Gershwin News

When the Recording Academy named Paul McCartney as its Person of the Year for tonight's annual MusiCares dinner, it landed a man many consider one of the top composers of the 20th century, if not the man who most epitomizes the phrase "rock royalty." "Without question he is on the same plane as Gershwin," says Chris Sampson, associate dean of the ... (more)

When the Santa Barbara Symphony takes the stage at the Granada Theatre this weekend, it will deploy images as well as sound.

New York City Ballet's current winter season will have included, before its conclusion - in addition to a rotation of 21 ballets, most by founding choreographer George Balanchine - a reprise of "Ocean's Kingdom" , the still-unimpressive collaboration of composer Paul McCartney with NYCB ballet-master-in-chief Peter Martins; a triple bill by the ... (more)

In his 1999 memoir, A Cure for Gravity: A Musical Pilgrimage, Joe Jackson writes approvingly of George Gershwin as a musician who kept one foot in the popular and one in the classical realms of music.

Harmonies will fill the Robert L. and Elizabeth S. Cole Auditorium at Richmond Community College as the a cappella group Chapter 6 performs at 3 p.m. on Oct.

It's not hard to find examples of jazz records dedicated to great songwriters. Miles Davis recorded an album of Richard Rodgers tunes, Herbie Hancock released an all-Gershwin CD, and The Wee Trio has just put out an album of David Bowie songs.

David Alan Grier plays Sporting Life in a reworked version of "Porgy and Bess" now on Broadway.

In the 2012-13 season, announced today, The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra will return to 16 weeks of traditional concerts, including a focus on Richard Wagner and his legacy.

Lara Downes' "Harlem on My Mind" concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the El Adobe Recording Studio.

In his 1999 memoir, A Cure for Gravity: A Musical Pilgrimage, Joe Jackson writes approvingly of George Gershwin as a musician who kept one foot in the popular and one in the classical realms of music.

Those are only five of the dozens of phrases and idioms that have been added to America's vernacular speech by its popular songwriters.

The Vermont Humanities Council will hold a lecture and performance Feb. 1 highlighting the work of American composer George Gershwin.

Joshua Bell, MusicalAmerica instrumentalist of the year in 2010 and recipient of dozens of comparable awards, is comfortable performing with a potpourri of talented friends, be they classical, pop, country or world-music artists.

Concert and cabaret artist Anna Bergman returned to Feinstein's at Loews Regency on Friday, January 13 and Saturday, January 14 .