Helsinki ยป Calendar ยป UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra plays Ellington Suites at Vuotalo
UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra plays Ellington Suites at Vuotalo
When
Tue, May 9, 2023
11:00
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Musicians
UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra
About
The late 1950โs and early 1960โs was a golden period in Duke Ellingtonโs prolific career. Both Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, his creative partner, were composing and arranging at the very top of their game. The Duke Ellington Orchestra of this period was also one of the best that the maestro ever had, with talented newcomers and experienced veterans joining forces to create a tight, swinging ensemble with exciting soloistic fireworks.
UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestraโs seasonal performances of Ellington & Strayhornโs Nutcracker Suite have quickly become a popular holiday tradition for the members of the orchestra and audience alike, and now UMO continues their exploration of this golden period of The Duke Ellington Orchestra by performing the pendant to the Nutcracker Suite, the equally wonderful but lesser known Peer Gynt Suite, originally composed by Edvard Grieg. This suite was recorded and released in 1960, on the same album as the Nutcracker Suite....