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Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, performing
By George! The Pops Plays Gershwin
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts: Muriel Kauffman Theatre
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Kansas City, Missouri
Friday, 24 March 2017 - 7:30 PM
Presenter
:
Harriman-Jewell Series
Ensemble
:
Boston Pops Esplanade
Conductor
:
Keith Lockhart
Artists
:
Justin Hopkins (Baritone)
;
Erica Spyres (Vocals)
;
Michael Chertock (Piano)
;
Charles Dimmick (Violin)
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Led by charismatic conductor Keith Lockhart, the Boston Pops has become a national treasure. Making its first return to the Harriman-Jewell Series and Kansas City since 2002, the famed orchestra will celebrate the music of America’s most original composer, George Gershwin.
By George! The Pops Plays Gershwin
will feature several of the Boston Pops highly acclaimed orchestrations of Gershwin's most iconic works, taken from its unparalleled library of 3,400 exclusive arrangements and compositions.
The program will kick off with a new arrangement of the overture from George and Ira Gershwin’s musical
Nice Work If You Can Get It,
followed by additional popular works such as the original Paul Whiteman version of George Gershwin’s
An American in Paris.
Fascinating Rhythm
and the instantly recognizable
Rhapsody in Blue
and
I Got Rhythm
variations will showcase the talents of longtime Boston Pops piano collaborator Michael Chertock. After intermission, acclaimed vocalists Justin Hopkins and Erica Spyres will sing audience-pleasing Gershwin duets
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
from the 1937 film
Shall We Dance,
and a medley entitled
’S Wonderful, ’S Marvelous, ’S Gershwin.
Affectionately known as “America's Orchestra,” the Boston Pops is the most recorded and arguably the most beloved orchestra in the country, beginning with the establishment of the modern-era Pops by Arthur Fiedler and continuing through the innovations introduced by John Williams and the new-millennium Pops spearheaded by Keith Lockhart. With the 125th anniversary season in 2010, the Boston Pops reached a landmark moment in a remarkable history that began with its founding in 1885.
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Gershwin: NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT
Composer
:
George and Ira Gershwin
Conductor
:
Keith Lockhart
Ensemble
:
Boston Pops Esplanade
Arranger
:
Elliott Carter
Gershwin: Walking the dog (Promenade)
Available Recordings
Swing That Music, A Tribute to Louis Armstrong
Composer
:
George Gershwin
Conductor
:
Keith Lockhart
Ensemble
:
Boston Pops Esplanade
Arranger
:
Elliott Carter
Gershwin: Fascinatin' Rhythm
Composer
:
George Gershwin
Conductor
:
Keith Lockhart
Ensemble
:
Boston Pops Esplanade
Arranger
:
Elliott Carter
Gershwin: Variations on "I got rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra
Available Recordings
Marcus Roberts: Portraits in Blue
Composer
:
George Gershwin
Artist
:
Michael Chertock (Piano)
Conductor
:
Keith Lockhart
Ensemble
:
Boston Pops Esplanade
Arranger
:
William C. Schoenfeld
Gershwin: An American in Paris
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IVES / CARTER / GERSHWIN
Available Recordings
YOEC Best of 2007-2008
Composer
:
George Gershwin
Conductor
:
Keith Lockhart
Ensemble
:
Boston Pops Esplanade
Gershwin: Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
Composer
:
George Gershwin
Artists
:
Justin Hopkins (Baritone)
;
Erica Spyres (Vocals)
Conductor
:
Keith Lockhart
Ensemble
:
Boston Pops Esplanade
Arranger
:
Don Sebesky
Gershwin: By Strauss
Composer
:
George Gershwin
Artist
:
Erica Spyres (Vocals)
Conductor
:
Keith Lockhart
Ensemble
:
Boston Pops Esplanade
Arranger
:
Don Sebesky
Gershwin: Slap That Bass
Composer
:
George Gershwin
Artist
:
Justin Hopkins (Baritone)
Conductor
:
Keith Lockhart
Ensemble
:
Boston Pops Esplanade
Arranger
:
Don Sebesky
Gershwin: Summertime
Available Recordings
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Composer
:
George Gershwin
Artist
:
Charles Dimmick (Violin)
Conductor
:
Keith Lockhart
Ensemble
:
Boston Pops Esplanade
Arranger
:
John Williams
Gershwin: I've Got To Be There
Composer
:
George Gershwin
Artist
:
Justin Hopkins (Baritone)
Conductor
:
Keith Lockhart
Ensemble
:
Boston Pops Esplanade
Arranger
:
Elliott Carter
Gershwin: The Man I Love
Available Recordings
Gershwin for Trumpet
Composer
:
George Gershwin
Artist
:
Erica Spyres (Vocals)
Conductor
:
Keith Lockhart
Ensemble
:
Boston Pops Esplanade
Arranger
:
Don Sebesky
Gershwin: 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
Composer
:
George Gershwin
Artists
:
Justin Hopkins (Baritone)
;
Erica Spyres (Vocals)
Conductor
:
Keith Lockhart
Ensemble
:
Boston Pops Esplanade
Arranger
:
Don Sebesky
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Available Recordings
"The Americans" (Live Recording: University of ...
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2011 Concert Season Highlights
Listen to Music Director Jahja Ling discuss our...
RHAPSODY IN BLUE GALA CONCERT
Marcus Roberts: Portraits in Blue
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Gershin: An Amaerican in Paris, Rhapsody in Blu...
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2016-2017 Music Samples
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Symphonicity Presents Pianist Michael Davidman
Composer
:
George Gershwin
Artist
:
Michael Chertock (Piano)
Conductor
:
Keith Lockhart
Ensemble
:
Boston Pops Esplanade
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