From the moment "Rhapsody in Blue" opens with its thrillingly recognizable, wailing clarinet glissando, audience members will be on an exciting 15-minute ride — one where Akron's own virtuosic ...

And who could keep a straight face listening to the strutting clarinet solo at the beginning of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”? The now-iconic slide that opens the work, delivered with ...

It was then orchestrated by his friend Ferde Grofe Features a very famous clarinet solo at the beginning ... activities for George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue (excerpt). Dynamics - the term ...

From the soaring opening notes on the clarinet, to the razzle-dazzle of ... The piano is the star of Rhapsody in Blue. So why not explore how another composer put one instrument centre stage ...