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Container:
Box 20, Folder 14
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1991-04-26
Scope and Contents:
The Program in African American Culture and the Duke Ellington Collection
National Museum of American in partnership with the District of Columbia Public Schools featured the creative talents of the students. Teachers challenged students to create projects encompassing themes in literature, art, dance, social studies, foreign languages, drama and music. The program was held on Friday, April 26, 1991, and included an art exhibition in the Palm Court, a program in the Star Spangled Banner Hall, performances, an awards presentation given by James C. Early, and a reception in the Palm Court. The performances were done by Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Eastern Senior High School, Kelly Miller Junior High School, Shaw Junior High School, and Woodrow Wilson Senior High School. Program number AC408.71.
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Container:
Box 22, Folder 10
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1993 April
Scope and Contents:
The Program in African American Culture and the Duke Ellington Collection
National Museum of American in partnership with the District of Columbia Public Schools featured the creative talents of the students. Teachers challenged students to create projects encompassing themes in literature, art, dance, social studies, foreign languages, drama and music.
Performances (Listed in Order of Appearance)
Junior High School Band
Salute the Duke, arranger Paul Yoder
"Take the "A" Train"
"Satin Doll"
"Flamingo"
"Perdido"
Music Director: Edward B. Anderson
Junior High School String Ensemble
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore," Duke Ellington
Music Directors: Carolyn Bastian and Barbara Maxwell
Junior High School Choir
"Come Sunday" (from Black, Brown and Beige), Duke Ellington
"David Danced" (from the First Sacred Concert), Duke Ellington
"Ain't But the One" (from My People), Duke Ellington
Music Directors: Patricia Braswell and Jewel Jenkins
Accompanists: Anita Jones and James Lewis
Rap Performance
"Once Upon A Time," Yusef Trowell, Dunbar High School
Drama
Act I, Scene II from The Tempest, William Shakespeare
Calibran: Woodrow Wilson tenth grade ladies
Prospero: Woodrow Wilson tenth grade gentleman
"Such Sweet Tnunder" Shakespearean Suite, Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn
Instructor: Delois Jones
Director: Douglas Johnson
Dance
The Nutcracker Suite, Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn
"The Volga Vouty" (Russian Dance)
"Sugar Rum Cherry" (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
"Entr'acte"
Dancers: Duke Ellington School of the Arts
Choreography: Melba Lucas
Senior High School Band
Duke Ellington Medley
"Satin Doll"
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
"Caravan"
"Sophisticated Lady"
Music Director: Anthony L. Boyd
Senior High School Choir
"The Lord's Prayer" from the Third Sacred Concert, Duke Ellington
"Will You Be There?" from the First Sacred Concert, Duke Ellington
"I'm Beginning to See the Light," arr. Joyce Garrett, Duke Ellington
"Jump for Joy" from Jump for Joy, arr. Evelyn Curenton, Duke Ellington
Music Director: Joyce Garrett
Accompanists: Eveylyn Curenton and Kenneth King
Program number AC408.80.
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Container:
Box 23, Folder 5
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1993-07-09-1993-07-10
Scope and Contents:
The Program in African American Culture of the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, presented Duke Ellington's Great Ladies of Song from July 9 to July 10, 1993, in conjunction with "Beyond Category: The Musical Genius of Duke Ellington" and in partnership with Anacostia
Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Traveling Exhibition Service, Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, DC ART/WORKS, and Summerworks '93. The program included a presentation of awards to honorees, a performance of the repertoire of Duke Ellington's Great Ladies of Song, a roundtable discussion, and a concert. The scholars were Dr. Marcia M. Greenlee and Anthony Brown. The honorees were Adelaide Hall, Joya Sherrill, Kay Davis, Maria Ellington Cole, Dolores Parker Morgan, and June Norton. The performers were Mary Jefferson, Nitanju Bolade Casel, Bonnie Harris, Jeannie Marshall, and The Smithsonian Movement in Classic Jazz. Program number AC408.80.
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Container:
Box 24, Folder 6
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1994 April 22
Scope and Contents:
The Program in African American Culture and the Duke Ellington Collection
National Museum of American in partnership with the District of Columbia Public Schools featured the creative talents of the students. Teachers challenged students to create projects encompassing themes in literature, art, dance, social studies, foreign languages, drama and music. This program included an art exhibit opening and performances by the Senior High School Choir and Band, the Junior High School Choir and Band, the Combined String Orchestra, McKinley/Penn Senior High School, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School, and Duke Ellington School of the Arts Dance Department.
Performances (Listed in Order of Appearance)
Senior High School Choir
"The Majesty of God" (from the Third Sacred Concert), Duke Ellington
Music Director: Edward Jackson
Junior High School Choir
"I Like the Sunrise" (from The Liberian Suite), Duke Ellington
"What Color is Virtue?" (from My People), Duke Ellington
"Tell Me It's the Truth" (from the First Sacred Concert), Duke Ellington
Music Coordinator: Patricia Braswell
Accompanists: Anita Jones and James Lewis
Junior High School Band
"Sophisticated Lady Medley," Duke Ellington, arr. John Edmondson
Music Director: Edward B. Anderson
Combined String Orchestra
"I Got it Bad and That Ain't Good," Duke Ellington
"I'm Beginning to See the Light," Duke Ellington
Music Directors: Carolyn Bastian and Barbara Maxwell
Drama
Balcony Scene from Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare
"Star Crossed Lovers" Shakespearean Suite, Duke Ellington/ Billy Strayhorn
McKinley/Penn Senior High School
Instructor: Darlene Turner
Act IV, Scene I from Midsummer Night's Dream (excerpt), William Shakespeare
Shakespearean Suite, Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn
Woodrow Wilson Senior High School
Instructor: Delois Jones
Dance
"Martin Luther King" The Three Black Kings, Duke Ellington
Spoken Excerpts from Martin Luther King's "I've Been to the Mountain Top" and "I Have a Dream Speeches."
Dancers: Duke Ellington School of the Arts Dance Department Second Year Class
Choreographer: Melba Lucas
Senior High School Choir
"Is God a Three Letter Word for Love?" (from the Third Sacred Concert), Duke
Ellington
Soloist, Tramellia Wright, Woodson Senior High School
"Heritage" ("My Mother, My Father") (from My People), Duke Ellington
Soloist, Taiwan Norris
"Love You Madly," Duke Ellington
Music Directors: James Curtis Brown and Dianna Robinson
Medley of Duke Ellington Selections
Senior High School Band
Music Director: Anthony Boyd
Program number AC408.87.
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Container:
Box 24, Folder 17
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1995 April 28
Scope and Contents:
The Program in African American Culture and the Duke Ellington Collection National Museum of American in partnership with the District of Columbia Public Schools and America's Jazz Heritage, a Partnership of the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution, featured the creative talents of the students. Teachers challenged students to create projects encompassing themes in literature, art, dance, social studies, foreign languages, drama and music. On Friday, April 28, 1995, the program included an art exhibition opening at the Taylor Gallery, performances at the Flag Hall, and a presentation of awards. The music, poetry readings, dances, and musical skit were performed by students at Balou Senior High School, Calvin Coolidge High School, Alice Deal Junior High School, Douglass Junior High School, Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Hart Junior High School, L.G. Hine Junior High School, Kelly Miller Junior High School, Abraham Lincoln Multicultural Middle School, McKinley Senior High School, School Without Walls, Shaw Junior High School, Spingarn Stay High School, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School, and H.D. Woodson Senior High School.
Performances (In Order of Appearance):
Junior High School Band
Salute the Duke, arranger. Paul Yoder: "Take the "A" Train", "Satin Doll." "Flamingo", "Perdido"
Music Director: Edward B. Anderson,
Drama
Balcony Scene from Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare
Music: Shakespearean Suite by Ellington and Strayhorn
Shaw Junior High School
Teacher: Annette Nicholas
Combined String Ensemble
"Sophisticated Lady," "Mood Indigo," "It Don't Mean a Thing,"
Music Director: Barbara Maxwell
Junior High School Choir
"Duke's Place" (Based on C Jam Blues), "Azure/Daydream," "Bli-Blip" (from Jump for Joy)
Coordinator: Patricia Braswell
Poetry
"A Tribute to Duke Ellington"
Hart Junior High School
Shaw Junior High School
Teachers: Annette Nicholas and Ethel Rivers
Dance
Tap Dance: I Bakaari Wilder, choreographer
II Vincent Bingham, choreographer Music: "In a Mellow Tone"
Performed by: The Ballou Soul Tappers: Phillip Atkins (soloist), Erica Bass, Sharon Beech, Vincent Bingham (soloist), Jamara Broome, LaKeisha Grimmes, Delano Lewis, Paul Streeter.
Instructors: Yvonne Edwards and Myrna Sislen
Sponsor: Camille Inez, Washington Performing Arts Society.
Drama
The Taming of the Shrew, Act II, Scene I by Shakespeare
Music from the Shakespearean Suite by Ellington and Strayhorn
Woodrow Wilson Senior High School
Teacher: Delois Jones
Dance
The River ("Lake" section)
Danced by Kiana Bailey, Odara Nash, Jaqueta Wilson, Sheri Hill, Tramecee Jeffries, Kevin Goodwine- Duke Ellington School of the Arts
The River ("Vortex" section)
Danced by Dionne Figgins- Wilson High School and Jones-Haywood School of Ballet
Choreographer: Peter Alex. Romero, Duke Ellington School of the Arts
Musical Skit
"Rappin' Rhapsody in Tribute to the Duke"
Teacher: Darlene Turner; Assistant: Gregory Ware
Spingarn-Stay High School
Poetry
Rochelle Harrod, Woodson High School
Senior High School Choir
"Amen" from Duke Ellington's Sacred Concerts
Soloist: Alexander Brown, IV, Woodson Senior High
"Portrait of Duke Ellington" arr. John Cacavas
Accompanists: Ernest Mitchell, piano; Joseph Chisholm, guitar; Chip Powell, drums
Music Director: James Curtis Brown
Senior High School Ensemble
"Come Sunday"
Clarinet Ensemble "Standard"
Music Director: Benjamin Sands
Senior High School Big Band
"Sophisticated Lady"
"Take the "A" Train" (1941 Version)
Music Director: Davey Yarborough
Program number AC0408.94.
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Container:
Box 25, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1996 April 26
Scope and Contents:
The Program in African American Culture and the Duke Ellington Collection
National Museum of American in partnership with the District of Columbia Public Schools featured the creative talents of the students. Teachers challenged students to create projects encompassing themes in literature, art, dance, social studies, foreign languages, drama and music. On Friday, April 26, 1996, the University of the District of Columbia hosted A Tribute to Mercer Ellington in the University Auditorium on the Van Ness Campus. The program included a welcome, given by Spencer R. Crew; a statement of theme, given by Luvenia George; a greeting from John Conyers, Jr.; and band, ensemble, choir, and dance performances. The schools involved were Ballou Senior High School, Alice Deal Junior High School, Bell Multicultural Senior High School, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Fillmore Art Center, Fletcher-Johnson Education Center, Frederick Douglass Junior High School, Hart Junior High School, H.D. Woodson Senior High School, Kelly Miller Junior High School, Lemon G. Hine Junior High School, Lincoln Multicultural Middle School, Patricia Roberts Harris Education Center, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, School Without Walls Senior High School, Shaw Junior High School, Theodore Roosevelt High School, and Woodrow Wilson High School.
Performances (listed in order of appearance)
Senior High School Band
"The Mooch"
"Daybreak Express"
Jazz Masterworks Editions No. 1
Music Director: Davey S. Yarborough,
String Ensemble
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
"I'm Beginning to See the Light"
"Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)"
Music Director: Barbara Maxwell
Junior High School Band
A Tribute to the Duke, arr. Larry Kerchner
Music Director: Edward B. Anderson,
Dance
"Such Sweet Thunder," Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
"A Little Max"
Choreographer: Peter Alex. Romero
Junior High School Choir
"Hit Me with a Hot Note and Watch Me Bounce!"
"I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
"Things Ain't What They Used to Be," Mercer Ellington
Music Coordinator: Patricia Braswell
Senior High School Choir
"Mood Indigo"
"Caravan"
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
"Solitude"
"Come Sunday"
Duke Ellington School of the Arts Show Choir
Junior/ Senior High School Choirs and Dancers
"Take the "A" Train," Billy Strayhorn
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If it Ain't Got That Swing)
Music Director: Samuel Bonds
Choreographer: Peter Alex. Romero,
Program number AC408.97.
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Container:
Box 25, Folder 8
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1997-04
Scope and Contents:
The Program in African American Culture and the Duke Ellington Collection
National Museum of American in partnership with the District of Columbia Public Schools featured the creative talents of the students. Teachers challenged students to create projects encompassing themes in literature, art, dance, social studies, foreign languages, drama and music. On Thursday, April 24, 1997, the University of the District of Columbia hosted The Keeper of the Flame: Mercer Kennedy Ellington in the University Auditorium on the Van Ness Campus. The program included an opening, given by Niani Kilkenny; a welcome from Martha Morris; greetings from John Conyers, Jr.; and ensemble, band, dance, and choir performances. The schools involved were Alice Deal Junior High School, Ballou Senior High School, Bell Multicultural Senior High School, Coolidge Senior High School, Douglass Junior High School, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Dunbar Senior High School, Hardy Middle School/Fillmore Arts Center at Rosario, Fletcher/Johnson Educational Center, P. R. Harris Education Center, Hart Junior High School, L.G. Hine Junior High School, Evans Middle School/Kelly Miller Junior High School, Roper Middle School, Shaw Junior High School, School Without Walls, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School, and H. D. Woodson Senior High School.
Performances (listed in order of appearance)
String Ensemble
"I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good:
"I'm Beginning to See the Light"
Coordinator: Joe Theiman
Junior High/Middle School Band
"Sophisticated Lady Medley" arranger John Edmonton
"Don't Get Around Too Much Anymore"
"Mood Indigo"
"Caravan"
"Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Lady:
Music Director: Edward B. Anderson
Senior High School Band
"Harlem Airshaft"
"Solitude"
"Rocking in Rhythm"
Selections are form the Wynton Marsalis Lincoln Center Collection
Music Director: Davey S. Yarborough
Dance
"A Little Max"
"Such Sweet Thunder" (from the Shakespearean Suite)
Choreographer: Peter Alex Romero
Costumes: Jaqueline Duhart
Junior High/ Middle School Choir
"Praise God and Dance" (from The Sacred Concerts)
"Just a-Sittin' and a-Rockin'"
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
Coordinator: Patricia Braswell
Senior High School Choir
"Something 'Bout Believin'" (from The Sacred Concerts)
"Father Forgive" (from The Sacred Concerts)
"The Beauty of God" (from The Sacred Concerts), arranger Roscoe Gill
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got that Swing)" arranger. Mac Huff
Music Director: Samuel L.E. Bonds
Program number AC0408.101.
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Container:
Box 25, Folder 12
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1998 April 24
Scope and Contents:
The Program in African American Culture and the Duke Ellington Collection National Museum of American in partnership with the District of Columbia Public Schools featured the creative talents of the students. Teachers challenged students to create projects encompassing themes in literature, art, dance, social studies, foreign languages, drama and music. On Friday, April 24, 1998, the program included an art exhibition opening and viewing in the Information Age Auditorium and Photo Gallery; poetry and music performances in the Carmichael Auditorium, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution; and performances in the University Auditorium on the Van Ness Campus, University of the District of Columbia. The Honorary Festival Chair was Cora Masters Berry. The opening greetings were given by Niani Kilkenny, and the welcome was given by Harold A. Closter. The Mistress of Ceremonies was Luvenia A. George.
The participating schools were Alice Deal Junior High School, Ballou Senior High School, Bell Multicultural Senior High School, Coolidge Senior High School, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Dunbar Senior High School, Eastern Senior High School, Evans Middle School, Fillmore Arts Center/Hardy Middle School, Fletcher-Johnson EC, H. D. Woodson Senior High School, Hart Middle School, Johnson Junior High School, L.G. Hine Junior High School, Patricia R. Harris EC, Roper Middle School, Rudolph ES, School Without Walls Senior High School, Stuart-Hobson Middle School, and Woodrow Wilson Senior High School.
Performances (listed in order of appearance)
Senior High School Choir
"Drop Me Off in Harlem"
"Mood Indigo"
"Caravan"
Music Director: Samuel L.E. Bonds
Junior High and Middle School Choir
"Duke's Place" (C Jam Blues)
"Come Sunday" (from First Sacred Concert)
"Hit Me with a Hot Note and Watch Me Bounce"
"Things Ain't What They Used to Be," Mercer Ellington
Music Coordinator: Patricia Braswell
Senior Adult Jitterbug Contest
Coordinator: Kelly-Marie Berry,
Facilitator: Nap Turner
Dance
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got that Swing)
Stuart-Hobson Middle School
"Perdido"
Duke Ellington School of the Arts Alumni
Choreographer: Deidre Neal
String Ensemble
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
Music Director: Carolyn Bastian
Junior High/Middle School Band
"Salute to the Duke," arr. Paul Yoder
"Take the "A" Train"
"Satin Doll"
"Flamingo"
"Perdido"
Music Director: Edward B. Anderson
Senior High School Jazz Band
"Old King Dooji"
"Half the Fun" (from Shakespearean Suite)
Music Director: Davey Yarborough
Program number AC408.105.
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Container:
Box 25, Folder 16
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1999 April 30
Scope and Contents:
The Duke Ellington Youth Festival is an evening of performances and presentations in the visual arts by students from the Distinct of Columbia Public Schools as part of the Duke Ellington Youth Program. The Duke Ellington Youth Program was created in 1991 as an educational outreach program aimed at introducing students to the life and work of Duke Ellington using the resources of the Ellington Collection. The program aims to promote knowledge of Duke Ellington and his contributions to the field of music with consideration to the impact that his culture had on his work. The curriculum of the program uses Ellington's music to study a variety of disciplines including music, art, English, social studies and foreign language. The Duke Ellington Youth Festival is a presentation of the projects that have been completed over the course of the Duke Ellington Youth Project.
The participating schools were Abram Simon Elementary School, Anacostia Senior High School, Patricia R. Harris Educational Center, Frank W. Ballou Senior High School, Bell Multicultural High School, Hugh M. Browne Junior High School, Bruce Evans Middle School, Francis L. Cardozo Senior High School, Charles Hart Middle School, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Alice Deal Junior High School, Paul Laurence Dunbar Senior High School, Phelps Career Senior High School, School Without Walls, Eastern High School, Charles William Eliot Junior High School, Howard Dilworth Woodson Senior High School, J. Hayden Johnson Junior High School, John Philip Sousa Middle School, Stephen Elliot Kramer Middle School, Lemon G. Hine Junior High School, Lucy Ellen Moten Elementary School, Robert Gould Shaw Junior High School, Stuart-Hobson Museum Magnet Middle School, and Woodrow Wilson Senior High School.
Performances (listed in order of appearance)
Senior High School Band
"Launching Pad"
"I'm Beginning to See the Light"
Soloist: Alicia Jones
"Rockabye Rhythm"
Music Director: Davey Yarborough
Assistant Director: Eric McMillan
Junior High and Middle School Band
"Sophisticated Lady" Medley arranged by John Edmonton
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
"Mood Indigo"
"Caravan"
Music Director: Edward B. Anderson
Piano Solo
"Carolina Shout," James P. Johnson
Pianist: Daniel Moore
Duke Ellington School of the Arts
String Ensemble
"Prelude to a Kiss"
"Things Ain't What They Used to Be," Mercer Ellington
Music Director: Carolyn Bastian
Jazz Violinist and Guest Educator: Lesa Terry
Dance
"Little Max"
"Limbo Jazz"
"Freedom" (from Second Sacred Concert)
Choreographer: Peter Alexander Romero
Junior High, Middle, and Elementary School Choir
"Hit Me with a Hot Note and Watch Me Bounce"
"Come Sunday" from First Sacred Concert
"Duke's Place" (C Jam Blues)
Music Director: Patricia Braswell
Piano Solo
"Single Petal of a Rose" from The Queen's Suite
Nicole Green, Duke Ellington School of the Arts
Senior High School Choir
"I'm Just a Lucky So and So"
"Caravan"
"I Got it Bad and That Ain't Good"
Music Director: Samuel L. E. Bonds,
Assistant Director: Anita Jones,
Duke Ellington School of the Arts Show Choir
"Take the "A" Train," Billy Strayhorn
"The Beauty of God" (from Third Sacred Concert), arranged by Roland Carter
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got that Swing)"
Music Director: Samuel L. E. Bonds
Program number AC408.109.
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Box 25, Folder 20
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
2000 April 27
Scope and Contents:
The Duke Ellington Youth Festival was an evening of performances and presentations in the visual arts by students from the Distinct of Columbia Public Schools as part of the Duke Ellington Youth Program. The Duke Ellington Youth Program was created in 1991 as an educational outreach program aimed at introducing students to the life and work of Duke Ellington using the resources of the Ellington Collection. The program aims to promote knowledge of Duke Ellington and his contributions to the field of music with consideration to the impact that his culture had on his work. The curriculum of the program uses Ellington's music to study a variety of disciplines including music, art, English, social studies and foreign language. The Duke Ellington Youth Festival is a presentation of the projects that have been completed over the course of the Duke Ellington Youth Project.
The participating schools includedwere Alice Deal Junior High School, Anacostia Senior High School, Frank W. Ballou Senior High School, Bell Multicultural Senior High School, Ronald H. Brown Middle School, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Paul Laurence Dunbar Senior High School, Eastern Senior High School, Charles William Eliot Junior High School, Wilson Bruce Evans Middle School, Lemon G. Hine Junior High School, Howard Dilworth Woodson Senior High School, Thomas Jefferson Junior High School, John Hayden Johnson Junior High School, Lucy Ellen Moten Elementary School, School Without Walls Senior High School, Edward Augustus Paul Junior High School, Patricia Robert Harris Educational Center, Stephen Elliot Kramer Middle School, Stuart-Hobson Museum Magnet Middle School, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, and Woodrow Wilson Senior High School.
Performances (listed in order of appearance)
Junior High and Middle School Band
"Salute to the Duke," arr. Michael Sweeny
"Satin Doll"
"Mood Indigo"
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got that Swing)"
Richard Gill, Music Coordinator
String Ensembles
"I'm Beginning to See the Light"
Evans Middle School Beginning and Intermediate Strings
Carolyn Bastian, Music Director and Accompanist
"In a Sentimental Mood"
"Take the "A" Train"
Duke Ellington School of the Arts Ensemble
Eddie Drennon, Music Director
Senior High School Band
"The Mooch," trans. David Berger
"Peanut Vendor," Moises Simons, arranged by Dick Vance
Junior High, Middle School and Elementary School Choir
"Hit Me with a Hot Note and Watch Me Bounce"
"Satin Doll"
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
Patricia Braswell, Music Coordinator
Senior High School Choir
"Come Sunday" from Sacred Concert Number 1, arranged by Attrus Fleming
"I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart," arranged by Gwendolyn Jennifer
"I'm Beginning to See the Light," arranged by Kirby Shaw
Samuel L. E. Bonds, Music Director
Tap Dance
"Afrique" from Afro-Eurasian Eclipse
Jason Staton, Dancer
Duke Ellington School of the Arts
Duke Ellington School of the Arts Show Choir
"One" from A Chorus Line, Marvin Hamlisch
"Rock A My Soul," Howard Roberts
"Drop Me Off in Harlem"
Samuel L.E. Bonds, Music Director
Program number AC408.112.
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Type:
Archival materials
Date:
2001 April 23
Scope and Contents:
The Duke Ellington Youth Festival is an evening of performances and presentations in the visual arts by students from the Distinct of Columbia Public Schools as part of the Duke Ellington Youth Program. The Duke Ellington Youth Program was created in 1991 as an educational outreach program aimed at introducing students to the life and work of Duke Ellington using the resources of the Ellington Collection. The program aims to promote knowledge of Duke Ellington and his contributions to the field of music with consideration to the impact that his culture had on his work. The curriculum of the program uses Ellington's music to study a variety of disciplines including music, art, English, social studies and foreign language. The Duke Ellington Youth Festival is a presentation of the projects that have been completed over the course of the Duke Ellington Youth Project. Program held on April 23, 2001 and included poetry and music performances.
The participating schools were Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, Lucy Moten Elementary School, Simon Elementary School, John O. Wilson Elementary School, Ronald H. Brown Middle School, W. Bruce Evans Middle School, Garnet-Patterson Middle School, Lemon G. Hine Junior High School, Stuart Hobson Middle School, Thomas Jefferson Junior High School, J. Hayden Johnson Junior High School, Stephen E. Kramer Middle School, Macfarland Middle School, John Philip Sousa Middle School, Bell Multicultural High School, Paul Lawrence Dunbar Senior High School, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, School Without Walls, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School, and H.D. Woodson Senior High School.
Performances (listed in order of appearance)
Junior High and Middle School Band
Salute to the Duke, Duke Ellington (arranged by Michael Sweeny)
"Satin Doll"
"Mood Indigo"
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
Richard Gill, Music Director
String Ensemble
"Round Midnight" Cootie Williams and Thelonius Monk
"Straight, No Chaser" Thelonius Monk
Eddie Drennnon, Music Director
Senior High School Band
"Boplicity" Miles Davis (arranged by Gil Evans)
Davey Yarborough playing Gerry Mulligan's baritone saxophone
"Prelude to a Kiss" Duke Ellington
Daniel Haedicke, guitar
The New Washingtonians/Duke Ellington School of the Arts
"I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" Duke Ellington (David Berger)
"Pyramid" Duke Ellington (David Berger)
Davey Yarborough, Music Director
Junior High, Middle, and Elementary School Choir
"What a Wonderful World" George Weiss and Bob Thiele (In Memory of Louis Armstrong)
"Duke's Place" Duke Ellington, arranger
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got that Swing)" Duke Ellington
Thomasena Allen, Music Director
Senior High School Choir
"Big Band Bash" (Jazz Medley) Mac Huff, arranger
"I Believe in God" from Gospel Mass
Robert Ray
Samuel L.E. Bonds, Music Director
Tap Dance
"I Let a Song Out of My Heart" Duke Ellington
Maud Arnold, Dancer
Charles Augins, Instructor
Duke Ellington School of the Arts
Duke Ellington School of the Arts Show Choir
"Tribute to Broadway" Vince Evans, arr.
Samuel L.E. Bonds, Music Director
Program number AC408.115.
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Program in African American Culture Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Container:
Box 26, Folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
2002 April 25
Scope and Contents:
The Duke Ellington Youth Festival is an evening of performances and presentations in the visual arts by students from the Distinct of Columbia Public Schools as part of the Duke Ellington Youth Program. The Duke Ellington Youth Program was created in 1991 as an educational outreach program aimed at introducing students to the life and work of Duke Ellington using the resources of the Ellington Collection. The program aims to promote knowledge of Duke Ellington and his contributions to the field of music with consideration to the impact that his culture had on his work. The curriculum of the program uses Ellington's music to study a variety of disciplines including music, art, English, social studies and foreign language. The Duke Ellington Youth Festival is a presentation of the projects that have been completed over the course of the Duke Ellington Youth Project.
. For the eleventh anniversary of the Duke Ellington Youth Festival, Jazz Appreciation Month was celebrated on Thursday, April 25, 2002, in the Carmichael Auditorium, National Museum of American History, Behring Center, Smithsonian Institution. The program included opening remarks from Niani Kilkenny and Edward Kennedy Ellington II; a welcome from Marc Pachter; greetings from Anthony A. Williams, Paul Vance, Tonya Jordan, and Luvenia A. George; presentation of awards; and performances. The honorary festival co-chairs were Gaye Ellington and Edward Kennedy Ellington II. The special awardees were Lilla Smith, Marie R. Johnson, Delois Jones, Barbara Lois Fullard, Samuel L. E. Bonds, Edward Anderson, James Cunningham, and Reuben M. Jackson.
The schools that participated in the program included Fillmore Arts Center, Hardy Middle School, Fletcher-Johnson Educational Centers, P. R. Harris Educational Centers, Garfield Elementary School, Garrison Elementary School, Janney Elementary School, Kimball Elementary School, John O. Wilson Elementary School, Lucy Moten Elementary School, McCogney Elementary School, Rudolph Elementary School, Simon Elementary School, Thomson Elementary School, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, Evans Middle School, Garnet-Patterson Middle School, Kramer Middle School, Lincoln Multicultural Middle School, MacFarland Middle School, Ronald Brown Middle School (formerly Roper), John Phillip Sousa Middle School, Stuart-Hobson Museum Magnet School, Browne Junior High School, Alice Deal Junior High School, Frederick Douglass Junior High School, Eliot Junior High School, Hart Junior High School, Hine Junior High School, Jefferson Junior High School, J. H. Johnson Junior High School, Kelly Miller Junior High School, Shaw Junior High School, Anacostia Senior High School, Ballou Senior High School, Banneker Senior High School, Bell Multicultural Senior High School, Cardozo Senior High School, Coolidge Senior High School, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Paul Laurence Dunbar Senior High School, Eastern Senior High School, McKinley/Penn Senior High School, Roosevelt Senior High School, School Without Walls, Spingarn Senior High School, and Woodrow Wilson Senior High School.
Performances (listed in order of appearance)
Junior High and Middle School Band
Salute to the Duke, arranger, Michael Sweeny
"Satin Doll"
"Mood Indigo"
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got that Swing)"
Richard Gill, Music Director
Senior High Jazz Orchestra with Strings
"Such Sweet Thunder" (from Shakespearean Suite) Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
"Things Ain't What They Used to Be" Mercer Ellington, arranger by Duke Ellington
Davey S. Yarborough, Music Director
Eddie Drennon, String Instructor and Arranger
Junior High, Middle School and Elementary School Choir
"Take the "A" Train" Billy Strayhorn
"I Like the Sunrise" (from Liberian Suite) Duke Ellington
A Salute to Louis Armstrong
"Hello, Dolly" Jerry Herman
"When the Saints Go Marching In" Traditional
Thomasena Allen, Coordinator
Diedre Neal Choreography
Mark Tatum, Drums
Senior High School Choir
"New York State of Mind" Billy Joel
"Undecided" Sid Robin and Charles Shavers
"Ain't Misbehavin" Andy Razaf, Thomas "Fats" Waller, Harry Brooks
Samuel L.E. Bonds, Music Director
Jazz Dance Celebration
"Cresendo in Tap" Music by Duke Ellington
Maud Arnold, Dancer
Charles Augins, Instructor
Duke Ellington School of the Arts Show Choir
Selections from Black, Not So Blue
A musical and dramatic review of African American success stories in the 20th century. From the original play by Fred Leigh
Samuel L. E. Bonds, Music Director
Program number AC408.118.
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Collection is open for research. Access and use of audiovisual materials available in the Archives Center reading room or by requesting copies of audiovisual materials at RightsReproductions@si.edu
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Collection Citation:
Program in African American Culture Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture Search this
Container:
Box 26, Folder 6
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
2003 February 27-March 1
Scope and Contents:
Conference held Thursday, February 27, through Saturday, March 1, 2003, National Museum of American History, Behring Center, Smithsonian Institution. Program celebrated the twenty-second annual national observance of African American History Month. Program created as a conference, community tribute, and cultural fair, in collaboration with the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program of the United States National Park Service. It included performances, films, presentations hands-on activities, lectures, and panel discussions.
Participants included:
Allison Blakely, Ph.D., professor of European and Comparative History, Boston University
David W. Blight, Ph.D., scholarly advisor to the Passages to Freedom conference; professor of history, Yale University
Charles L. Blockson, curator and historian
Spencer R. Crew, Ph.D., executive director and chief executive officer, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Mary A. Edmond, chairperson of the Michigan Freedom Trail Commission; founder and president, Michigan Black History Network
Jerry Gore, historian, scholar and one of the founders of the National Underground Railroad Museum, Incorporated
Allen Grundy, founder, International Freedom Institute of the Southwest (IFIS); cofounder of Talking Back Living History Theatre (TBLH)
James Oliver Horton, Ph.D., scholarly advisor to the Passages to Freedom conference; Benjamin Banneker Professor of African Studies and History, George Washington University
Lois E. Horton, Ph.D., professor of history, George Mason University
Wilma King, Ph.D., Strickland Professor of American History and Culture, University of Missouri
Jane Landers, Ph.D., associate dean of the College of Arts and Science; associate professor of history and director, Center of Latin American and Iberian Studies, Vanderbilt University
Emma J. Lapsansky, Ph.D., curator, Quaker Collection and professor of history, Haverford College
Diane Miller, planning committee member, Passages to Freedom conference; and national coordinator, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program,
National Park Service (NPS)
Orloff Miller, Ph.D., planning committee member, Passages to Freedom conference; director, Freedom Station Program; and interim director, Research Programs, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Kevin Mulroy, Ph.D., director of research collections and chair, Research Services, University of Southern California libraries
Cathy D. Nelson, founder and president emeritus, Friends of Freedom Society; and state coordinator, Ohio Underground Association
Freddie L. Parker, Ph.D., chair, Department of History, North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina
Bryan Prince, Buxton National Historic Site and Museum, Ontario, Canada
Vivian Abdur-Rahim, founder and director, Harriet Tubman Historical Society; and founding member, Underground Railroad Coalition, Delaware
Bernice Johnson Reagon, Ph.D., scholar, composer, singer, and activist, Cosby Chair Professor of Fine Arts, Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia
Jane Rhodes, Ph.D., associate professor, ethnic studies, University of California, San Diego
Hilary Russell, independent scholar and researcher
Milton C. Sernett, Ph.D., professor of African American Studies and history and adjunct professor of religion, Syracuse University
Barbara A. Tagger, historian and regional coordinator, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program
Ron Tyler, Ph.D., is director of the Texas State Historical Society and professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin
John Michael Vlach, Ph.D., professor of American studies and anthropology and director of the Folklife Program, George Washington University
Judith Wellman, Ph.D., professor emerita, History Department, State University of New York, Oswego
Deborah Gray White, Ph.D., professor and chair, history department, Rutgers University
Carol Wilson, Ph.D., associate professor of history, Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland
Church Historians
Ambassador Horace G. Dawson Jr., Ph.D., historian, Metropolitan AME Church, Washington, DC
Janet Lee Ricks, member and vice chair, history committee, Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Georgetown, Washington, DC
Lonise Fisher Robinson, church historian, Asbury United Methodist, Washington, DC
Performers and Artists included:
Nasar Abadey Trio
Drums - Nasar Abadey, drummer and composer, founder and leader of SUPERNOVA
Piano - Allyn Johnson, Washington, DC native, attended the University of the District of Columbia
Bass - James King, bassist, composer, and arranger
Michael E. Baytop, founder and president, Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC
Gwendolyn Briley – Strand
The Chancel Choir of Sargent Memorial Presbyterian Church
The Daughters of Dorcas and Sons
The Duke Ellington School of the Arts Show Choir
Samuel L. E. Bonds, director and voice teacher, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Washington, DC
Irma Gardner-Hammond, professional storyteller who tells stories from the African oral tradition known as the Griot tradition
Bus Howard, actor and artist in residence, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC
In Process…, African American women's a cappella ensemble
Jo Ann James, avid collector of recipes, a student of African American history, and a craftsperson
Kimberly Kelly, member of planning committee for the Passages of Freedom conference
Magpie - Terry Leonino and Greg Artzner, musicians
Alice McGill, well known for her portrayal of Sojourner Truth
Gretchen McKinney, term member, Speech Choir and Drama Team, Asbury United Methodist Church
Dietra Montague, independent artist who has lived and studied the arts and crafts of North and West Africa, Central and South America, Mexico, and Europe
Fred Morsell, actor
Ayo Ngozi, collage, multimedia, and book artist based in Mt. Rainier, Maryland
Reverb, a cappella group of African American gospel, quartet, and doo-wop singing
Mary Kay Ricks, freelance writer, researcher, and history tour guide who specializes in the Underground Railroad, Washington, DC
Kath Robinson, Washington, DC resident interested in the study of Ethnobotany and the study of misaims
Charlie Sayles, blues harmonica player
Program number AC408.120.
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This group show was the first in a series of six exhibitions held in 2006 commemorating Parish Gallery's 15th year. Included in this exhibition are works by Floyd Coleman, Victor Ekpuk, Ron Flemmings, Liani Foster, Naza McFarren, Roberto Morassi, Deanna Schwartzberg, Stephanie Parrish Taylor, and Yvette Watson.
Includes born-digital records, see ER07.
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Collection Citation:
Parish Gallery records, 1940-2013. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Funding for the digitization of this collection was provided by the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation.
This is a group exhibition of works by five artists from the Visual Arts Faculty of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. The artists included in the exhibition are Melchus Davis, Mike Easton, Bill Harris, Rod Little, and Jacqueline Maggi.
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Collection Citation:
Parish Gallery records, 1940-2013. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Funding for the digitization of this collection was provided by the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation.
Artist Kristopher Stith grew up in southeast Washington, D.C., and attended Duke Ellington School of the Arts and American University. Stith states Dragon Ball Z inspired him to draw as a child. He describes drawing Pokemon cards in the back of the classroom when he was in elementary school, and cartooning and creating his own characters when he was in middle school. He talks about his experience as a youth council member and earning a stipend; preparing his portfolio for entrance to Duke Ellington School of the Arts; and how the students and teachers at Duke Ellington inspired and motivated him to do better. Stith states the Anacostia community inspired and encouraged him to pursue his artistic skills. He talks about his competitive nature, preference of working with acrylic and charcoal, interest in painting people, strive to paint better, creative process, and artistic style. There are a few shots of his artwork; Stith talks about each of the pieces. Stith describes the similarities and differences between Washington, D.C.'s Wards 3 and 8; he talks about the changes he observes in Ward 8. Stith talks about how the community support and the arts, particularly how he thinks information and resources should be shared, and his desire to help people when he becomes successful. He also talks about Picasso, the evolution of Picasso's style, and Picasso's connection to his community through his artwork.
Interview. Dated 20110320.
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Hip-hop artist Christylez Bacon plays the acoustic guitar, western African djembe, beat-boxing, ukulele, and spoons. Bacon explains he was raised to not curse in his music, and taught the importance of subject matter and topics in music. He performed his first open mic while attending Duke Ellington School of the Arts in northwest Washington, D.C. He studied web design and graphic design at Duke Ellington and during one semester at Montgomery College. Bacon explains he worked hard at his web design/graphic design while hitting the open mic scene hard throughout Washington, D.C. He states he realized what is happening in southeast Washington, D.C. is happening in other places through listening to the music of artists from other places. Bacon talks about the evolution of his career from open mics in Washington, D.C. to development of a children's album which led to a Grammy nomination to his present endeavors. He also talks about the MLK program with youth, Strathmore residency, what he learned during his residencies in Idaho and Utah, teaching hip-hop, and performing for children and adults. He states his performances are about teaching and education. Bacon discusses his musical style, the inspiration for his lyrical content, the future of his art, his desire to tour the world and learn about other types of music, and his advice for up-and-coming artists. At end of the interview, he raps freestyle a summary of his life.
Interview. Dated 20101203.
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