‘The Gershwin Project’ is a 26 episode series about the life and works of the 20th Century American music composer, George Gershwin. Each episode runs for 30 minutes.
The series was first broadcast on Artsound FM in 2008. The show was written and produced by Len Power and is narrated by Bill Stephens.
With access to the vast music library of local Gershwin collector, Bert Whelan, the programs include not only Gershwin’s well-known music but also an extraordinary number of Gershwin rarities.
After the biographical focus of the first 8 programs, the rest of this series looks at specific aspects of George Gershwin’s works in more detail.
Program 10: George Gershwin’s Song-Book Part 2
Continuing our exploration of ‘George Gershwin’s Song-Book’, published in 1932, this program looks in depth at the remaining 9 songs, including a bonus song that was included in the book. There are performances by Carol Channing, Julie Andrews, Sarah Vaughan, Judy Garland, Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, George Gershwin himself and others.
Listen now:
https://www.mixcloud.com/artsoundfm/the-gershwin-project-episode-10/
