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CSO goes Jazzical and Gets Scorched: Part II

June 1, 2009

Previously, I began discussing the Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert featuring jazz-inspired works.  You can review Part I of this article to read about Three Black Kings by Duke Ellington, the first work on the program.
Considering these kinds of works are rarely performed by symphony orchestras, I thought it warranted breaking this story into two parts.  [...]

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