The music in the nutcracker ballet is very light and sweet. The central washington university jazz band 1, under the direction of chris bruya, performs entracte, movement 5 of the duke ellingtonbilly strayhorn jazz nutcracker suite, at the 20 cwu. Miniature overture, march, dance of the sugar plum fairy, trepak russian dance. Music jazz band i recordings central washington university. Ellingtonstrayhorn jazz nutcracker suite central washington university jazz band 1 duration. Jeffrey snedekerhas taught in the music department of central washington university in ellensburg, washington, since 1991. Ellingtonbilly strayhorn jazz nutcracker suite, at the 20 cwu jazz. Overture, ellingtonstrayhorn jazz nutcracker suitecentral. Duke ellingtons nutcracker suite episode 1 on this podcast i do a side by side comparison between the original by tchaikovsky and the ellingtonstrayhorn version. Cwu symphony orchestra welcomes efe baltacigil to ellensburg. Dec 31, 20 the central washington university jazz band 1, under the direction of chris bruya, performs overture, movement 1 of the duke ellingtonbilly strayhorn jazz nutcracker suite, at the 20 cwu jazz. City ballets nutcracker suite with peter boal current artistic director for pnb.
The hope college symphony orchestra and jazz arts collective will present a unique opportunity to hear two versions of a holiday favorite with sidebyside performance of the pyotr tchaikovsky and duke ellington nutcracker suites on thursday, nov. A number of the dukes original members of his 19381941 band performed on the recording including. This authentic edition of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite, as arranged in 1960 by billy strayhorn and duke ellington, was assembled from the original manuscripts held in the strayhorn repository and the ellington collection of the smithsonian institutions national museum of american history. The nutcracker suite is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington recorded for the columbia label in 1960 featuring jazz. Cwu band i wins monterey next gen jazz festival contest. His duties have included teaching horn, music history, and brass literature and pedagogy, performing with the cwu faculty wind quintet and the cwu faculty brass quintet, and directing the cwu brass choir and cwu horn ensemble. Peter was the child prince, i was a soldier and baryshnikov was the cavalier the star of the show. Duke ellingtons nutcracker and holiday concert jazz ensemble dr. Scott belck, director jazz lab band dominic marino, director. Arabian dance, chinese dance, dance of the flutes, waltz of the flowers. Overture, ellingtonstrayhorn jazz nutcracker suite. Why this was once the worlds creepiest ballet from pedophilic godfathers to gruesome sevenheaded mice, the first versions of. Central washington university jazz band i bringing back.
Add a touch of tradition to your holiday decor with these classic figures from the nutcracker suite ballet nutcracker suite nutcrackers feature drosslemeyer, clara, mouse king and the prince each nutcracker stands on an attached sturdy base for decorative purposes only. Leopold stokowski conducting the philadelphia orchestra. Featuring jazz interpretations of tchaikovskys the nutcracker, the album has come to be recognized as one of duke ellingtons most important albums of the 1960s. Then i also have a midwinter festival by gene milford. Released in 1960, its a glorious romp using tchaikovskys nutcracker suite as a jumping off point for some of the jumpingest holiday big band action you ever heard. Public hosted by schulich school of music of mcgill university. On a night in 1960, legendary musician and band leader duke ellington, along with his collaborator billy strayhorn, decided to jazz up tchaikovskys christmastime staple, nutcracker suite. Visions of sugar rum cherries tap dance in her head the. The nutcracker ballet and suite tchaikovskys magical music. The minitour adds up to a holiday workload for cwu students, but bruya sees it as good practice for the life of a professional musician.
Tap, jazz, ballet, spanish, hawaiian, and acrobatics at annettes school of dance. Happy holidays from the spokane jazz orchestra and enjoy a brief look back at the glenn miller nutcracker suite. It originated in the late 14th century as a pairing of dance tunes and grew in scope to comprise up to five dances, sometimes with a prelude, by the early 17th century. Nov 02, 2010 i could not find the cd version of this song so i thought i might as well upload it.
The central washington university jazz band 1, under the direction of chris bruya, performs dance of the floreadores, movement 8 of the duke ellingtonbilly strayhorn jazz nutcracker suite, at. The nutcracker suite duke ellington album wikipedia. Its the first year for cwu jazz band nutcracker concerts beyond ellensburg and yakima. Act one tells a story of how little clara aids her magical christmas gift a nutcracker in the form of a soldier defeat an army of mice. Dec 24, 2014 reutersfabrizio bensch the nutcracker s disturbing origin story. Anyone who pops the cd in for a listen is sure to see ellington as the jazz giant he was. Merry christmas eve from the spokane jazz orchestra. It was the only one of his three ballet suites to have been compiled an published during the composers lifetime. The music for peer gynt is all at once subtle, dramatic and at times, haunting.
This concert can be included in a ccmonstage concert flex package. Take the whole family to marvel over claras christmas fantasy when the wooden toy soldier comes alive and takes her on a magical tour of wonderful holiday adventures. If you went to see tchaikovsky in november, this is a must. She then began touring with rikki lugos jazz company in the southern. Nutcracker suite brown, les, by composer performer. Cw 32, popularly known as the nutcracker suite, in january and february 1892. Please note this is a matinee performance, by the awardwinning cwu jazz. The cast of musicians, including pianist kenny barron, vibraphonist and marimba player stefon harris, bassist ron carter, and drummer lewis nash, is never less than impressive, though the album production and. Sweet nutcracker suite tickets greater washington dance center.
The central washington university jazz band 1, under the direction of chris bruya, performs dance of the floreadores, movement 8 of the duke ellingtonbilly strayhorn jazz nutcracker suite. Set of 4 decorative wooden nutcracker suite ballet christmas. Nutcracker suite brown, les, by composer performer, jazz. Lawrence brown, juan tizol, johnny hodges, and harry carney. The ellington jazz nutcracker with cwu jazz band the seasons performance hall the seasons performance hall in yakima brings unique entertainment events in. His music for jazz orchestra from the nutcracker takes the music of tchaikovsky to a new, modern dimension that will no doubt resonate with many the way the classical ballet music does not. Our awardwinning ensembles provide a place for everyone that wishes to participate in a largegroup jazz experience. Positions in each group are acquired by competition for a specific slot such as bari sax, or trumpet 4, where the student must out perform the other people auditioning for that slot. The central washington university jazz band 1, under the direction of chris bruya, performs volga vouty, movement 6 of the duke ellingtonbilly strayhorn jazz nutcracker suite, at the 20 cwu. For bassist, composer, and arranger marcus shelby, ellington and strayhorns nutcracker suite arrangements offer an ideal vehicle for his talentladen jazz orchestra, an ensemble he modeled after ellingtons. Central washington university jazz band i bringing back the. Austin its a different take on the traditional nutcracker.
A student had played the jazz adaptation each year in his roosevelt high school jazz program, and brought a recording for bruya to hear. The nutcracker suite additional works to be announced jazz up your holidays with duke ellingtons dazzling reimagining of tchaikovskys the nutcracker, performed by the duke ellington orchestrathe only ensemble directly carrying on the tradition from duke himself. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Here are the instructions to enable javascript in your web browser. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn. In its holiday tradition, roosevelt has added a few selections from the harlem nutcracker written by ellington authority david berger. After guest performing in tulsa ballets nutcracker and romeo and juliet, she joined. The central washington university jazz band 1, under the direction of chris bruya, performs overture, movement 1 of the duke ellingtonbilly strayhorn jazz nutcracker suite, at the 20 cwu jazz. The uwriver falls radd jazz series presents the jazz nutcracker suite and holiday swing dance. Feb 26, 2020 the nutcracker, ballet by pyotr tchaikovsky. Duke ellington newport jazz festival suite jeeps blues diminuendo.
I was a student at the school of american ballet in new york city where i performed in the new york city ballets nutcracker suite with peter boal current artistic director for pnb and mikhail baryshnikov. I could not find the cd version of this song so i thought i might as well upload it. Peanut brittle brigade, ellington jazz nutcrackercentral. This album featured tasty jazz versions of music by tchaikovsky and grieg, which i believe even classics lovers might enjoy as well, the only drawback lies in a few original dukelike numbers tacked on at the and which failed to hit the mark, and arent really worth listening to. Yet when the duke and his writing partner billy strayhorn first announced plans to take the classical ballet and perform a jazz version, even members of dukes. This not your grandparents nutcracker suite, but the central washington university jazz band i does promise to put a fresh spin popular nutcracker selections arranged by duke ellington and billy. Entr\ acte by new england jazz ensemble on amazon music. The classical jazz quartet recorded a series of sessions utilizing bob beldens arrangements of classical music, though this session draws primarily from tchaikovskys nutcracker suite. The central washington university jazz band 1, under the direction of. Jazz nutcracker one of the great classics, by one of americas greatest composers. Central washington university jazz band i bringing back the nutcracker this not your grandparents nutcracker suite, but the central washington university jazz band i does promise to put a fresh. C8755 nutcracker suite shadow box ornament add to cart. The separate movements were often thematically and tonally linked. Volga vouty, ellingtonstrayhorn jazz nutcracker suite.
Duke ellington was the true master of the big band era, although a lot of benny goodman followers might disagree. Bruya, a cwu jazz instructor since 2002, hadnt heard of the ellingtonstrayhorn nutcracker until his first year at the college. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. After a 6year hiatus, one of ellensburgs beloved holiday concerts returns. Find nutcracker suite, brown, les, by composer performer, jazz ensemble big band and more at marina music to use this site, you must first enable javascript. Public domain compositions, solar music rights management, umpi, and 6 music rights societies.
The complete ballet was first performed on december 17. Duke ellingtons nutcracker with duke ellington orchestra. Petersburg branch of the musical society on march 19, 1892. Jazz up the holiday season with a sample from duke ellingtons version of the nutcracker suite performed by david berger jazz. Music teachers will love this package to compare and contrast versions of the nutcracker, thereby helping children understand what the classical and jazz genres are. Montrealbased saxophonist and composer christine jensen has been described as, an original voice on the international jazz scene and one of canadas most compelling composers, by mark miller of the globe and mail. One that was not was a version titled the nutcracker suite for children, narrated by metropolitan opera announcer milton cross, which.
Yet when the duke and his writing partner billy strayhorn first announced plans to take the classical ballet and perform a jazz version, even members of dukes orchestra expressed. It uses the high parts of the orchestra and clever combinations of woodwind instruments to create a dolllike fantasy soundworld. There have been several recorded childrens adaptations of the e. Delight in this annual collaborative concert where jazz and orchestra meet. The last of his three ballets, it was first performed in december 1892. Featuring jazz interpretations of tchaikovskys the nutcracker, the album has come to be recognised as one of duke ellingtons most important albums of the 1960s. Entracte, ellingtonstrayhorn jazz nutcracker suite. Released in 1960 its a glorious romp using tchaikovskys nutcracker suite as a jumping off point for some of the jumpingest holiday big band action youve ever heard. Training in ballet, jazz, and contemporary, maddie eventually chose to focus. Tchaikovskys ballet of the nutcracker is based on alexandre dumas translation of the original tale by e.
A suite, in western classical music and jazz, is an ordered set of instrumental or orchestralconcert band pieces. Dance of the floreadores, ellington jazz nutcracker. The nutcracker suite is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington recorded for the columbia label in 1960 featuring jazz interpretations of the nutcracker by tchaikovsky, arranged by ellington and billy strayhorn. Cwu jazz is proud to announce christine jensen, 2021 jazz festival guest artist.
The nutcracker tells a story about a girl who befriends a nutcracker that comes to life on christmas eve and wages a battle against the evil mouse king. University of cincinnati collegeconservatory of music. The shows will be rounded out by recent works, a different combination each week. At central, gavin has played guitar for select groups such as the cwu jazz. Seasons greetings, relax and destress your holiday season. This edition of tchaikovskys the nutcracker suite, arranged in 1960 by billy strayhorn and duke ellington, was assembled from the original manuscripts held in the strayhorn repository and the ellington collection of the smithsonian. With three vocal jazz ensembles and four jazz big bands, there are many opportunities to explore the literature available. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. On sunday afternoon, dancers with ballet afrique were practicing for a jazz version of the christmas classic at their studios. Every number was acclaimed and repeated, and the suite became an instant hit. The roosevelt jazz band is one of the few bands in the nation, high school or otherwise, to annually play the jazz nutcracker.
Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite. The cwu symphony orchestra welcomes seattle symphonys principal cellist, efe baltac. The nutcracker ballet was the first work by a major composer which made use the celesta like a piano, but more glassy. Oct 23, 2005 i have dance of the sugar plum fairy and trepak, from the nutcracker suite.
The ellington jazz nutcracker with cwu jazz band the seasons performance hall the seasons performance hall in yakima brings unique entertainment events in an intimate environment. Music fall 2003 programs central washington university. Tchaikovsky compiled his suite from the ballet the nutcracker, op. Cwu has four full jazz bands with approximately 18 positions in each band. Duke ellingtons nutcracker suiteccm jazz orchestra and jazz lab bandfeaturing ccm musical theatre studentsscott belck, music directordiane lala, choreographer enjoy our original retelling of ellingtons remarkable adaptation of the nutcracker suite, brought to life with stunning.
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