ALBANY, N.Y. — It’s a rare person who isn’t familiar with George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” It is the most performed of all concert works and the recognition of its clarinet opening has been ...

Composer George Gershwin is photographed in 1934 during a recording session at the CBS studio in New York. (CBS Photo Archive ) I’m not sure when I first listened to George Gershwin's “Rhapsody in ...

"My idea for the concert," Whiteman wrote in his autobiography, "was to show these skeptical people the advance which had been made in popular music from the day of the discordant early jazz to the ...

In 1924, when George Gershwin composed “Rhapsody in Blue,” virtually no one used the term “classical” music. The phrase that was then employed was “concert music.” To most of America, there was dance ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CBS News Sunday Morning recently presented a nice piece on the 100th anniversary of George Gershwin’s ...

(A 2020 performance of “Rhapsody in Blue” by the U.S. Air Force Band) This month marks the 100th anniversary of an iconic piece of American music — George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” The unique ...

Pianist and composer Conrad Tao has never regarded classical music as a separate genre of music. The centuries-old musical form had opened up its gates to a global melting pot of harmonies and rhythms ...

Albany Symphony with director David Alan Miller conducting. In honor of its 100th birthday, “Rhapsody in Blue” will be performed in its original form by pianist Kevin Cole and Albany Symphony in ...

On Feb. 12, 1924, a sassy fusion of jazz and classical music debuted in New York, sparking a mutual exchange of ideas still debated today. 'Rhapsody in Blue': After a century, Gershwin's musical ...

George Gershwin, photographed in his 72nd Street apartment in New York in 1934. His Rhapsody in Blue premiered 100 years ago on Feb. 12, 1924. "My idea for the concert," Whiteman wrote in his ...