R.E.M.'s Mike Mills is set to release a recording of his first-ever classical composition, Concerto for Violin, Rock Band and String Orchestra on October 14 via Orange Mountain Music. Mills composed the concerto for the violinist Robert McDuffie. On the recording, they are joined by the McDuffie Center for Strings Ensemble, which is composed of students from Mercer University's Robert McDuffie Center for Strings. Mills and McDuffie, along with the Fifth House Ensemble, will hit the road for a U.S. tour of the piece in October. You can find their upcoming tour dates below.

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Mike Mills and Robert McDuffie:

10-20 Miami, FL - Knight Concert Hall

10-21 St. Petersburg, FL - Mahaffey Theater

10-24 Athens, GA - Hodgson Hall

10-25 Newberry, SC - Newberry Opera House

10-27 Macon, GA - Macon City Auditorium

10-28 Atlanta, GA - Emerson Concert Hall at Emory University

10-29 Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall

10-30 Chapel Hill, NC - Memorial Auditorium

11-01 Newport News, VA - Ferguson Center for the Arts

11-03 North Bethesda, MD - Music Center at Strathmore

11-04 Pittsburgh, PA - Byham Theater

11-05 Carmel, IN - Palladium Center for the Arts

11-06 Detroit, MI - Music Hall

11-07 Chicago, IL - Harris Theatre

Watch Mills and McDuffie perform an excerpt of the concerto below: