Concert Bands of UC Davis: Rhapsody in Blue
Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center
Pete Nowlen, director
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
with Richard Glazier, piano
Ira Gershwin invited Richard Glazier at age 12 to meet him in Beverly Hills. During their visit, Ira asked Glazier to play a Gershwin tune on the piano that once belonged to his brother, legendary composer George Gershwin. Fueled by Ira’s encouragement and interest, Glazier dedicated himself to the Gershwin repertoire and the American Popular Songbook, eventually becoming one of the genre’s leading authorities. Over the years he has also developed a keen interest in contemporary music standards from the Broadway stage and the Hollywood screen.
Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown
Region
with the Camerata California Chamber Choir
Leo Eylar: Orpheus and the Maenads: The Last
Dance
World Premiere for Concert Band