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Presented by American Academy in Rome
100 Years of "Rhapsody in Blue" and Music from the American Academy in Rome
The Janet and Arthur Ross Rome Prize Ceremony and Concert
Thursday, April 25, 2024
8 PM
Weill Recital Hall
On April 21, 1924, George Gershwin made his Carnegie Hall debut with the premiere of Rhapsody in Blue at a fundraising concert to benefit the American Academy in Rome. One hundred years later we pay tribute to this event, and to the evolution of new music at the Academy, with an adventurous concert curated by George Lewis, along with our annual ceremony announcing the 2024–2025 Rome Prize winners and Italian Fellows.
Performers
International Contemporary Ensemble
George Lewis, Artistic Director
Program
GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Joshua Rubin and Cory Smythe)
And works by Kay, Sheila Silver, Sessions, Shih-Hui Chen, Courtney Bryan, Erin Gee, David Sanford, and Anthony Cheung
Event Information
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