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Ellington's Sacred Music

BBC Proms2019

Cerys Matthews introduces an evening of jazz, gospel and Broadway-style music inspired by Duke Ellington's three sacred concerts. In a Proms premiere, Peter Edwards conducts the Nu Civilisation Orchestra in a new version of these landmark works, written originally between 1965 and 1973.

1 hour, 38 minutes

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Fri 6 Sep 201922:10
BBC Four

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Credits

PresenterCerys Matthews
ConductorPeter Edwards
DancerAnnette Walker
MusicianMonty Alexander
SingerCarleen Anderson
OrchestraNu Civilisation Orchestra
ChoirBBC Singers
ChoirUK Vocal Assembly
DirectorMarcus Viner
ProducerGlenn Barton

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