This concert is a tribute to the collaboration of two African-American composer-pianists, Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington and William Thomas "Billy" Strayhorn, who wrote and arranged many classic American standards for the Duke Ellington Orchestra during the period 1937-1967. Both men were songwriters, and Strayhorn also provided some arrangements and lyrics. Ellington conducted the orchestra from […]
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 05:07PM on November 24, 2024