Duke Ellington – Past Concerts near Columbus, OH

Duke Ellington — Sacred Concert

James P. Johnson — The Charleston
Michael Tippett — A Child of Our Time (5 spirituals)
Duke Ellington — Black, Brown, and Beige Suite (arr. Maurice Peress)
Edmund Thornton Jenkins — Charlestonia (orch. Vincent Plush)
Robert Russell Bennett / George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess: A Concert of Songs

James P. Johnson — The Charleston
Michael Tippett — A Child of Our Time (5 spirituals)
Duke Ellington — Black, Brown, and Beige Suite (arr. Maurice Peress)
Edmund Thornton Jenkins — Charlestonia (orch. Vincent Plush)
Robert Russell Bennett / George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess: A Concert of Songs

Duke Ellington — Selected works
Billy Strayhorn — Selected works

Margaret Bonds — Selected works
H. Leslie Adams — Selected works
Robert Owens — Selected works
Florence Price — Selected works
Henry Thacker "Harry" Burleigh — Selected works
Hall Johnson — Selected works
Duke Ellington — Selected works

Program includes works by Gaetano Donizetti, Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, Heinrich Marschner, Roger Quilter, Ben Oakland, Ludwig van Beethoven, Robert Schumann, Isaac Albéniz, Alexander Scriabin, Johannes Brahms, Edvard Grieg, Ernst von Dohnányi, Claude Debussy, Alberto Ginastera, and Duke Ellington.

Grażyna Bacewicz — Overture
Duke Ellington — New World A-Comin’
George Gershwin — Second Rhapsody
Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Henry Thacker "Harry" Burleigh — From the Southland
Scott Joplin — Solace
Traditional — Deep River (arr. Calvin Taylor)
Traditional — Wayfaring Stranger (arr. Calvin Taylor)
Duke Ellington — Prelude to a Kiss (original piano solo in D-flat major)

Duke Ellington – Solitude
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue (original jazz band version)
Igor Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite

Duke Ellington – In a Sentimental Mood for string quartet
Raja Orr – Piano Quartet (world premiere)
Luigi Boccherini – "IV. Fandango" from Guitar Quintet in D major, G. 448
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

Multi-Grammy-nominated violinist Philippe Quint performs some of the most iconic tango pieces in a program that uses music, narration, and visuals to showcase the music and movement that define this historical dance.

Explore the richness of the American vocal canon alongside a yearly holiday of commemoration of emancipation celebration through song.

John Dowland – My Lady Hunsdon’s Puffe
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Jason Vieaux – Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
Domenico Scarlatti – Piano Sonata in A major, K. 208
Jason Vieaux – Home
Pat Metheny – Four Paths of Light
Leo Brouwer – El Decamerón Negro
Duke Ellington, arr. Jason Vieaux – In a Sentimental Mood
Agustin Barrios Mangoré – Vals, Op. 8, No. 4

Works of nationally & internationally renowned composers from the Baltimore-D.C. area, including Philip Glass, Duke Ellington, George Walker, Kevin Puts, & more.

Music & conversation with string/percussion ensemble CutTime Simfonica, featuring bassist & composer Rick Robinson. Works by Robinson, Duke Ellington, Scott Joplin, W.A. Mozart, L.v. Beethoven, & William Grant Still.

In the centennial celebration of Astor Piazzolla, multi-Grammy-nominated violinist Philippe Quint performs some of his most iconic tango pieces in a program showcasing the music & movement that define this historical dance.

A celebration of Black Music from Blacks in America and from Africa, bringing both worlds together whilst creating a platform where they can come together and celebrate their uniqueness.

J. Rosamond Johnson – Lift Every Voice and Sing
Duke Ellington – Come Sunday
Vicente Lusitano – Hic est Michael archangelus
Quinn Mason – Two Nocturnes
Sicilian Mariners Hymn, arr. Justin Holland – O sanctissima
Thomas Flippin – "II. Vespers" from A Soldier’s Sonata

William Grant Still – Seven Traceries
Roland Hanna – Century Rag
Willie "The Lion" Smith – Fading Star
James P. Johnson – Keep Off the Grass
Wynton Guess – J-Walking
Duke Ellington – New World A-Comin’
Robert Nathaniel Dett – Juba Dance