When Martin Luther King, Jr. and Duke Ellington met in 1963, they talked about American music and life. Nine years later, Duke Ellington wrote a composition, Three Black Kings, in honor of Dr. King. On Monday's Performance Today, we'll hear that piece from a concert in Buffalo, New York, as part of our celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Jean Sibelius: Suite Mignonne: Movements 2-3
Gerard Schaub, flute; Kenneth Wihlborg flute; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
Sibelius: Spring Song, The Bard
DG 4764211
Peter Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
Kevin Mills, cello; Carlos Avila, piano
Heifetz International Music Institute, Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, VA
Jean Sibelius: Tapiola, Op. 112
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Philipp von Steinaecker, conductor
Berwaldhallen Concert Hall, Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden
Jon Jonsson: Wind Quartet
Nadine Asin, flute; Frank Rosenwein, oboe; JJ Koh, clarinet; Per Hannevold, bassoon
Aspen Music Festival and School, Benedict Music Tent, Aspen CO
Hour 2
Jason Moran: Cager Lee
Jason Moran, piano
Selma
Paramount Pictures/Pathe
Traditional: We Shall Overcome
SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) Freedom Singers and audience
Sing for Freedom: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement Through Its Songs
Smithsonian/Folkways Records 40032
Duke Ellington: Three Black Kings: 3. Martin Luther King
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Duke Ellington: Black, Brown and Beige
Naxos 559737
Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen
Lorenza Borrani, violin; Daniel Hope, violin; Philip Dukes, viola; Carla Maria Rodrigues, viola; Eric Kim, cello; Camden Shaw, cello; Joseph Conyers, double bass
Savannah Music Festival, Trinity United Methodist Church, Savannah, GA
Thomas Dorsey: Take My Hand, Precious Lord
Ledisi
Selma
Paramount Pictures/ Pathe
Jason Moran: Final Speech
Jason Moran, piano
Selma
Paramount Pictures/Pathe
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