Duke Ellington’s “Sacred Music” is a reverent and hip jazz composition written late in his career for jazz big band, vocal, and instrumental soloists, a gospel choir, and tap dancers. Ellington’s compositions for these concerts drew heavily on earlier pieces, which were then augmented to convey an intense emotion and reverence. It is both serious and swinging. Ellington stated this was the most important music he’d ever written. However, because of the scale of the music and the sheer number of artists needed to execute each work, Ellington’s sacred music concert has rarely been performed. For over 30 years, Earshot Jazz has presented an annual concert of Ellington’s Sacred Music—now the world’s longest running presentation of Duke Ellington’s wonderful “Sacred Music”.
Tickets to livestream and in-person concerts sold separately. The livestream concert begins at 7:30PM PST. Ticket-holders will be able to access the concert as a “video on demand” with the same link, once the initial livestream concert has aired, until January 10, 2024. Once the concert has aired live, please allow at least 24 hours for viewing as our staff needs time to set up the “video on demand” manually. Thank you for your understanding.
2023 Earshot Jazz ‘Sacred Music’ concert by Duke Ellington
In-person concert in the Town Hall Seattle Great Hall, the concert features a 17-piece big band Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, the Northwest Chamber Chorus with members of the Sound of the Northwest Choir, plus singers from Seattle’s gospel music community.
- When: Friday, December 30, 2023 at 7:30pm PST
- Where: Livestream or in person at Town Hall Seattle
- Tickets: $12-$65
- More info: Concert of Duke Ellington’s Sacred Music | Earshot Jazz
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