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Label: CutTime Productions LLC
Management: Self
Members: Rick Robinson, DSO musicians and various

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CutTime Ensembles
Detroit, MI        Classical / Soul / Orchestral/Symphonic

Bio

CutTime® is a clever spinoff from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Founder-bassist- arranger Rick Robinson hit on the idea of a mini-orchestra called CutTime Players® that could take symphonic hits in search of new audiences. What’s really special is that Robinson is African-American. From his unique perspective he explains what is fun, personal and fresh about this art music.
Falling into composing in recent years, Mr. CutTime writes even more lively works for his new string band, CutTime Si...

Songs

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Rick Robinson - Pork 'N Beans
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Rick Robinson - Pork 'N Beans
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Richard Wagner - Ride of the Val...
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Richard Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries
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Highland Park, MI: City of Trees
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Highland Park, MI: City of Trees
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Bedrich Smetana - Dance of the ...
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Bedrich Smetana - Dance of the Comedians
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Rick Robinson - Gitcha Groove O...
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Rick Robinson - Gitcha Groove On! Demo
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Richard Strauss - Till Eulenspieg...
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Richard Strauss - Till Eulenspiegel's Mer...
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MULE DEER: nice! i can chill out to this...  Nov 27
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CutTime Ensembles: As long as you came all this way, let us know what you think of this music!  Jul 13

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Blog

The Birth of CutTime®
Jul 11, 2011 at 09:10 PM
Most American classical musicians study at colleges, universities and schools of music. (Sometimes we say "school of mucus", hehe.) I studied at Cleveland Institute of Mucus, I mean Music, whose faculty drew heavily from the famous The Cleveland Orchestra (TCO). TCO grew immensly into a "BIG FIVE ORCHESTRA" during the 50s and 60s under the directio...

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