Zodiac Suite
Schedule
Sun May 19 2024 at 07:30 pm
Location
The Lincoln Theatre | Washington, DC
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Washington Performing Arts and The United States Air Force Band present a free, one-night concert event featuring the Aaron Diehl Trio in the D.C. premiere of Zodiac Suite by Mary Lou Williams and other jazz classics.In 1945, pianist and composer Mary Lou Williams finalized and first performed her tour de force orchestral Zodiac Suite. Inspired by the zodiac constellations, the suite's 12 pieces were dedicated to Williams's legendary jazz-scene contemporaries born under the signs, including Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Ethel Waters, Thelonious Monk, Café Society owner Barney Josephson, and more. Williams debuted the work in a piano trio format and later performed an orchestral recomposition at Carnegie Hall. However, Zodiac Suite was never performed in its intended full format during her lifetime.
Pianist Aaron Diehl has devoted considerable energy to restoring Williams’s original orchestrations, first for the New York Philharmonic's virtual presentation during the pandemic lockdown, and then live with the Philadelphia Orchestra in spring 2023. Backed by the power of The United States Air Force Band, Diehl and his trio perform the D.C. premiere of this jazz epic on May 19 at Lincoln Theatre.
Also on the program are George Gershwin's Lullaby for Strings, Duke Ellington's Caravan, William Grant Still's Out of the Silence, and more.
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Where is it happening?
The Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St NW, Washington, DC 20009-4442, United States,Washington D.C.Event Location & Nearby Stays: