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40 Years of Duke Ellington School of the Arts!

 CELBRATES “40 YEARS OF BEING THE DIFFERENCE!”
 
Kicking Off The Performance Season With A Tribute Featuring Grammy-Nominated  Ledisi

Being the Difference! For 40 years, the Duke Ellington School of the Arts has empowered young people through artistic and academic instruction and has an alumni community that is a rich tapestry of scholar artists who continue to transform the landscape of American arts. Join us as we kick off our anniversary celebration with a show of epic proportions that is a tribute to the school’s co-founders Peggy Cooper Cafritz and the late Mike Malone. 
 
On Thursday October 10, 2013 at 7:30 pm, eight-time Grammy nominated songstress Ledisi, along with Ellington alumni and recording artists Yahzarah and Sylver Logan Sharp, tap dancer Dewitt Fleming, Jr. and our own award-winning Ellington students will star in a dazzling evening of music, dance and multi-media presentations in celebration of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Renowned actor and Ellington graduate, Lamman Rucker, will serve as Master of Ceremonies for this magical evening of reflection!
 
Writes Logan Sharp, "I'm soooooo looking forward to performing [tomorrow] with the Students of Duke Ellington School of Arts, LIVE at the Kennedy Center! Celebrating 40 years and honoring Peggy Cooper Cafritz and the late, Mike Malone. They have been working so very hard, taking direction from everyone, learning what show biz and performing are really about." 
 
The school is undergoing a major reconstruction to further advance the school's talented students, preparing them for the future.
 
Ellington’s 40th anniversary tribute concert will kick off a year-long artistic celebration for the nationally recognized, premiere arts school. The highly anticipated season planned will include an all-school collaborative performance of Mike Malone’s rendition of Black Nativity (a holiday favorite); a special media project with PBS featuring vocal virtuosos, 3 Tenors and our students; the 7th annual Performance Series of Legends benefit concert, headlined by Sting and Paul Simon; and a week-long Ellington arts festival with performances, community events and exhibits from the talented young artists at Duke Ellington who will celebrate Washington, DC the city that produced Duke Ellington the man and Duke Ellington the school, which keeps his legacy alive through song, dance, visual arts, exhibition, literary arts, theatre, music, theatrical design and so much more!
 
To learn more about the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and the events for the year, visit www.ellingtonschool.org.
 
 

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