Jazz in Spring

April 21, 2018 – 7:30PM

Mendelssohn – Midsummer Night's Dream Overture
Copland – Appalachian Spring
Grieg – Peer Gynt, Youth Music Illinois side-by-side
Ellington – Peer Gynt, Invitational Youth Jazz Ensemble

An exquisite evening featuring two masterpiece tone pictures, and the fascinating interplay of the original and Ellington's jazz version of Peer Gynt.