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BBC Proms•Season 73•Episode 21

Ellington's Sacred Music

7.0/10 · 1 votesSep 6, 2019180 min

Ranked #11 of 12 in Season 73•−0.2 vs season avg

Cerys Matthews introduces an evening of jazz, gospel and Broadway-style music inspired by Duke Ellington's three sacred concerts. In a Proms premiere, Peter Edwards conducts the Nu Civilisation Orchestra in a new version of these landmark works, written originally between 1965 and 1973.

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Season 73 Episodes27

First Night of the Proms (Part One)

First Night of the Proms (Part Two)

Joshua Bell plays Dvořák

Schumann, Schoenberg and Mozart

Public Service Broadcasting

Nicola Benedetti with the NYO

Britten and Mahler

Rachmaninov and Shostakovich

Angélique Kidjo

John Wilson Orchestra

The Sound of Space

Mozart's Requiem

Pappano and the National Youth Orchestra of the USA

Queen Victoria's Playlist

Rattle conducts Belshazzar's Feast

Sheku Plays Elgar

Strauss, Sibelius and Prokofiev

Homage to Nina Simone

Happy Birthday Henry Wood!

Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

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Ellington's Sacred Music

Elgar's Enigma

Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique

Jonny Greenwood Curates

Last Night of the Proms, Part 1

Last Night of the Proms, part 2

CBeebies Prom: Off to the Moon still

CBeebies Prom: Off to the Moon

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Episode Summary

"Ellington's Sacred Music" is episode 21 of BBC Proms season 73. It scored 7.0/10 from 1 votes, ranking #11 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.2). It aired on September 6, 2019.

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