Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Gershwin’s masterpiece, we’ll take you on a journey through the vibrant world that shaped the composer who boldly brought jazz into the concert hall and transformed classical music forever.
From wailing clarinets to swinging jazz rhythms: music, theater, and swing come together to share the story of the Harlem Renaissance, Gershwin's boundless fascination with the (street and folk) arts in early twentieth-century New York, and the power of cultural exchange.
Take the A Train
Billy Strayhorn
Melody in F, Op. 3, No. 1
Anton Rubinstein
Prelude no. 2
George Gershwin
La Vie en Rose
Édith Piaf & Louis Armstrong
Someone to Watch Over Me
George & Ira Gershwin
I Know My Mind
Margaret Allison Bonds
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Duke Ellington
I GOT RHYTHM
George Gershwin
Ukrainian lullaby
Zambra
Summertime
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin
Conductor
Libia Hernandez
Piano
Nathalia Milstein
Text / play
Alexander Tol
Soprano
Shanice Skinner
Director
Stan Hodgson
Soundwave Collective
Click here for a listing of all musicians.
Courtesy of The Hague Arts and Culture Projects Municipality of The Hague and The Netherland-America Foundation.