BR Chor: Sacred Concert

Duke Ellington’s “most important thing”

“TheSacred Concertsare ‘the most important thing I’ve ever done,’” Duke Ellington once said—the father of the swing big band style and creator of cult classics like“It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing).” This statement can also serve as the motto for the BR Choir’s Ellington evening. The legendary hr Big Band will be performing, and Christian Elsässer, one of Europe’s leading jazz artists, will contribute a commissioned composition—an evening filled with spirituals, swing, and close harmony. Special guest: Broadway-trained tap dancer and musical theater performer Gaines Hall.

Program

Duke Ellington

Sacred Concert

for soprano, mixed choir, and big band, adapted and arranged by John Høybye and Peder Pedersen

Christian Elsässer

New Work

for choir and big band

World premiere,commissioned work, supported by the Friends of the Bavarian Radio Choir

Duke Ellington

It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)

for choir and big band

Nils Lindberg

As You Are

for mixed choir a cappella

Duke Ellington

Such Sweet Thunder

for big band

Duke Ellington

Kinda Dukish/Rockin’ in Rhythm

for big band

as well as a selection of spirituals:

• Deep River
• The Battle of Jericho
• Wade in the Water

Performers:

Merit Ostermann, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Lepri Meyer, tenor
Gaines Hall, tap dance

Bavarian Radio Choir
hr Big Band
Peter Dijkstra, Conductor

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