THE GERSHWIN PROJECT - EPISODE 23 (RADIO PROGRAM PROMO)

 

THE GERSHWIN PROJECT – EPISODE 23

 ‘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 23: Gershwin After Gershwin

‘The Dawn Of A New Day’, the official song for the New York World’s Fair of 1939, had music by George Gershwin.  But George had died two years earlier.  Another new Gershwin score appeared in the 1945 movie ‘The Shocking Miss Pilgrim’ and, yet more new Gershwin songs in 1964 in Billy Wilder’s movie, ‘Kiss Me Stupid’.  Artists performing in this program include Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Betty Grable and Ray Walston.

 Listen now:

https://www.mixcloud.com/artsoundfm/the-gershwin-project-episode-23/