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The Folger is closing at 4:30pm on Sunday, February 23, for a staff training exercise. Normal hours will resume when the Folger opens on Tuesday, February 25, at 11:00am.

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Such Sweet Thunder

Such Sweet Thunder: The musical sonnets in Duke Ellington's Shakespeare suite
Shakespeare and Beyond

Such Sweet Thunder: The musical sonnets in Duke Ellington's Shakespeare suite

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Duke Ellington includes “musical sonnets” in his 12-song Shakespeare jazz suite, Such Sweet Thunder. Learn more about this 1957 milestone in the story of jazz and Shakespeare from an interview with Douglas Lanier.

Shakespeare Festival St. Louis's "Such Sweet Thunder" is a multi-disciplinary mash-up
Shakespeare and Beyond

Shakespeare Festival St. Louis's "Such Sweet Thunder" is a multi-disciplinary mash-up

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Ben Lauer

Shakespeare Festival St. Louis brings together dancers, actors, and a 15-piece jazz band for a performance of Duke Ellington’s “Such Sweet Thunder.”