Inside the Music

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American Voices: Rhapsody in Blue

Saturday, April 19, 2025 – 7:30PM
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American Voices: Rhapsody in Blue – Concert Program & Notes

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American Voices: Rhapsody in Blue – Inside the Music Interview

Assistant Conductor, Sarah Pearson and Pianist, Stewart Goodyear

Read: Get to know Stewart Goodyear

American Voices: Rhapsody in Blue – Listen and Learn More

William Grant Still
Afro American Symphony (Symphony No. 1)

 

Learn More:

Read: William Grant Still: Symphony no. 1 in A flat, ‘Afro-American’
Read: William Grant Still and His Times — Contradictions in Black, Brown, and Beige
Listen: Do you know William Grant Still's Afro American Symphony (Symphony No. 1)? (an audio podcast)

George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue

 

Learn More:

Read: Rhapsody in Blue: How Gershwin’s hastily composed ‘jazz concerto’ became his greatest masterpiece
Read: George Gershwin: 15 facts about the great composer
Listen: George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue: Analysis by Gerard Schwarz

Florence Price
Symphony No. 1 in E Minor

 

Learn More:

Read: Meet Florence Price, the first Black woman to have her work premiered by a US orchestra
Watch: The Caged Bird: The Life and Music of Florence B. Price
Listen: The Life of Florence Price (an audio podcast)

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