Renowned composers and instrumentalists Courtney Bryan and Nicole Mitchell will join Professor Brent Hayes Edwards for a live listening session featuring the Duke Ellington Orchestra's 1957 recording of Such Sweet Thunder, sharing some of their favorite sections of Ellington's suite and discussing some of the innovative ways Ellington and his collaborator Billy Strayhorn orchestrated their classic "tone parallel" to Shakespeare.
In-person attendance is restricted to Columbia Affiliates ONLY. All other attendees can attend via the event livestream.
Please RSVP for a link to the event livestream and instructions for in-person attendance for Columbia affiliates
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