Aldo with the Kalamazoo Symphony performing of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.

Saturday -
April
05,
2025
19:30
Chenery Auditorium
Kalamazoo, MI

Program and Details

For over 100 years, George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue has epitomized the fusion of classical and jazz on the orchestral stage.

The Symphony performs the original 1924 jazz band scoring that first brought audiences to their feet over a century ago!

But the night doesn’t end there! Paired with the incredible vocals found in Gershwin songs, the concert hall transforms into 1920s New York from beginning to end.

Program Includes

Rhapsody in Blue (1924 Jazz Band Version)

George Gershwin

Overture to Girl Crazy

George Gershwin

Three Preludes

George Gershwin

Artists

Pianist Aldo López-Gavilán joins the Kalamazoo Symphony for an energy-infused performance of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.

Conductor: Cosette Justo Valdés

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