ORCHESTRATING THE FUTURE OF JAZZ AND MUSIC EDUCATION
We bring dynamic music programs into underserved schools and with the 68-member Symphonic Jazz Orchestra perform free concerts for the community.
"Rhapsody in Blue" Centennial Concert with Marcus Roberts
Saturday May 11, 2024, 8:00 PM
Carpenter Performing Arts Center
6200 E Atherton St, Long Beach, CA 90840, USA
Celebrate George Gershwin's “Rhapsody in Blue” Centennial with the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra and very special guest, piano soloist Marcus Roberts.
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Pre-Concert Talk with Mitch Glickman & Marcus Roberts at 7 PM
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Concert at 8 PM
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VIP Reception at 9 PM
$15 General Admission for purchase via CarpenterArts.org
$100 VIP Tickets for purchase via SJOmusic.org
UCLA Extension
"Rhapsody in Blue" Course
Virtual Course / Osher (50+)
Date & Time
April 5 - April 26
Fridays 10AM - 12PM PST
Enroll by April 5
Details
On February 12, 1924, an audience heard "Rhapsody in Blue" for the first time. It had taken George Gershwin just three weeks to write this landmark American work that bridged the worlds of jazz and classical music. In this course, we explore the key figures involved—George Gershwin, Paul Whiteman, Ferde Grofé and some of the great interpreters of this piece including Leonard Bernstein, Marcus Roberts and Bill Cunliffe—to understand the rich and interesting history of this treasured composition.
Instructor: Mitch Glickman
Fee: $100
WHAT IS SYMPHONIC JAZZ?
Have you ever heard Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue? If not, take a listen.
If so, then you’ve heard Symphonic Jazz. Coined by the American band leader Paul Whiteman in the early 1920s, Symphonic Jazz is an innovative hybrid form of music blending the worlds of jazz and classical music.