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[In the News] George Gershwin’s first musical rediscovered after nearly a century

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

100th Anniversary “Rhapsody in Blue” Edition Now Available

[In the News] First Recording of Lost James P. Johnson Blues Opera ‘De Organizer,’ Libretto by Langston Hughes

Scoring a Musical Hit: Logan Skelton’s Two-Piano Arrangement of “An American in Paris” Marks a Milestone for the U-M Gershwin Initiative
