Toledo, this is the kind of Tuesday-night road trip that reminds you how lucky we are to live an hour from Detroit.

Andrew Bird — the violinist, singer-songwriter, and world-class whistler behind albums like Are You Serious, My Finest Work Yet, and Inside Problems — is teaming up with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for one night only: Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m. at Orchestra Hall in Detroit, according to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

If you’ve only heard Bird on record, you haven’t really heard him. His live show is built around violin loops, guitar, and that unmistakable whistle — the sound that made songs like “Pulaski at Night” and “Sisyphus” into indie staples. Now imagine all of that blown up to full orchestral scale, with one of the best orchestras in the country behind him. Bird’s intricate, string-driven songs were practically made for this.

Orchestra Hall — the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center at 3711 Woodward Ave. — is one of the best-sounding rooms in the Midwest, and it’s about an hour’s drive from Toledo up I-75. Doors and showtime details are on the DSO’s site.

One heads-up for anyone planning to go: resale listings for this one are running steep, with some tickets listed from around $200 into four figures on resale sites like Event Tickets Center. Check the DSO’s own listings first before paying resale prices.

Detroit keeps stacking the calendar for Toledo music fans this month — and a Tuesday night with Andrew Bird and a full orchestra might be the most interesting ticket of the bunch.

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