Join us for the finale of CCMONSTAGE Online's 2020-21 series of virtual concerts at 7:30 p.m. EDT on August 25, as we proudly present the CCM Jazz Orchestra's "Essentially Ellington Gala Concert." Learn more about the performance at https://bit.ly/3mz3344
Enjoy this digital performance and get ready to return to the CCM Village for in-person performances starting in September. We hope to see you at CCM Jazz Orchestra's opening concert on September 19 in Corbett Auditorium. Event details available at https://bit.ly/2W05z8A.
Video production by MasseyGreenAVP, LLC. Audio production by Joel Crawford Recording. This digital performance series is made possible by support from CCMONSTAGE Online Broadcast Sponsors CCMpower and ArtsWave, and CCMONSTAGE Online Production Sponsors Dr. & Mrs. Carl G. Fischer.
Essentially Ellington Gala (recorded on Sunday, April 18, 2021)
Featuring the CCM Jazz Orchestra
Scott Belck, music director and conductor
Repertoire
- Boomerang by Billy Byers
- Rockabye River by Duke Ellington
- Hot Lips by Henry Busse, Henry Lange and Lou Davis, arr. Benny Carter
- Lindy Hopper’s Delight by Eddie Barefield and Teddy McRae
- Sorcery (a.k.a. Sassy) by Billy Byers
- Moten Swing by Buster and Benny Moten, arr. Ernie Wilkins
- Stairway to the Stars by Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli and Mitchell Parish, arr. Vaughan F. Wiester
- Launching Pad by Duke Ellington and Clark Terry
- New Orleans Suite IV – “Thanks for the Beautiful Land on the Delta” by Duke Ellington
- Blue Cellophane by Duke Ellington
- Diminuendo/Crescendo in Blue by Duke Ellington
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