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2007-2008 Season

Wednesday, June 6, 2007, 8 PM
Billings Estate Museum

A Concert by Candlelight

An outdoor concert on the lawns of the beautiful Billings Estate National Historic Site.

Travel Back to the Time of the Harlem Renaissance

Authentic music and dance of the 1920s performed by the IJO's eight-piece hot jazz combo and twelve-piece dance orchestra and dancers from the Swing Dynamite Dance Company.

Featuring the music of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, Jelly Roll Morton, Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Lunceford, and King Oliver.

Learn about the 1920s with historical presentations including a tour of the museum focusing on the activities of the Billings family in the 1920s.



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