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In 1943, Duke Ellington premiered two works about the experience of Black Americansone, Black, Brown, and Beige, traced their collective history and another, New World A-Coming, imagined a hopeful future. Ellington wrote about the latter in his biography, I visualized this new world as a place in the distant future, where there would be no war, no greed, no categorization, no non-believers, where love was unconditional, and no pronoun was good enough for God.Within the context of the orchestra, Ellington explored these themes, as well as his faith, in many forms, from sacred concerts to extended suites to tone poems. He brought the full range of his musical vocabulary to bear on his symphonic work, weaving spirituals, jazz, blues, and even West Indian dance music into his orchestrations. In two programs over four nights, Thomas Wilkins leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a weekend dedicated to the orchestral music of a great American composer.
Los Angeles Philharmonic today announced the LA Phil’s 2021/22 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall, heralding the long-awaited resumption of live concerts at the iconic venue following a 19-month closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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What The Constitution Means To Me
International City Theatre (5/2 - 5/19) | ||
Change The Game
McCadden (6/9 - 6/16) NEW MUSICAL
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Spring Awakening
The Broadwater Mainstage (4/26 - 5/11) | ||
Inner City CulturalCenter II Presents an Intimate Evening with Kathleen Bradley
Willie Agee Playhouse (7/2 - 7/2)
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Ghost Waltz
The Los Angeles Theatre Center (4/25 - 6/2) | ||
Sara Bareilles with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Hollywood Bowl (8/17 - 8/17) | ||
High Maintenance
The Road Theatre (4/9 - 5/19) | ||
Lucie Arnaz - I Got the Job! Songs From My Musical Past
Carpenter Performing Arts Center (5/8 - 5/9) | ||
The Rhythm of Mourning
Stomping Ground LA (5/24 - 5/31) | ||
Ray Chen Plays Tchaikovsky
Hollywood Bowl (7/16 - 7/16) | ||
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