In 1933, a George Gershwin musical foretold the rise of Trump. It was a failure then, but what would today's audiences have ...

Packed with Gershwin’s own dazzling piano solos, Rhapsody in Blue has become one of the most famous orchestral pieces of all time. Growing up in New York City, George Gershwin’s musical gift ...

The Quad City Symphony Orcheestra Masterworks VI concerts April 5 and 6 will feature George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” ...

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 ...

Guy Mintus performs with the confident swagger of a rock star.  His love of sharing his art is irresistibly infectious and ...

Aprril 4, Performance Music at The University of Scranton will present a recital entitled “Rhapsody in Blue at 100” featuring the acclaimed Frederick Hohman, D.M.A., premiering the first full organ ...

The result was Rhapsody in Blue. The first performance on February 12, 1924 (attended by the likes of Rachmaninov, Stravinsky and Toscanini) was a triumph – if controversial – and it made Gershwin ...

From George Gershwin and Duke Ellington to Irving ... anniversary of the premiere of Gershwin's 1924 composition, "Rhapsody in Blue." American Rhapsody with the Ohio Valley Symphony is presented ...

Rhapsody in Blue; But Not For Me; Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off; I Got Rhythm; I've Got A Crush On You; They Can’t Take That Away From Me; Slap That Bass; Love Is Here To Stay; How Long Has This Been ...

Ira Gershwin has written 48 shows including Two Little Girls in Blue (Lyricist), For Goodness Sake (Lyricist), George White's Scandals [1922] (Lyricist), Be Yourself (Lyricist), Primrose (Lyricist ...

The concert, conducted by Music Director Paul Haas, will feature acclaimed pianist Stewart Goodyear performing George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.

George Gershwin claimed he frequently heard music “in the heart of noise” and said the idea for Rhapsody in Blue came to him while travelling on a train. He poured the rhythms and noise of the ...