This talk was given at a performance of Ellington’s Nutcracker & Tchaikovsky’s “Winter Daydreams” at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Carlos SIMON  Four Black American Dances

ELLINGTON  The Nutcracker Suite

TCHAIKOVSKY  Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13, “Winter Daydreams”

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