Cross the classic jam band The Grateful Dead with classically trained LaGrange composer Lee Johnson and what d
o you get? The "Dead" Symphony - an orchestral tribute to the Grateful Dead. The Baltimore Symphony gives its world premiere tomorrow, Friday, August 1, on the 66th birth anniversary of late bandmember Jerry Garcia. On GPB, hear my chat with Lee Johnson plus parts of his "Dead Symphony," right after the noon news. (NPR's Scott Simon recently spoke with Lee Johnson too; check that out.)11 AM
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