George Gershwin's time in the Carolinas launched the musician on such a spree of creativity that it led to what some critics call one of his finest works. Getty Images On June 16, 1934, George ...

FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCBD) – A new exhibit coming to the Folly Beach History Museum tells the story of the creation of George Gershwin’s iconic ‘Porgy and Bess,’ the Folly Beach Historical Society ...

On Feb. 12, 1924, a sassy fusion of jazz and classical music debuted in New York, sparking a mutual exchange of ideas still debated today. 'Rhapsody in Blue': After a century, Gershwin's musical ...

When “Rhapsody in Blue” was first performed at New York City’s Aeolian Concert Hall 100 years ago this month, it was a cultural watershed. Concertgoers gushed. Critics swooned. The work’s composer, 25 ...

On January 26, the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance and the UM Gershwin Initiative presented a centennial concert of works by George Gershwin and his lyricist brother Ira ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — An archivist at the University of Michigan has recovered a piece of American art that was thought to ...

The contents of a box Kerzner uncovered at Amherst College ultimately contained George Gershwin's lost musical. (photo by Jacob Kerzner, courtesy University of Michigan Communications) It’s been just ...

So one evening Ira Gershwin and his wife, Lee, have another couple over for drinks, when Mrs. Gershwin suggests they repair to a popular restaurant for dinner. Ira replies that it’s late and that they ...

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sara Bareilles, Joshua Henry, Jeanine Tesori, Jason Robert Brown and New York Times writers and editors pick 13 songs to seal the deal. Some of the best music I’ve ever heard was ...