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If Spring Fever has you 
ready to embrace the 
joys of the season, 
Orchestra Sono has 
just the ticket with a 
performance of Aaron 
Copland’s beloved 
“Appalachian 
Spring,” his “Clarinet 
Concerto,” featuring 
acclaimed soloist 
Nickolas Hamblin, and a 
stirring string performance 
of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s 
“Novelletten” under the direction of Music 
Director and Conductor Andrew Neer.

May 7th | 3:00pm 

Bloomfield Hills High School | 4200 Andover, Bloomfield Hills

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A large gathering of community members, local officials, 
leadership of the JCC and APAPA, and art enthusiasts came 
out in support of the exhibition. Both APAPA-MI and the 
JFMD addressed gallery guests, each speaking to the inspi-
ration Solomon Souza represented and credited his appear-
ance with generating the multi-ethnic representation that 
turned out.
As Israeli emissary Leket said: “These programs are 
always about bringing people together. It dissolves 
boundaries and encourages open dialogue.”
Not lost on the organizers of the reception was the 
instant connection Solomon made with gallery patrons. 
The combination of his awe-inspiring works and his 
modest and approachable personality had everyone nat-
urally gravitating to learn more about him firsthand and 
have their pictures taken with him. 
There was something for everyone. A special benefit 
of attending was an invitation by Solomon to adults and 
children alike to grab a marker, their color of choice, and 
add their personal touch to a space he left vacant on the 
far-right side of his 60-foot Creation mural. 

AND ON THE SEVENTH DAY
A bit of irony was that the signature work Solomon 
painted during his visit to Detroit was The Seven Days 
of Creation mural on the wall of the lower gallery at the 
Janice Charach Gallery.
Solomon arrived on April 13 and was kept on a fast 
track of painting and meet-and-greets for six solid days, 
from morning to night. An exhaustive schedule of dead-
lines that may have made this muralist feel at times like he 
had, forgive me, his “back to the wall.” 
I know that to a person, every single person that had the 
opportunity to encounter and experience the man and the 
murals that is Solomon Souza, will carry fond memories of 
this extraordinary talent, of his humanity and humility.
Six long days in Detroit. And on the seventh day … he 
rested, I hope, on his flight back home to Israel.