BBC Proms 2019 Prom 54 - Duke Ellington's Sacred Music (320kbps .mp3)



Live at BBC Proms: The BBC Singers, Nu Civilisation Orchestra, conducted by Peter Edwards premiere a brand-new Sacred Concert with music from Duke Ellington.



01. Sacred Music by Duke Ellington

01a. General introduction to BBC Proms 2019 Prom 54



Monty Alexander - piano

Annette Walker - tap dancer

BBC Singers

Carleen Anderson and the UK Vocal Assembly

Nu Civilisation Orchestra

Peter Edwards - conductor



Jazz, showbiz swagger and spirituality come together as never before in Duke Ellington’s spectacular Sacred Concerts.



Described by Ellington himself as ‘the most important thing I have ever done’, these sacred revues, blending big-band jazz, gospel and Broadway-style melodies, bring all the legendary musician’s originality and energy to Christian subjects, and generated three critically acclaimed, boundary-crossing albums.



Drawing on these, the Proms premieres a brand-new Sacred Concert – an exhilarating evening of dance, song and spectacle.



Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Georgia Mann.

Broadcast: 30 August 2019