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Rhapsody in Blue

Name: Rhapsody in Blue
Start: 2024-07-31T19:00:00
Location: King Street corner of the Capitol Square

Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra

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Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Gershwin’s iconic Rhapsody in Blue, join us on the Square for our season grand finale. Special guest pianist John Novacek joins the WCO to perform the genre-defining Rhapsody in Blue and I Got Rhythm Variations by George Gershwin. Revel in the familiar sounds of Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite and a work from Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Michael Abels.

Program

Michael Abels - Global Warming

Composer

Carlos Simon - Four Black American Dances

Composer

George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue

Duke Ellington - Nutcracker Suite

Participants

John Novacek

Piano

Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra

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