Duke ellington nutcracker overture center

Eager to create fresh, new tunes, duke and his bestfriend and collaborator, billy strayhorn, decide to reinvent a holiday tradition. Featuring brand new choreography from dcbased dance troupe step afrika. The show will highlight the jazz interpretations of tchaikovskys the nutcracker as arranged by duke ellington, as well as many other ellington hits. The nutcracker suite hd remastered by his orchestra, strayhorn. Duke ellingtons nutcracker was a one time only event at the music center at strathmore on december 6 th 2014.

The tchaikovskys nutcracker suite rearranged by duke ellington and billy strayhorn duke ellington and his orchestra. For purposes of accuracy, the manuscripts were crosschecked carefully with the original duke ellington. On a night in 1960, legendary musician and band leader duke ellington, along with his collaborator billy strayhorn, decided to jazz up tchaikovskys christmastime staple, nutcracker suite. Duke ellington and billy strayhorn collaborated on some of the most beloved jazz standards of all time, including take the a train, satin doll and the legendary ellingtonstrayhorn adaptation of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky the nutcracker suite. View the duke ellingtons the nutcracker suite schedule just above and click the ticket icon to see our big selection of tickets. Native newyorker and trumpeter mike lewis presents duke ellingtons nutcracker suite, featuring the mike lewis big band and pianist tommy james. This version features the overture, toot toot tootsie toot dance of the reedpipes, peanut brittle brigade march, sugar rum cherry dance of the sugar plum sunday, december 15, 2019, 7pm segerstrom center for. This authentic edition of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite, as arranged in 1960 by billy strayhorn and duke ellington, was assembled from the original manuscripts held in the strayhorn repository and the ellington collection of the smithsonian institutions national museum of american history. Duke ellingtons the nutcracker suite could be coming to a city near you.

Overture center for the arts is a stunning architectural landmark in the heart of madisons thriving cultural arts district. Duke ellington presents the nutcracker suite youtube. The setting of the nutcracker suite that he composed with billy strayhorn has been among the most popular of these efforts, but it, like the dukes other concert works, remains. Scott belck, musical director and ccm musical theater dancers. The nutcracker suite album overture duke ellington. New york city and at the dimenna center for classical music, mary flagler. In 1960 duke ellington and his orchestra recorded an album for the columbia label titled swinging suites by edward e. The rhythm section also included sam woodyard, back with the band after a. The duke ellington center for the arts is a nonprofit organization focused on scholarship, education, and performance connected to the legacy of edward. Look through our selection of duke ellingtons the nutcracker. Ellington gave new titles to the movements and rearranged their order, justified, i believe, by the new character of the music. Its 1960 and jazz fans cant get enough of duke ellington and his big band. Ensemblenew york, and a 1960 duke ellingtonbilly strayhorn jazz version.

The marquee at the apollo advertises duke ellingtons nutcracker suite december 11, 2014 in new york. The musical performance will take place december, 14, 2014 at the apollo. Riffing off of duke ellingtons reimagining of tchaikovskys masterpiece, jazz composer paul murtha has created a swingin nutcracker that the whole family will love. S sunday, december 15, 2019, 7pm t s segerstrom center for. Trumpets, saxes, flutes, trombones, piano and drums outstanding musicians and music. The baltimore symphony orchestra performs duke ellingtons nutcracker with step afrika. The sequence in the ellingtonstrayhorn nutcracker runs.

Toot toot tootie toot dance of the mirlitons, or reedpipes peanut brittle brigade march sugar rum cherry dance of the sugarplum fairy entracte. This album paired two multimovement compositions created collaboratively by duke ellington and billy strayhorn. Find album credit information for the nutcracker suite duke ellington on allmusic. The nutcracker overture hall december 2028, 2019 one hundred fifty dancers live music a twentyfive foot tree an epic battle 100% chance of snow. From our live concert at ccm featuring the ccm jazz ensemble, dr. Listen before or after reading the nutcracker in harlem by t. In addition to housing ten resident organizations and presenting more than 200 performances, art exhibitions, and educational and community events each year, overture offers a variety of venues for performances, corporate meetings, conventions, trade shows, weddings.

Madison ballet rings in the holiday season with this timeless story filled with some of literatures most treasured characters. The bso will delight the entire family with the peanut brittle brigade and dance of the floreadors and a few old favorites too. Nutcracker suite overture youtube duke ellington and his orchestra. Featuring jazz interpretations of tchaikovskys the nutcracker, the album has come to be recognized as one of duke ellingtons most important albums of the 1960s. Duke ellington, billy strayhorn and the adventures of peer. When ellington signs a record contract in 1960, he teams up with fellow musician billy strayhorn, and the two composers create a new spin on tchaikovskys nutcracker suite. The nutcracker suite duke ellington credits allmusic. The nutcracker suite is duke ellington and billy strayhorns masterful arrangement of tchaikovskys classic. Ellingtons band is not keen on tackling it, but he is not dissuaded.

This orchestracentered concert features both ellington hits and the elegant and sophisticated music of billy strayhorn all sung by versatile tenor. In 1960, duke ellington and billy strayhorn arranged their own adaptation of the nutcracker suite for the duke ellington orchestra. Nutcracker with a swinging sax section, musical holiday bliss. Duke ellington orchestra tickets, 2020 concert tour dates. Prior to the concert, join us in the lobby starting at 9. Edward kennedy duke ellington devoted major efforts over the last three decades of his life to pieces that were, if not entirely classical in inspiration, at least composed upon the canvas of western concert music. In their own unique style, the two composers remake tchaikovskys nutcracker suite. Yet when the duke and his writing partner billy strayhorn first announced plans to take the classical ballet and perform a jazz version, even members of dukes orchestra expressed.

Duke ellington the nutcracker suite 1960 written by bluesever tuesday, 24 december 20 16. The nutcracker suite is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington recorded for the columbia label in 1960. Ellingtonstrayhorn peanut brittle brigade tchaikovsky dance of. Ccm jazz orchestra with ccm musical theater dancers live concert of duke ellingtons nutcracker suite. The classical masterpiece is a holiday favorite and tinkering with something so well known is a bit risky. Duke ellingtons nutcracker baltimore symphony orchestra. Jazz up the holiday season with a sample from duke ellingtons version of the nutcracker suite performed by david berger jazz. This edition of tchaikovskys the nutcracker suite, arranged in 1960 by billy strayhorn and duke ellington, was assembled from the original manuscripts held in the strayhorn repository and the ellington collection of the smithsonian institutions national museum of american history. It juxtaposes two versions of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite on the same disc. Duke ellington and his orchestra, 1960, stereo, an album by duke ellington on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Join the thompson jazz studies program for a joyful and swinging evening of the hippest holiday music ever. Nicholas hersh, conductor fly dance company showstopping hiphop dancers join the bso for this funfilled holiday concert. Featuring jazz interpretations of tchaikovskys the nutcracker, the album has come to be recognised as one of duke ellingtons most important albums of the 1960s.