AH, LOOK AT ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE.

OH, OH WHOA.

PEOPLE, I, LOOK AT ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE.

YOU GUYS DOING ALL RIGHT OUT THERE.

JUST FOR THE NEW YEAR.

WE'LL DO ONE OF MY SONGS HERE, AND I BROUGHT IT OUT SPECIAL FOR YOU.

I HAVEN'T PERFORMED IT LIVE ANYWHERE, IT'S ABOUT LOVE AND IT CONQUERS ALL AND OVERCOMES ALL, THIS ONE IS FOR YOU DETROIT.

(MUSIC) MY HEART IS HEAVY.

THERE'S NO NEED TO WORRY.

�� YOU WANT TO FEEL THE SAME.

SOMETHING KEEPS HOLDING YOU, HOLDING YOU BACK.

JUST [INAUDIBLE].

WHAT YOU SEE, [INAUDIBLE].

LET THERE BE LOVE.

I SAID, THERE WILL BE LOVE.

LET THERE BE LOVE.

OH YES, THERE'LL BE, LET THERE BE LOVE.

DON'T YOU WANT TO BE, DON'T YOU WANT TO BE, LOVE.

DON'T YOU WANT TO BE, DO YOU WANT TO BE IN LOVE?

LOVE SETS YOU FREE, OH.

THERE WILL BE LOVE.

I SAID, THERE WILL BE LOVE.

THERE WILL BE LOVE.

ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, THERE'LL BE LOVE.

THERE WILL BE SO LOVE.

SO WILL BE [INAUDIBLE].

SO WILL BE PEACE.

OH, THERE WILL BE LOVE.

I SAID, THERE WILL BE LOVE.

THERE WILL BE JOY.

THERE WILL BE HAPPINESS.

AND [INAUDIBLE].

THERE WILL BE LOVE.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE YEAH.

OH LOVE.

THERE'LL BE LOVE.

AND I WANT TO SAY THAT I LOVE YOU.

THERE'LL BE LOVE.

OH.

THERE'LL BE LOVE.

THERE'LL BE LOVE.

I SAID, THERE WILL BE LOVE.

OH, THERE WILL BE LOVE.

LOVE.

THERE WILL BE LOVE.

OH YEAH.

[APPLAUSE] >> GIVE IT UP FOR THE CHOIR.

(MUSIC) �� UNCHAIN MY HEART.

BABY LET ME BE.

UNCHAIN MY HEART, BECAUSE YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME.

YOU'VE GOT ME SUED UP LIKE A PILLOW CASE.

BUT YOU LET MY LOVE GO TO WASTE SO UNCHAIN MY HEART, OH PLEASE, SET ME FREE.

UNCHAIN MY HEART.

BABY LET ME GO.

UNCHAIN MY HEART, BECAUSE YOU DON'T LOVE ME NO MORE.

EVERY TIME I CALL YOU ON THE PHONE, SOME FELLA TELLS ME THAT YOU'RE NOT AT HOME SO UNCHAIN MY HEART, SET ME FREE.

I'M UNDER YOUR SPELL, LIKE A MAN IN A TRANCE.

BUT I KNOW DARN WELL, THAT I DON'T STAND A CHANCE, SO UNCHAIN MY HEART, LET ME GO MY WAY.

UNCHAIN MY HEART, YOU WORRY ME NIGHT DAY.

WHY LEAD ME THROUGH A LIFE OF MISERY, WHEN YOU DON'T CARE A BAG OF BEANS FOR ME, SO UNCHAIN MY HEART, SET ME FREE.

(MUSIC, SAXOPHONE) (MUSIC (MUSIC, GUITAR) (MUSIC, PIANO) I'M UNDER YOUR SPELL, LIKE A MAN IN A TRANCE.

� BUT I KNOW DARN WELL, THAT I DON'T STAND A CHANCE.

SO UNCHAIN MY HEART, LET ME GO MY WAY.

UNCHAIN MY HEART, YOU WORRY ME NIGHT AND DAY.

WHY LEAD ME THROUGH A LIFE OF MISERY, WHEN YOU DON'T CARE A BAG OF BEANS FOR ME, SO UNCHAIN MY HEART, SET ME FREE.

SET ME FREE, SET ME FREE.

BABY, BABY, SET ME FREE.

UNCHAIN MY HEART.

UNCHAIN -- MY -- OH YEAH.

[APPLAUSE] >> MICHAEL LYNCHE, AND OUR FABULOUS GOSPEL SINGERS.

AND THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

[APPLAUSE] YOU KNOW, THIS IS SUCH A WONDERFUL CITY, I'M ALWAYS THRILLED TO COME HERE, THERE'S GREAT THINGS HAPPENING IN THE CITY, IT'S AN INSPIRATION FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTRY.

I TELL YOU THAT, THINGS ARE LOOKING UP FOR THIS CITY IN 2016.

NOW, I'D LIKE TO -- WE'RE WITHIN A MINUTE AND A HALF OF THE HOUR.

SO TO SPEAK.

SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE TO THE STAGE, MICHELLE MERRILL, FRED NAHHAT AND OUR MUSIC DIRECTOR, LEONARD SLATKIN, LET'S BRING EVERYONE OUT.

WOW, WHAT AN INCREDIBLE EVENING WE'VE HAD TONIGHT.

>> AND AN INCREDIBLE CROWD AND THE CAMPUS IS FILLED TO THE BRIM FOR PEOPLE TO WAIT FOR THE BIG D TO DROP.

>> THE WORD FOR YOU, YOU LOOK FORWARD TO 2016.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS.

>> THAT'S RIGHT, IT'S ABOUT LOOKING FORWARD AND NOT LOOKING BACK.

IT'S WHAT'S NEXT, AND DETROIT IS NEXT FOR EVERYBODY.

>> AND JEFF, COMMENT FROM YOU, YOUR THOUGHTS, GIVE IT UP TO JEFF TYZIK LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

>> VERY MUCH LIKE MY COLLEAGUE, I TRAVEL ALL OVER THE PLACE, AND ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES.

AND EVERY CITY HAS A BUZZ TO IT, BUT I NOTICED THE PAST FEW YEARS, EVERY TIME I COME HERE, THE ENERGY IS MORE, THERE'S MORE EXCITEMENT, AND ANTICIPATION OF GREAT THINGS HAPPENING.

AND OF COURSE, YOU CAN'T BE ONE OF THE BEST ORCHESTRAS IN THE WORLD, THIS IS IT.

>> MICHAEL LYNCHE.

>> WE'RE HEADING TO 2016, THE CLOCK SAYS, WE HAVE 20 SECONDS TO GO.

15 SECONDS.

ARE YOU READY?

LET'S TAKE IT.

TEN, NINE, EIGHT, SEVEN, SIX, FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE.

HAPPY NEW YEAR.

(CHEERING) [APPLAUSE] � AND NEVER DOM FIND, FOR ALL -- BE FORGOTTEN AND [INAUDIBLE].

AND PUT YOUR HAND IN MINE, AND WE WILL TAKE A CUP OF KINDNESS YET, FOR TIMES GONE BY.

FOR ALL TIMES GONE BY, MY DEAR, FOR WE WILL TAKE A CUP OF KINDNESS YET, FOR TIMES GONE BY.

WE WILL TAKE A CUP OF KINDNESS YET, FOR TIMES GONE BY.

HAPPY NEW YEAR.

HAPPY NEW YEAR.

(MUSIC) �� PEOPLE WILL COME FROM MILES AROUND, TO HEAR YOU PLAY, AND SOMEDAY -- JOHNNY B GOODE.

GO, GO JOHNNY, GO GO.

JOHNNY B GOODE.

OH YEAH.

[APPLAUSE] >>>WELL, IT'S OFFICIALLY 2016.

>>WHAT A GREAT CELEBRATION TONIGHT HAS BEEN, WITH INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCES BY THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GREAT THINGS, AS YOU LOOK FORWARD TO 2016, HERE INSIDE THE HALL, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT?

>> THE GREAT MUSIC COMING UP.

I LOVE THIS CITY, THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR HERE, I COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE.

SO MUCH REJUVE NATION, AND IT'S STRIVING FROM THE ARTS I BELIEVE FROM THE DSO, THE MICHIGAN OPERA THEATER.

ALL OF THIS AND EVERYONE IS HUNGRY FOR THIS CITY TO BE REBIRTHED AND FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW WHAT A GREAT CITY DETROIT IS.

>> AND WE SHOULD ALSO MENTION THE INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCES TONIGHT FROM MICHAEL LYNCHE, JEFF TYZIK, LEONARD SLATKIN, AND YOU CAN'T FORGET THE JAZZ CIVIC ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES FROM INTERMISSION... JUST INCREDIBLE.

ON BEHALF OF MICHELLE MERRILL, AND THE FOLKS AT DSO, AND ALL OF US AT DETROIT PUBLIC TELEVISION, WE WISH YOU A BOUNTIFUL, 2016, THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.

>> MY NEW YEAR'S WISH FOR DETROIT IS FOR THE PEACE AND SAFETY FOR THE CITIZENS, AND I WISH WE TREAT EACH OTHER LIKE WE WANT TO BE TREATED.

IF WE DO THAT, WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEE THE SUCCESS AND GROWTH OF THE CITY.

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