In 1943, Duke Ellington premiered two works about the experience of Black Americansone, Black, Brown, and Beige, traced their collective history and another, New World A-Coming, imagined a hopeful future. Ellington wrote about the latter in his biography, I visualized this new world as a place in the distant future, where there would be no war, no greed, no categorization, no non-believers, where love was unconditional, and no pronoun was good enough for God.Within the context of the orchestra, Ellington explored these themes, as well as his faith, in many forms, from sacred concerts to extended suites to tone poems. He brought the full range of his musical vocabulary to bear on his symphonic work, weaving spirituals, jazz, blues, and even West Indian dance music into his orchestrations. In two programs over four nights, Thomas Wilkins leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a weekend dedicated to the orchestral music of a great American composer.
Videos
Wish You Were Here
South Coast Repertory's Julianne Argyros Stage (1/12 - 2/2) | ||
Kelli O'Hara in Concert
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (2/1 - 2/1) | ||
RENT in Concert
Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Segerstrom Hall (3/15 - 3/15) | ||
Avenue Q
Wisteria Theater (1/24 - 3/2)
PHOTOS
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RACHMANINOFF AND THE TSAR
South Coast Repertory (2/19 - 3/2) | ||
Celebrating MTT
Walt Disney Concert Hall (2/1 - 2/1) | ||
Schubert, Strauss & Saariaho
Walt Disney Concert Hall (1/30 - 2/2) | ||
Tchaikovsky & The Mermaid
Walt Disney Concert Hall (2/7 - 2/9) | ||
Laurie Sefton Creates at LA Dance Project
LA Dance Project (2/20 - 2/22) LOS ANGELES PREMIERE | ||
Life of Pi at the Ahmanson
Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson Theatre (3/6 - 6/1) | ||
Chamber Music & Wine: All-Brass Chamber Music
Walt Disney Concert Hall (5/13 - 5/13) | ||
Hamilton
Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Segerstrom Hall (4/23 - 5/4) | ||
LA's Beginnings tour
Walt Disney Concert Hall (9/24 - 9/23) | ||
KODO
Walt Disney Concert Hall (2/4 - 2/4) | ||
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