Bachchor Salzburg. Mozarteum BigBand
Duke Ellington's Sacred Concert

11 Apr 2026
19:30
Konzerthaus Stadthalle Heidelberg
Musikfestival
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He himself called it "the most important thing I ever did": Duke Ellington, the founder of the modern big band style and extraordinarily prolific composer, put together three "Sacred Concerts" for solo voices, choir and big band between 1965 and 1973, in which he drew on the European tradition of sacred music. Although major works by Ellington, they are heard far too rarely due to their genre diversity. Michael Schneider and the Salzburg Bach Choir as well as the Mozarteum Salzburg Big Band have now compiled a cross-section of Ellington's suites and, together with two shorter, more recent works, have formed an evening that combines piety and vocal-instrumental brilliance with the verve of a gospel service.

Concert without intermission

Followed by an artist talk

Karin Bachner

Voice

Eli Hooker

Tap dance

Mozarteum BigBand

Salzburg Bach Choir

Michael Schneider

Conductor

Jukka Linkola
"The Fulfillment of Love"

Christoph Pepe Auer
Serenity's Harmony

Duke Ellington
Sacred Concert (arran.: John Høybye, Peder Pedersen)

Konzerthaus Stadthalle Heidelberg
Neckarstaden 24
69117 Heidelberg
Directions by Public Transport

Bus lines 29, 33, 35 (bus stop: Stadthalle)

Parking facilities for bicycles available Directions by Car

P6 Henschel, P8 Stadthalle

The Konzerthaus Stadthalle Heidelberg is barrier-free accessible.

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Bachchor Salzburg
Karin Bachner
Mozarteum BigBand
Eli Hooker
Michael Schneider
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