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Gershwin Initiative Blog Archive

Student vocalist Keyon Pickett performs "From Now On" standing on stage with pianist Jacob Kerzner and the Contemporary Directions Ensemble, 11 February 2024 at The Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor.

20 Feb 2024

For the First Time in Nearly a Century, Original Orchestrations of “La, La, Lucille”

On stage at the Michigan Theater, Kevin Cole (piano soloist), Jayce Ogren (conductor), and the Contemporary Directions Ensemble stand for a bow.

12 Feb 2024

Happy 100th to Rhapsody in Blue! Videos and Program Notes from Our Rhapsody in Blue Centennial Concert

Cover page for the Trumpet part for La La Lucille, Amherst College

09 Feb 2024

Rediscovering La, La, Lucille

A solid blue cover with titling and signatures of the two Gershwin brothers

17 Jan 2024

Ann Arbor Gershwin Centennial Festival 2024: “Rhapsody in Blue” and More…

Title page for Rhapsody in Blue critical edition.

09 Jan 2024

Gershwin Centennial—100th Anniversary “Rhapsody in Blue” Edition Now Available

Dust jacket for the play Porgy by Dorothy and DuBose Heyward.

06 Aug 2021

Language in Porgy and Bess: The Challenge of Representing Gullah

Grave of Samuel Smalls (Find a Grave)

27 Jul 2021

“I Heard the Angels Singing”: Listening to Gullah Geechee People Who Inspired Porgy and Bess

Leopold Godowsky Jr. in a lab coat.

01 Jul 2021

The Greens of Summers: The Gershwins and The Invention of Kodachrome

Morning on Catfish Row, Colonial Theatre, Boston. Photo by Richard Tucker.

10 Jun 2021

Introducing a New Series: The Past and Future of Porgy and Bess

A piano roll plays on an upright piano with its lid open.

05 Apr 2021

The Ghost in the Machine: Decoding Gershwin in His Piano Rolls

Eva Jessye

04 Mar 2021

Dr. Eva Jessye: The Grand Dame in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Porgy and Bess, Oh, I Can't Sit Down, original production

03 Mar 2021

Dr. Eva Jessye: The Grand Dame of Porgy and Bess

U-M Gershwin Initiative

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