Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concert

Chorus meets big band: journey through jazz, blues, and choral music in Ellington’s Sacred Concert with the Cathedral Choral Society, Heritage Signature Chorale, and Pershing’s Own U.S. Army Blues.

Washington National Cathedral throws open its doors to welcome one and all to a free celebration of DC’s own Duke Ellington. CCS and the Heritage Signature Chorale are joined by Pershing’s Own U.S. Army Blues and soprano Janinah Burnett for a journey through Ellington’s Sacred Concert, a work he considered to be his most important.

This concert is free, but advance tickets are required. In-person tickets are currently sold out, but a limited number of tickets will be available at the door starting at 3pm.

THE PROGRAM

Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concert

Includes a pre-concert talk with John Hasse and moderated by Marc Eisenberg at 2:45pm. Doors open for this talk at 2:30pm, and seating is limited – house doors open at 3:15pm.

THE ARTISTS

Steven Fox, conductor
Janinah Burnett, soprano
The Cathedral Choral Society
The Heritage Signature Chorale
The U.S. Army Blues