Duke Ellington Centennial Choir

Performances

• 11-27-1998

  Detroit Opera House, Detroit
  • The Harlem Nutcracker
    • Choreographer: Byrd, Donald
    • Composer: Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
    • Arranger: Ellington, Duke
    • Arranger: Strayhorn, Billy
    • Arranger: Berger, David
    • Lighting designer: Mehler, Jack
    • Lighting designer: Rosenburg, David H.
    • Set Designer: Sicangco, Eduardo
    • Costumer: Berry, Gabriel
    • Company: Donald Byrd/The Group
    • Conductor: Berger, David
    • Choir: Duke Ellington Centennial Choir
    • Chorus Master: Hawkins, Rudolph V.
    • Dancer: McCoy, Eleanor
    • Dancer: Solomons, Gus, Jr.
    • Ensemble: The Club Sweets Jazz Orchestra
• 11-28-1998

  Detroit Opera House, Detroit
  • The Harlem Nutcracker
    • Choreographer: Byrd, Donald
    • Composer: Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
    • Arranger: Ellington, Duke
    • Arranger: Strayhorn, Billy
    • Arranger: Berger, David
    • Lighting designer: Mehler, Jack
    • Lighting designer: Rosenburg, David H.
    • Set Designer: Sicangco, Eduardo
    • Costumer: Berry, Gabriel
    • Company: Donald Byrd/The Group
    • Conductor: Berger, David
    • Chorus: Duke Ellington Centennial Choir
    • Chorus Master: Hawkins, Rudolph V.
    • Dancer: McCoy, Eleanor
    • Dancer: Solomons, Gus, Jr.
    • Ensemble: The Club Sweets Jazz Orchestra
• 11-28-1998

  Detroit Opera House, Detroit
  • The Harlem Nutcracker
    • Choreographer: Byrd, Donald
    • Composer: Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
    • Arranger: Ellington, Duke
    • Arranger: Strayhorn, Billy
    • Arranger: Berger, David
    • Lighting designer: Mehler, Jack
    • Lighting designer: Rosenburg, David H.
    • Set Designer: Sicangco, Eduardo
    • Costumer: Berry, Gabriel
    • Company: Donald Byrd/The Group
    • Conductor: Berger, David
    • Chorus: Duke Ellington Centennial Choir
    • Chorus Master: Hawkins, Rudolph V.
    • Dancer: McCoy, Eleanor
    • Dancer: Solomons, Gus, Jr.
    • Ensemble: The Club Sweets Jazz Orchestra
• 11-29-1998

  Detroit Opera House, Detroit
  • The Harlem Nutcracker
    • Choreographer: Byrd, Donald
    • Composer: Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
    • Arranger: Ellington, Duke
    • Arranger: Strayhorn, Billy
    • Arranger: Berger, David
    • Lighting designer: Mehler, Jack
    • Lighting designer: Rosenburg, David H.
    • Set Designer: Sicangco, Eduardo
    • Costumer: Berry, Gabriel
    • Company: Donald Byrd/The Group
    • Conductor: Berger, David
    • Chorus: Duke Ellington Centennial Choir
    • Chorus Master: Hawkins, Rudolph V.
    • Dancer: McCoy, Eleanor
    • Dancer: Solomons, Gus, Jr.
    • Ensemble: The Club Sweets Jazz Orchestra
• 11-29-1998

  Detroit Opera House, Detroit
  • The Harlem Nutcracker
    • Choreographer: Byrd, Donald
    • Composer: Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
    • Arranger: Ellington, Duke
    • Arranger: Strayhorn, Billy
    • Arranger: Berger, David
    • Lighting designer: Mehler, Jack
    • Lighting designer: Rosenburg, David H.
    • Set Designer: Sicangco, Eduardo
    • Costumer: Berry, Gabriel
    • Company: Donald Byrd/The Group
    • Conductor: Berger, David
    • Chorus: Duke Ellington Centennial Choir
    • Chorus Master: Hawkins, Rudolph V.
    • Dancer: McCoy, Eleanor
    • Dancer: Solomons, Gus, Jr.
    • Ensemble: The Club Sweets Jazz Orchestra
• 12-02-1998

  Detroit Opera House, Detroit
  • The Harlem Nutcracker
    • Choreographer: Byrd, Donald
    • Composer: Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
    • Arranger: Ellington, Duke
    • Arranger: Strayhorn, Billy
    • Arranger: Berger, David
    • Lighting designer: Mehler, Jack
    • Lighting designer: Rosenburg, David H.
    • Set Designer: Sicangco, Eduardo
    • Costumer: Berry, Gabriel
    • Company: Donald Byrd/The Group
    • Conductor: Berger, David
    • Chorus: Duke Ellington Centennial Choir
    • Chorus Master: Hawkins, Rudolph V.
    • Dancer: McCoy, Eleanor
    • Dancer: Solomons, Gus, Jr.
    • Ensemble: The Club Sweets Jazz Orchestra
• 12-03-1998

  Detroit Opera House, Detroit
  • The Harlem Nutcracker
    • Choreographer: Byrd, Donald
    • Composer: Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
    • Arranger: Ellington, Duke
    • Arranger: Strayhorn, Billy
    • Arranger: Berger, David
    • Lighting designer: Mehler, Jack
    • Lighting designer: Rosenburg, David H.
    • Set Designer: Sicangco, Eduardo
    • Costumer: Berry, Gabriel
    • Company: Donald Byrd/The Group
    • Conductor: Berger, David
    • Chorus: Duke Ellington Centennial Choir
    • Chorus Master: Hawkins, Rudolph V.
    • Dancer: McCoy, Eleanor
    • Dancer: Solomons, Gus, Jr.
    • Ensemble: The Club Sweets Jazz Orchestra
• 12-04-1998

  Detroit Opera House, Detroit
  • The Harlem Nutcracker
    • Choreographer: Byrd, Donald
    • Composer: Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
    • Arranger: Ellington, Duke
    • Arranger: Strayhorn, Billy
    • Arranger: Berger, David
    • Lighting designer: Mehler, Jack
    • Lighting designer: Rosenburg, David H.
    • Set Designer: Sicangco, Eduardo
    • Costumer: Berry, Gabriel
    • Company: Donald Byrd/The Group
    • Conductor: Berger, David
    • Chorus: Duke Ellington Centennial Choir
    • Chorus Master: Hawkins, Rudolph V.
    • Dancer: McCoy, Eleanor
    • Dancer: Solomons, Gus, Jr.
    • Ensemble: The Club Sweets Jazz Orchestra
• 12-05-1998

  Detroit Opera House, Detroit
  • The Harlem Nutcracker
    • Choreographer: Byrd, Donald
    • Composer: Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
    • Arranger: Ellington, Duke
    • Arranger: Strayhorn, Billy
    • Arranger: Berger, David
    • Lighting designer: Mehler, Jack
    • Lighting designer: Rosenburg, David H.
    • Set Designer: Sicangco, Eduardo
    • Costumer: Berry, Gabriel
    • Company: Donald Byrd/The Group
    • Conductor: Berger, David
    • Chorus: Duke Ellington Centennial Choir
    • Chorus Master: Hawkins, Rudolph V.
    • Dancer: McCoy, Eleanor
    • Dancer: Solomons, Gus, Jr.
    • Ensemble: The Club Sweets Jazz Orchestra
• 12-05-1998

  Detroit Opera House, Detroit
  • The Harlem Nutcracker
    • Choreographer: Byrd, Donald
    • Composer: Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
    • Arranger: Ellington, Duke
    • Arranger: Strayhorn, Billy
    • Arranger: Berger, David
    • Lighting designer: Mehler, Jack
    • Lighting designer: Rosenburg, David H.
    • Set Designer: Sicangco, Eduardo
    • Costumer: Berry, Gabriel
    • Company: Donald Byrd/The Group
    • Conductor: Berger, David
    • Chorus: Duke Ellington Centennial Choir
    • Chorus Master: Hawkins, Rudolph V.
    • Dancer: McCoy, Eleanor
    • Dancer: Solomons, Gus, Jr.
    • Ensemble: The Club Sweets Jazz Orchestra
• 12-06-1998

  Detroit Opera House, Detroit
  • The Harlem Nutcracker
    • Choreographer: Byrd, Donald
    • Composer: Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
    • Arranger: Ellington, Duke
    • Arranger: Strayhorn, Billy
    • Arranger: Berger, David
    • Lighting designer: Mehler, Jack
    • Lighting designer: Rosenburg, David H.
    • Set Designer: Sicangco, Eduardo
    • Costumer: Berry, Gabriel
    • Company: Donald Byrd/The Group
    • Conductor: Berger, David
    • Chorus: Duke Ellington Centennial Choir
    • Chorus Master: Hawkins, Rudolph V.
    • Dancer: McCoy, Eleanor
    • Dancer: Solomons, Gus, Jr.
    • Ensemble: The Club Sweets Jazz Orchestra
• 12-06-1998

  Detroit Opera House, Detroit
  • The Harlem Nutcracker
    • Choreographer: Byrd, Donald
    • Composer: Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
    • Arranger: Ellington, Duke
    • Arranger: Strayhorn, Billy
    • Arranger: Berger, David
    • Lighting designer: Mehler, Jack
    • Lighting designer: Rosenburg, David H.
    • Set Designer: Sicangco, Eduardo
    • Costumer: Berry, Gabriel
    • Company: Donald Byrd/The Group
    • Conductor: Berger, David
    • Chorus: Duke Ellington Centennial Choir
    • Chorus Master: Hawkins, Rudolph V.
    • Dancer: McCoy, Eleanor
    • Dancer: Solomons, Gus, Jr.
    • Ensemble: The Club Sweets Jazz Orchestra
• 
  01-15-1999

  Power Center
  • The Gospel at Colonus
    • Composer: Telson, Bob
    • Author: Breuer, Lee
    • Company: Soul Stirrers
    • Company: Blind Boys of Alabama
    • Company: Duke Ellington Centennial Choir
    • Conductor: Telson, Bob
    • Bass Guitar: Odom, Ben
    • Drums: Clouden, Leroy
    • Guitar: Grady, Michael
    • Guitar: Butler, Sam
    • Organ: Heyward, Butch
    • Performer: Williams, Rev. Carl Jr.
    • Performer: Steele, Jevetta
    • Performer: Steele, J. D.
    • Performer: Seals, Shari A.
    • Performer: Mitchell, Bernadine
    • Performer: Johnson-White, Carolyn
    • Performer: Johnson, Josie
    • Performer: Davis, Kevin
    • Performer: Caldwell, Jay
    • Performer: Rogers, Willie
    • Piano: Telson, Bob
    • Vocals: Miller, Rev. Dr. Earl F.
    • Vocals: Fountain, Clarence
• 
  01-16-1999

  Power Center
  • The Gospel at Colonus
    • Composer: Telson, Bob
    • Author: Breuer, Lee
    • Company: Soul Stirrers
    • Company: Blind Boys of Alabama
    • Company: Duke Ellington Centennial Choir
    • Conductor: Telson, Bob
    • Bass Guitar: Odom, Ben
    • Drums: Clouden, Leroy
    • Guitar: Grady, Michael
    • Guitar: Butler, Sam
    • Organ: Heyward, Butch
    • Performer: Williams, Rev. Carl Jr.
    • Performer: Steele, Jevetta
    • Performer: Steele, J. D.
    • Performer: Seals, Shari A.
    • Performer: Mitchell, Bernadine
    • Performer: Johnson-White, Carolyn
    • Performer: Johnson, Josie
    • Performer: Davis, Kevin
    • Performer: Caldwell, Jay
    • Performer: Rogers, Willie
    • Piano: Telson, Bob
    • Vocals: Miller, Rev. Dr. Earl F.
    • Vocals: Fountain, Clarence
• 
  01-16-1999

  Power Center
  • The Gospel at Colonus
    • Composer: Telson, Bob
    • Author: Breuer, Lee
    • Company: Soul Stirrers
    • Company: Blind Boys of Alabama
    • Company: Duke Ellington Centennial Choir
    • Conductor: Telson, Bob
    • Bass Guitar: Odom, Ben
    • Drums: Clouden, Leroy
    • Guitar: Grady, Michael
    • Guitar: Butler, Sam
    • Organ: Heyward, Butch
    • Performer: Williams, Rev. Carl Jr.
    • Performer: Steele, Jevetta
    • Performer: Steele, J. D.
    • Performer: Seals, Shari A.
    • Performer: Mitchell, Bernadine
    • Performer: Johnson-White, Carolyn
    • Performer: Johnson, Josie
    • Performer: Davis, Kevin
    • Performer: Caldwell, Jay
    • Performer: Rogers, Willie
    • Piano: Telson, Bob
    • Vocals: Miller, Rev. Dr. Earl F.
    • Vocals: Fountain, Clarence
• 
  01-17-1999

  Power Center
  • The Gospel at Colonus
    • Composer: Telson, Bob
    • Author: Breuer, Lee
    • Company: Soul Stirrers
    • Company: Blind Boys of Alabama
    • Company: Duke Ellington Centennial Choir
    • Conductor: Telson, Bob
    • Bass Guitar: Odom, Ben
    • Drums: Clouden, Leroy
    • Guitar: Grady, Michael
    • Guitar: Butler, Sam
    • Organ: Heyward, Butch
    • Performer: Williams, Rev. Carl Jr.
    • Performer: Steele, Jevetta
    • Performer: Steele, J. D.
    • Performer: Seals, Shari A.
    • Performer: Mitchell, Bernadine
    • Performer: Johnson-White, Carolyn
    • Performer: Johnson, Josie
    • Performer: Davis, Kevin
    • Performer: Caldwell, Jay
    • Performer: Rogers, Willie
    • Piano: Telson, Bob
    • Vocals: Miller, Rev. Dr. Earl F.
    • Vocals: Fountain, Clarence
• 
  01-18-1999

  Power Center
  • The Gospel at Colonus
    • Composer: Telson, Bob
    • Author: Breuer, Lee
    • Company: Soul Stirrers
    • Company: Blind Boys of Alabama
    • Company: Duke Ellington Centennial Choir
    • Conductor: Telson, Bob
    • Bass Guitar: Odom, Ben
    • Drums: Clouden, Leroy
    • Guitar: Grady, Michael
    • Guitar: Butler, Sam
    • Organ: Heyward, Butch
    • Performer: Williams, Rev. Carl Jr.
    • Performer: Steele, Jevetta
    • Performer: Steele, J. D.
    • Performer: Seals, Shari A.
    • Performer: Mitchell, Bernadine
    • Performer: Johnson-White, Carolyn
    • Performer: Johnson, Josie
    • Performer: Davis, Kevin
    • Performer: Caldwell, Jay
    • Performer: Rogers, Willie
    • Piano: Telson, Bob
    • Vocals: Miller, Rev. Dr. Earl F.
    • Vocals: Fountain, Clarence