Ellington, Strayhorn & Gershwin
November 7 @ 7:30 pm
Beginning with an impromptu backstage audition, the 30-year collaboration between Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn bore some of the best jazz music of all time and helped shape the sound and spirit of modern jazz as we know it today. Join the DSO and pianist Lara Downes for this celebration of Ellington’s and Strayhorn’s virtuosic compositions and enduring legacy.
