Your ESO performs Gershwin’s biggest hit, Rhapsody in Blue, to celebrate its landmark 100th birthday. Conductor William Eddins will tickle the ivories for this iconic piece. He will also guide you on a thrilling musical journey through Gershwin’s biggest contributions to popular culture – timeless songs that appeal to generations of music, movie, and theatre lovers! Enjoy music from Crazy For You, Porgy and Bess, Girl Crazy, Funny Face, The Goldwyn Follies, and more.
Program to Include
Rhapsody in Blue (Original Jazz Band version) (William Eddins, conductor & piano)
Fantasy for Violin on Porgy and Bess
"I Got Rhythm" (Girl Crazy)
"Strike Up the Band" (Strike Up the Band)
Crazy For You Overture
Funny Face: Overture
Program subject to change.
This concert will include an intermission.
Featured Artists
William Eddins, Conductor & Piano
Denzal Sinclaire, Vocals
Robert Uchida, ESO Violin