The Duke and His Mistress: Edward Kennedy Ellington in music and dance

This concert was a collaboration between Dance Extension, directed by Julie A. Strandberg and the Brown Jazz Band, directed by Matthew McGarrell in celebration of Duke Ellington's 100th birthday. It included dances, vocal numbers, and instrumentals. The show premiered at Brown's Alumnae Hall in March and toured to alumni clubs in London, New York City, and Boston, MA. It was reprised for this Parents' Week-End Concert (name later changed to Family Week-End). Collaborations with the music department were features of the Brown dance Parents' Week-End dance concerts. In addition to this collaboration with the jazz band, dancers collaborated with The Brown University Chorus, directed by L. Frederick Jodry and the Brown University Orchestra directed by Paul Phillips. This concert was a collaboration between Dance Extension, directed by Julie A. Strandberg and the Brown Jazz Band, directed by Matthew McGarrell in celebration of Duke Ellington's 100th birthday. It included dances, vocal numbers, and instrumentals. The show premiered at Brown's Alumnae Hall in March and toured to alumni clubs in London, New York City, and Boston, MA. It was reprised for this Parents' Week-End Concert (name later changed to Family Week-End). Collaborations with the music department were features of the Brown dance Parents' Week-End dance concerts. In addition to this collaboration with the jazz band, dancers collaborated with The Brown University Chorus, directed by L. Frederick Jodry and the Brown University Orchestra directed by Paul Phillips. Ashamu Dance Studio, Lyman Hall The Duke and His Mistress: Edward Kennedy Ellington in music and dance, Department of Theatre Arts records, OF.1Q.T1, Brown University Library Digital object made available by: Brown University Library, John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts, Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)