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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Ellington’s ‘Sacred Concert’ reprised Feb. 28
Last year, it was beyond standing room only when Austin Chamber Music Center hooked up with Huston-Tillotson University choirs and other performers in a rousing performance of Duke Ellington’s ‘Sacred Concert.’
People filled the aisles and even stood out in the hall of HTU’s King Seabrook Chapel last year as the choirs, jazz orchestra, soloists and an accompanying tap dancer made Ellington’s oratorio mighty.
Now, ACMC and Huston-Tillotson is reprising the concert at 3 p.m. Feb. 28, once again in King Seabrook Chapel on the HTU campus at E. Seventh St. and Chicon.
The concert is free. Seating is first-come, first-served. Early arrival is advisable if you want a space.
Ellington wrote three massiive works he called ‘Sacred Concerts, sprawling collections of songs and suites that blend gospel music with jazz, classical music, spirituals, blues, choral music and even dance and oratory. They were performed in cathedrals and churches during the last decade of his life, including 1973 in London’s Westminster Abbey.
Read more about last year’s joint performance with ACMC and HTU.
