2009–10 Performing Arts Series

KUTTEMPEROOR AUDITORIUM

DREAMING THE DUKE

with NNENNA FREELON, HAROLYN BLACKWELL, and MIKE GARSON

February 27, 2010

Pictured L to R: Nnenna Freelon, Harolyn Blackwell, and Mike Garson

Award-winning vocalists Nnenna Freelon and Harolyn Blackwell are joined
by noted pianist, arranger, and musical director Mike Garson in this one-of-a-kind celebration of the music of Edward “Duke” Ellington, marking the 110th Anniversary of his birth.

These three talents will create an unforgettable evening filled with beloved jazz standards (Prelude To A Kiss, It Don't Mean A Thing, and Love You Madly,) classical Ellington fare (Come Sunday from his famed Black, Brown and Beige Suite) and a few surprise gems from the Ellington canon including Solitude and Black Butterfly.

The 2009-10 Performing Arts Series was presented by

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