Salina Symphony's Book Club

The Salina Symphony 71st season is starting in full swing with rhythm & soul, performing music of the talented G.W. Chadwick, Arturo Márquez, Duke Ellington, and George Gershwin. Red Fern Booksellers is excited to host book clubs to further explore the music.

"Most of us know Duke Ellington as the king of swinging jazz. But throughout his 50-year career, he also shattered racial barriers and stereotypes, bridged cultural divides, helped audiences feel their shared humanity, and dared people to imagine, if even for just one evening, a world without categories. Along the way he believed it possible and imperative to elevate jazz and American composers on par with their European counterparts. Like a true pioneer, Duke Ellington took risks to provide music that audiences needed to hear, and in doing so, set lofty expectations for a country that was ill-prepared to live up to them during his lifetime."--Publisher.