Masterworks: Symphony Swings
The Clarinet Queen of New Orleans: Dr. Doreen J. Ketchens! You’ve seen her on Instagram, now see her live in concert with the Western Piedmont Symphony!
Doreen Ketchens live on Jimmy Kimmel performing When the Saints!
A night of classic American jazz music featuring one of the greatest clarinetists alive, known as the Louis Armstrong of the clarinet, Doreen Ketchens, performing jazz swing music with the Western Piedmont Symphony. Also on the program is Soul Force by award-winning composer Jessie Montgomery, Three Dance Episodes from On the Town by Bernstein, and the musical mural of African-American history told through music, Ellington’s Black, Brown, and Beige Suite.
Featured Artist
Program
Montgomery, J. Soul Force
Bernstein On the Town: Three Dance Episodes
Ellington Black, Brown, and Beige: Suite
Various American Jazz and Swing
(“St. Louis Blues,” “Just a Closer Walk with Thee,” “Caravan,” “Amazing Grace,” “Basin Street Blues,” and more)
Dr. Doreen J. Ketchens, clarinet and vocals
Note: programs, artists, venues, prices, and dates subject to change.
Partners and Sponsors
LYNN AND CHIP YOUNG