Editor's Picks
There is no pinned content in this Editor's Picks module.
Click here to learn more about content pinning.
-
LEGENDARY JAZZ PIANIST VALERIE CAPERS PERFORMS AT RIVERDALE-YONKERS SOCIETY FOR ETHICAL CULTURE ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25th
Boogie Downer
NY) The Bronx Arts Ensemble presents the inimitable jazz pianist VALERIE CAPERS and her quartet for one night only February 25 at 8 pm at the Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture, 4450 Fieldston Road in the Bronx. The program will include...
-
Eugene Symphony hasn’t commissioned anything in about 10 years. I’m very glad we are able to do this right now. For me, commissioning is very important. This is how our art will continue to live.” The regular season opens on Sept. 20 with pianist Jon...
-
Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre featuring 'Porg and Bess' is seen on Times Square in New York City January 18, 2012. Purists are in a tizzy over a new adaptation on Broadway of the revered George Gershwin opera 'Porgy and Bess.' Playing since... View Photo »
-
In a few years, the Harlem Renaissance will be celebrating its 100th anniversary. It’s already recognized as being a huge cultural milestone for the nation as a whole. The full reality of its significance is likely to be recognized more and more as the...
-
Sue performs the great songs of the 30s, 40s and 50s, by composers including George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern and Antonio Carlos Jobim. A regular at the renowned Keswick Jazz Festival, she has won fans of all ages with her three octave vocal...
-
"George Gershwin's part will be played by a Yamaha Disklavier PRO - a kind of super-computer player piano mechanism inside a classic, nine-foot concert grand. It's essentially a "playback" instrument; what's truly special here is what will guide the...
-
A waiter poses on November 22, 2011 in Paris, in front of the famous bar Harry's New York Bar, where the Bloody Mary, the Side Car and other cocktails were born, and which will celebrate its 100th anniversary next November 26, 2011. Harry's bar, which... View Photo »
-
-
Jewish dramatists include Clifford Odets, Arthur Miller, David Mamet and Neil Simon; composers range from George Gershwin, Irving Berlin and Leonard Bernstein to Jerry Bock and Stephen Sondheim. The critic-director Harold Clurman, who co-founded the...
-
Sound Innovations' love affair with Gershwin continues Tuesday. On Tuesday -- yes, Valentine's Day -- the Morrisville company's innovative technology will be on display in Dallas at the the world-premiere presentation of "Rhapsody in Blue" featuring a...
About George Gershwin
Wikipedia
George Gershwin (September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist. He wrote most of his vocal and theatrical works in collaboration with his elder brother, lyricist Ira Gershwin. George Gershwin composed songs for both Broadway and the classical concert hall. He also wrote popular songs with success. Full Article
Related Photos
-
Getty Images
A waiter poses on November 22, 2011 in Paris, in front of the famous bar Harry's New York Bar, where the Bloody Mary, the Side Car and other cocktails were born, and which will celebrate its 100th anniversary next November 26, 2011. Harry's bar, which is one of the most famous bar in...
View Photo »
Getty Images
A waiter poses on November 22, 2011 in Paris, in front of the famous bar Harry's New York Bar, where the Bloody Mary, the Side Car and other cocktails were born, and which will celebrate its 100th anniversary next November 26, 2011. Harry's bar, which is one of the most famous bar in...
View Photo »
