Here are photographs of a set of slides/ transparencies recently for sale on eBay. The slides show an engagement which took place on 27 June 1971.
This was a performance of a Sacred Concert which concluded the silver jubilee celebrations of the Lancaster County Council of Churches. The 120-voice Hempfield Singers of Hempfield High School, directed by Richard L.Kline, sang with Ellington's orchestra. This large battery of singers may be seen clearly in the second image above.
The orchestra seems to be playing outdoors - a rarity, perhaps, for a Sacred performance?
From the vendor's description...
Set of 22 color slides, 2x2, picturing a concert at Long's Park, Lancaster PA, in June, 1971.
Duke Ellington was the featured act and appears on four of the slides. The band, along with four other acts (not identified) and the emcee appear on the other slides, along with a crowd photo.
A little piece of music history!
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