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The New York Choral Society presents a historic staging of Duke Ellington\u2019s Sacred Concerts.<\/p>\n
“This music is the most important thing I\u2019ve ever done or am ever likely to do. This is personal, not career. Now I can say out loud to all the world what I\u2019ve been saying to myself for years on my knees.\u201d Duke Ellington<\/p>\n
Combining elements of jazz, classical music, choral music, spirituals, gospel, blues and dance, Ellington\u2019s three Sacred Concerts in 1965 in 1968, and 1973. Ellington said it was the most important music he\u2019d ever written. Because of the scale of the music and the number of artists needed to perform each work, Ellington\u2019s Sacred Concerts have rarely been performed in their entirety since his death in 1974 and have not been performed in a concert hall setting in New York City in over 35 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe magnitude of this production is evident, and we are pleased to start our 2022-2023 season in such a profound way that offers audiences across generations and musical interests a lively and inspiring mix of music, dance, and visual art to discover this exceptional music by a well-known figure in America\u2019s cultural history. Ellington was driven by bringing people together through music, and we pay homage to his legacy this fall to bring artists, audiences, and our community together in this historic moment of celebration and expression.\u201d David Hayes<\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"nychoral-presents-duke-ellington-the-best-of-the-sacred-concerts","image":false,"all_day":false,"start_date":"2022-11-18 19:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2022","month":"11","day":"18","hour":"19","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2022-11-18 21:00:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2022","month":"11","day":"18","hour":"21","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2022-11-19 00:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2022","month":"11","day":"19","hour":"00","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2022-11-19 02:00:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2022","month":"11","day":"19","hour":"02","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_abbr":"EST","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"https:\/\/nychoral.org\/event\/ellingtons-sacred-concerts\/","show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[],"tags":[],"venue":{"id":506,"author":"3","status":"publish","date":"2020-02-05 16:46:02","date_utc":"2020-02-05 16:46:02","modified":"2020-02-05 16:46:02","modified_utc":"2020-02-05 16:46:02","url":"https:\/\/www.davidhayesconductor.com\/staging\/venue\/the-new-school-john-l-tishman-auditorium\/","venue":"The New School, John L. Tishman Auditorium","slug":"the-new-school-john-l-tishman-auditorium","json_ld":{"@type":"Place","name":"The New School, John L. Tishman Auditorium","description":"","url":false,"address":{"@type":"PostalAddress"},"telephone":"","sameAs":""},"show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"global_id":"www.davidhayesconductor.com\/staging?id=506","global_id_lineage":["www.davidhayesconductor.com\/staging?id=506"]},"organizer":[{"id":31,"author":"1","status":"publish","date":"2019-09-23 19:45:03","date_utc":"2019-09-23 19:45:03","modified":"2019-09-23 19:45:03","modified_utc":"2019-09-23 19:45:03","url":"https:\/\/www.davidhayesconductor.com\/staging\/organizer\/new-york-choral-society\/","organizer":"New York Choral Society","slug":"new-york-choral-society","phone":"212.247.3878","website":"https:\/\/www.nychoral.org\/","email":"info@nychoral.org","json_ld":{"@type":"Person","name":"New York Choral Society","description":"","url":false,"telephone":"212.247.3878","email":"info@nychoral.org","sameAs":"https:\/\/www.nychoral.org\/"},"global_id":"www.davidhayesconductor.com\/staging?id=31","global_id_lineage":["www.davidhayesconductor.com\/staging?id=31"]}],"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"NYCHORAL Presents Duke Ellington – The Best of the Sacred Concerts","description":"<p>The New York Choral Society presents a historic staging of Duke Ellington\u2019s Sacred Concerts. "This music is the most important thing I\u2019ve ever done or am ever likely to do. This is personal, not career. Now I can say out loud to all the world what I\u2019ve been saying to myself for years on my […]<\/p>\\n","url":"https:\/\/www.davidhayesconductor.com\/staging\/event\/nychoral-presents-duke-ellington-the-best-of-the-sacred-concerts\/","startDate":"2022-11-18T19:00:00-05:00","endDate":"2022-11-18T21:00:00-05:00","location":{"@type":"Place","name":"The New School, John L. Tishman Auditorium","description":"","url":false,"address":{"@type":"PostalAddress"},"telephone":"","sameAs":""},"organizer":{"@type":"Person","name":"New York Choral Society","description":"","url":false,"telephone":"212.247.3878","email":"info@nychoral.org","sameAs":"https:\/\/www.nychoral.org\/"},"performer":"Organization"}}