From ‘The Sound of Silence’ to ‘Graceland,’ Paul Simon wrote the soundtrack of several generations — and November 20–22, 2026, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra wraps it in symphonic color for Legends: The Paul Simon Songbook at Orchestra Hall.
The DSO’s pops series is a Detroit institution in its own right: full orchestra, guest vocalists and the kind of communal sing-along energy that only beloved songs can summon. Simon’s catalog — folk beginnings, global rhythms, New York poetry — gives the arrangers a feast to work with.
Performances are Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center, 3711 Woodward Avenue. Tickets at dso.org.
