Duke Ellington Book Launches As World Premiere Of His Most Controversial Work Hits The Stage

DUKE ELLINGTON: THE NOTES THE WORLD WAS NOT READY TO HEAR shatters and elevates perceptions of who Duke Ellington was in terms of musical and cultural significance. Borne of a unique collaboration of Karen S. Barbera and Randall Keith Horton, this book is part of a major event: the world premiere of Ellington’s only full-length orchestration of Black, Brown and Beige and Sacred Music at Dr. Philliips Center, Steinmetz Hall on January 26, 2022.

Karen Barbera and Randall Keith Horton were strangers who met on a train. A cordial conversation led to an eight-year collaboration to tell new and enlightening stories about Duke Ellington and to bring his forgotten masterpieces back to life. The results are concerts and this book—a biography of both Ellington and Horton centered on their unique relationship and the musical and cultural importance of Black, Brown and Beige and Sacred Concerts. // Continue to the full article

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