George Gershwin

There's not a composer recognized or performed in the classic pop genre more than Gershwin. In his Tribute, Jack Bullock acknowledges this musical genius with eleven charming, yet distinctive, melodie...

Gershwin's' tune especially for band is from the1927 musical of the same name. Everyone's familiar with the traditional melody, stated first, but Jack Bullock has included the seldom heard verse which...

From its first performances in 1935 to its return to the Broadway stage in 2012, the American folk opera Porgy and Bess has endured as a national musical treasure, acclaimed by critics and enjoyed by...

The name George Gershwin is legendary in the world of American music and has spanned both popular and classical genres. This medley includes 'I Got Rhythm,' 'Embraceable You,' some symphonic works suc...

Medley Series

Warren Barker chooses a beautiful Gershwin' ballad and gives it his own ethereal harmonic treatment in presenting this opportunity to feature a vocalist with your band (or a solo clarinetist, should y...

Summertime is one of those special, memorable melodies that finds its way into everyone's lives and is so evident of the genius that is Gershwin. Calvin Custer's silken scoring for concert band presen...

Mix one part world-class composer and one part super-skilled arranger and the result is a perfect medley of all-time Gershwin favorites. Our musician's musician, Warren Barker, blends his tasteful tak...

To celebrate the centennial of the great American composing team George and Ira Gershwin, we proudly present a resplendent Warren Barker treatment of some of the Gershwin's fabulous hits, including Fa...

The title says it all! What a smashing way to begin a concert, as the genius of Warren Barker's scoring launches a sound that has built-in, guaranteed excitement. The timeless melodies of George and I...

A precious few melodies written each year become standards, tunes that become so much a fabric of our lives that they live on generation after generation. Here is one of the classics from the brothers...

Considéré aujourd'hui comme un grand classique de la culture américaine, l'opéra Porgy and Bess (1935) fut longtemps controversé et ne connut le succès qu'après la mort de Gershwin (1898 - 1937). Cet...

Considéré aujourd'hui comme un grand classique de la culture américaine, l'opéra Porgy and Bess (1935) fut longtemps controversé et ne connut le succès qu'après la mort de Gershwin (1898 - 1937). Cet...

In this symphonic poem, George Gershwin portrays a day in the life of an American tourist in Paris. The music accompanies him along the Champs Elysées and through the Latin Quarter, where he becomes -...

In this symphonic poem, George Gershwin portrays a day in the life of an American tourist in Paris. The music accompanies him along the Champs Elysées and through the Latin Quarter, where he becomes -...

This is a setting for concert band accompaniment for George Gershwin's famed Rhapsody in Blue arranged by Dr. Thomas Verrier. It retains all the period sounds of the original while providing a more fu...

George Gershwin(r), inspired by local singing and dancing groups while vacationing in Havana, Cuba in 1932, wrote this work which has now become an innovative contribution to his signature style. Mark...

George Gershwins Musik verbindet die verschiedensten Stile, die zu Beginn dieses Jahrhunderts gehört wurden: Jazz, Blues und sogar die klassische Musik Europas. Zeit seines Lebens war er sich seines m...

George Gershwins Musik verbindet die verschiedensten Stile, die zu Beginn dieses Jahrhunderts gehört wurden: Jazz, Blues und sogar die klassische Musik Europas. Zeit seines Lebens war er sich seines m...

Porgy and Bess a été écrit en 1935 par le compositeur américain George Gershwin (1898 - 1937). Cet opéra noir, dont l'action se situe dans le pittoresque quartier noir de Catfish Row, à Charleston en...

I Got Rhythm est une chanson irrésistible composée par George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) sur des paroles de son frère Ira, pour la comédie musicale Girl Crazy (1930). I Got Rhythm deviendra par la suite u...

I Got Rhythm est une chanson irrésistible composée par George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) sur des paroles de son frère Ira, pour la comédie musicale Girl Crazy (1930). I Got Rhythm deviendra par la suite u...

George Gershwin (1898-1937) commença sa carrière de musicien dans les milieux du music-hall avant d'être admis dans la sphère 'classique' grâce au succès retentissant de Rhapsody in Blue (1924). Naohi...

George Gershwin (1898-1937) commença sa carrière de musicien dans les milieux du music-hall avant d'être admis dans la sphère 'classique' grâce au succès retentissant de Rhapsody in Blue (1924). Naohi...