Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. The last of his three ballets, it was first performed in december 1892. Petersburg branch of the musical society on march 19, 1892. This video is designed to help kids learn about and enjoy classical music. My sisterinlaw loves her copy so much, she listens to it all year long. Nov 02, 2018 the original story of the nutcracker and the mouse king is a curious tale that could only have come from a german romanticist in the 1800s. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5. The actual title of the piece is march, but most people refer to it as the nutcracker march. A rhythmic, percussive take on duke ellingtons jazzy nutcracker suite.
Nutcracker season starts this weekend in wichita, will. The concert will open with ellingtons jazzy the nutcracker suite. Nutcracker suite rerecording by les brown on amazon music. An absolute brilliant chart of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite.
The best, worst and weirdest versions of the nutcracker. It is seven and a half minutes of musical inspration, and definitely not for the fainthearted. Provided to youtube by surfdog records the nutcracker suite the brian setzer orchestra boogie woogie christmas. My first jazz recording duke ellingtons version of the nutcracker. Jul 10, 2019 the concert will open with ellingtons jazzy the nutcracker suite. Oct 27, 2010 the nutcracker suite is an ordered set of instrumental or orchestral pieces that is performed in a concert setting. The spokane jazz orchestra performs saturday night at the bing. Nutcracker suite overture youtube wycliffe gordon plays swing that music at cancerblows 2015 duration. Pacific symphony serves up tchaikovskys holiday hit, the. Its a surprisingly dark blending of fantasy and reality that manages to somehow be sweetly innocent and scary as all hell. The story centers on clara, a young girl who receives a nutcracker as a christmas gift.
Dec 19, 2019 for a christmas treat thats more cotton club than winter wonderland, see the nutcracker suite, a new work by michelle dorrance, hannah heller and josette wigganfreund performed to duke. With guest conductor, pianist eddins, cso to present. Dec 09, 2014 tchaikovskys nutcracker suite, which premiered the week before christmas in 1892, is among the most iconic works of art associated with the holiday. Written by emily walz published on november 29, 2016. While tchaikovsky wrote the original ballet in the late 19th century, ellington, an american jazz composer, reinterpreted the suite for jazz orchestra in 1960. Nutcracker suite by enshu radio symphony and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. A behindthescenes look at michelle dorrances delightful.
Vazquezaguirre is using the duke ellington orchestras jazzy 1960 recording of billy strayhorns nutcracker suite. Dance of the sugar plum fairy jazz nutcracker youtube. The christmas suite collection arrangements of holiday favorites for solo piano arr. Two renditions of the nutcracker, handels messiah and alice in pantoland madison features joyous music, comedy dec. The roosevelt jazz band performs the jazz nutcracker suite by duke ellington and billy strayhorn. First recorded in 1960, duke ellington and billy strayhorns jazz interpretation takes the russian composers classic, amps the tempo and makes it swing. Theres a new holiday dance tradition in the works, thanks to the genius brain of tapper michelle dorrance. The nutcracker battles against the army of the mouse king he wins and is transformed into prince charming. Aug 26, 20 tchaikovsky nutcracker suite for jazz band. It is also referred to the march of the nutcracker. I could not find the cd version of this song so i thought i might as well upload it. Dorrance dance, her innovative company, is putting its own spin on the nutcracker, using duke ellington and billy strayhorns jazzy version of the classic score and a slew of talented tappers. Listen to ayerplay on hold music, voice, and program demos and see what your customers could be listening to during your on hold phone program.
This edition of tchaikovskys the nutcracker suite, arranged in 1960 by billy strayhorn and duke ellington, was assembled from the original manuscripts held in the strayhorn repository and the ellington collection of the smithsonian. Tchaikovsky valery gergiev, kirov orchestra the nutcracker. In 1962, duke ellington and arranger billy strayhorn collaborated to do a jazz version of tchaikovskys nutcracker the original version was. Nutcracker suite brown, les, by composer performer. This funky, jazzy, lyrical, modern dance version of the nutcracker includes all the choreography, the instruction of all dances and the entire. The university of cincinnati collegeconservatory of music ccm swings into the holiday season with duke ellingtons adaptation of the. The nutcracker suite by pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington recorded for the columbia label in 1960 featured jazz interpretations of the nutcracker by tchaikovsky, arranged by ellington and billy strayhorn. Two renditions of the nutcracker, handels messiah and. Among other things, this has led to the creation of entirely new sounds, as well as interpretations of pieces originally written by classical composers. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. Jason reynolds is starting a storytelling video series for kids.
Act one tells a story of how little clara aids her magical christmas gift a nutcracker in the form of a soldier defeat an army of mice. Your dancing will bring a smile of joy to the less fortunate this holiday season. This is some of the greatest music of the suites written or in this case, arranged by ellington and strayhorn. Ellingtons nutcracker suite performed by the bellarmine jazz. Pacific symphonys initial december concert hints at holiday celebrations to come with a program entitled holiday classics. The nutcracker suite duke ellington album wikipedia. The nutcracker tells a story about a girl who befriends a nutcracker that comes to life on christmas eve and wages a battle against the evil mouse king. The set may be extracts from a ballet, such as the nutcracker ballet. Point park universitys conservatory dance company presents the jazz nutcracker at the pittsburgh playhouse dec. Recorded november 10, 1926 at the academy of music in philadelphia. Dec 02, 2018 live video breaking news weather delays. Friends production is a nontraditional jazzy nutcracker, set to the duke ellington orchestras jazzy 1960 recording of billy strayhorns nutcracker suite. It juxtaposes two versions of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite on the same disc. However this cd is very disappointing because 1 it is taken from a vinyl source you can hear the surface noise 2 the ending of the last movement is chopped off, and 3 there is only 31 mins of music on the whole cd cds take 75 mins with ease.
Cu boulder jazz ensemble to swing ellingtonstrayhorn. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. In a dream, the nutcracker comes to life as a prince, who takes her a magical city where they are. Wichita can choose from five versions of the nutcracker. Big jazz orchestra moscow led by trumpet player peter vostokov. The march from nutcracker suite is one of the most wellknown and recognized melodies of tchaikovskys famous ballet. A jazzy nutcracker will be presented at the monroe township performing arts center, 200 schoolhouse road, dec. Tchaikovskys ballet of the nutcracker is based on alexandre dumas translation of the original tale by e. The nutcracker suite berlin symphony orchestra remixed.
Jul 15, 2015 classical music and jazz have had a long and interesting relationship, with musicians being inspired to combine elements from both genres. The nutcracker suite is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington recorded for the columbia label in 1960 featuring jazz interpretations of the nutcracker by tchaikovsky, arranged by ellington and billy strayhorn. Miniature overture, march, dance of the sugar plum fairy, trepak russian dance. Ballethub is an online education, news, event, and discussion resource for the art of ballet. Roosevelt high school jazz nutcracker 2018 sunday youtube. March from nutcracker suite tchaikovsky easypianoonline. Tchaikovskys nutcracker suite, which premiered the week before christmas in 1892, is among the most iconic works of art associated with the holiday.
The sugar plum fairy becomes the sultry sugar rum cherry, while the dance of the reed pipes becomes toot toot. Feb, 2017 provided to youtube by surfdog records the nutcracker suite the brian setzer orchestra boogie woogie christmas. Nov 02, 2010 i could not find the cd version of this song so i thought i might as well upload it. A leatherloving submissive was clinging to life yesterday after a freak accident at a midtown bondage club cut off oxygen to his brain, lawenforcement sources said. Arabian dance, chinese dance, dance of the flutes, waltz of the flowers. Dec, 2011 point park universitys conservatory dance company presents the jazz nutcracker at the pittsburgh playhouse dec. Stream tchailkovskys nutcracker suite with swan lake by royal philharmonic orchestra and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited.
Company members from the ballet and all that jazz dance school will perform excerpts from act ii of the nutcracker during the holiday season. Ballet and all that jazz will present excerpts from the nutcracker as part of their community outreach program. What fun duke ellington and billy strayhorn must have had transforming tchaikovskys radiant the nutcracker ballet into their bluesy nutcracker suite. Sharon aaronson, dennis alexander, cindy berry, tom gerou, joyce grill, victor labenske, mary k.
Visitors can enjoy many educational tutorials and tips for ballet technique, create and join discussions in the forums, and see nearby or search for dance schools, summer programs auditions and performances. Features many transitions of mood, feel and tempo, as well as a wonderful clarinet quartet, guitar solo also cued on piano, the sax solo, piano solo, and drum licks and rhythms that. Nutcracker suite simple english wikipedia, the free. With guest conductor, pianist eddins, cso to present gershwin. The nutcracker ballet by tchaikovsky is one of them. Dec 14, 2008 in 1962, duke ellington and arranger billy strayhorn collaborated to do a jazz version of tchaikovskys nutcracker the original version was for big band and features nine movements. Nutcracker suite rerecording by les brown on amazon. Friends university is launching the second year of its jazzy rendition of the nutcracker, first staged last year when. The nutcracker suite is an ordered set of instrumental or orchestral pieces that is performed in a concert setting.
Check out nutcracker suite re recording by les brown on amazon music. Dec 07, 2019 in 1960 composer duke ellington and billy strayhorn decided to reinvent tchaikovskys holiday ballet classic the nutcracker as a jazzy, brassy melting pot of musical styles past and present, according to the new york times. Leopold stokowski conducting the philadelphia orchestra. Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite vinyl, lp, album at discogs this is my new favorite christmas album. Ellingtons nutcracker suite performed by the bellarmine jazz ensemble. Dorrance dance, her innovative company, is putting its own spin on the nutcracker, using duke ellington and billy strayhorns jazzy version of the classic score and a. Ccm jazz presents duke ellingtons nutcracker suite teaser video. There is christmas music that everyone should know.
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