‘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.
Program 7: A ‘Second Rhapsody’, more Broadway shows and an opera - 1931 to 1935
While writing more serious music like the ‘Second Rhapsody’, George Gershwin continued to produce music for Broadway shows. This program includes music from ‘Pardon My English’, ‘Let ‘Em Eat Cake’ and his opera ‘Porgy And Bess’. Barbra Streisand, Frances Gershwin (George Gershwin’s sister), Todd Duncan and Ann Brown, the original stars of ‘Porgy And Bess’, and George Gershwin himself on the piano provide the musical highlights of this program.
Listen now:
https://www.mixcloud.com/artsoundfm/the-gershwin-project-episode-7/
