Sat, Jun 10, 2023 2:00 PM / Sun, Jun 11, 2023 7:00 PM
DUKE ELLINGTON | Music from the Sacred Concerts |
MARY LOU WILLIAMS | Mary Lou's Mass |
Grant Gershon, conductor
Carmen Lundy, soloist
John Holiday, soloist
Daniel Rich, soloist
Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
80 singers
Duke Ellington and Mary Lou Williams were giants of jazz who never stopped searching for new means of expression. Inspired by their faith, both created major sacred choral works that grew out of the African American church tradition and pushed against the boundaries of both sacred music and jazz. This concert is a celebration of distinctive music created by two American originals.