Black, Brown, and Beige Suite (Duke Ellington) – Upcoming Concerts
Beyond Category: The Concert Music of Duke Ellington
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Duke Ellington
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Black Beauty
Duke Ellington — Black, Brown, and Beige Suite
Duke Ellington — Anatomy of a Murder (selections)
Duke Ellington — "The Single Petal of a Rose" from The Queen's Suite
Duke Ellington — Suite from The River
Duke Ellington — Where's the Music? (arr. Scott Silbert)
Duke Ellington — Caravan (arr. Scott Silbert)
Duke Ellington — Black, Brown, and Beige Suite
Duke Ellington — Anatomy of a Murder (selections)
Duke Ellington — "The Single Petal of a Rose" from The Queen's Suite
Duke Ellington — Suite from The River
Duke Ellington — Where's the Music? (arr. Scott Silbert)
Duke Ellington — Caravan (arr. Scott Silbert)
$45-$65
Charleston Symphony: The Charleston Sound
Saturday, November 19, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston, SC, United States
Online and in-person
James P. Johnson
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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
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
$29-162
Charleston Symphony: The Charleston Sound
Friday, November 18, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston, SC, United States
Online and in-person
James P. Johnson
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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
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
$29-$162
American Symphony Orchestra: Duke Ellington & Marcus Roberts Trio
Thursday, March 24, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage), New York, NY, United States
Duke Ellington
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Black, Brown, and Beige Suite
(arr. Maurice Peress)
Duke Ellington / Billy Strayhorn — Satin Doll (arr. Chuck Israels)
Duke Ellington — Harlem (arr. Fletcher Henderson & Maurice Peress)
Duke Ellington — Sophisticated Lady (arr. Morton Gould)
Duke Ellington — New World A-Comin' (arr. Maurice Peress)
Duke Ellington — Les Trois Rois noirs ("The Three Black Kings") (completed by Mercer Ellington; arr. Fletcher Henderson)
Duke Ellington — Night Creature for Jazz Band and Orchestra (arr. Fletcher Henderson)
Duke Ellington / Billy Strayhorn — Satin Doll (arr. Chuck Israels)
Duke Ellington — Harlem (arr. Fletcher Henderson & Maurice Peress)
Duke Ellington — Sophisticated Lady (arr. Morton Gould)
Duke Ellington — New World A-Comin' (arr. Maurice Peress)
Duke Ellington — Les Trois Rois noirs ("The Three Black Kings") (completed by Mercer Ellington; arr. Fletcher Henderson)
Duke Ellington — Night Creature for Jazz Band and Orchestra (arr. Fletcher Henderson)
$22.50-$65