Gershwin In New York

Rhapsody in Blue turns 100 in a program that explores the American Dream.

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The Lesher Center for the Arts

1 hour and 55 minutes, with intermission

COVID Safety

What’s Interesting About This Concert

  • After a rapturous reception at its Carnegie Hall debut, William Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony, quickly disappeared into obscurity. This American masterpiece is only now starting to receive the attention it merits.
  • Famed jazz pianist Marcus Roberts and his trio bring a modern interpretation to George Gershwin’s beloved Rhapsody in Blue.
  • Samuel Barber, famous as the composer of Adagio for Strings, takes all the main elements of a traditional four-movement symphony and condenses them into one movement in his innovative Symphony No.1.

The Program

Samuel BarberSymphony No.1, in One Movement

George GershwinRhapsody in Blue

William DawsonNegro Folk Symphony

Featured Artists

Artistic and Music Director, Donato Cabrera

Marcus Roberts

Jason Marsalis

Marty Jaffe

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