Blue Monday - G.Gershwin [part1]

November 8th, 2008 Juriaanse Zaal, De Doelen
American Singin'
Codarts Vocal and Instrumental Ensemble
Conductor Hans Leenders

Appalachian Spring, Suite For 13 Instruments - A.Copland
A Hand Of Bridge - S.Barber

High Tides And Blossomings - K.Szwed
Blue Monday - G.Gershwin

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Codarts
• Instrumental
• Vocal
• Ensemble
• Chamber
• Music
• George
• Gershwin
• Blue
• Monday
• American
• Singin
• Doelen

[Wingandaprayeruk]

@MrAgency12 Could you explain a bit more what you mean. Here in the UK we have people of all colours and creeds and this doesn't make any difference to most of us. Do you mean that Gershwins' work only ever had prejudice and bigotry of a certain place and period in history as its main theme? Seems to me his themes can be transposed to evoke emotion over a much wider and equally as powerful range of issues. E,g. Othello has been well portrayed by both afro-carribbean descent and white actors.

[MrAgency12]

My fAVORITE composer is george G, but being a white boy he could not play his own music! you white folks won't undERSTAND THIS, but G Gershwin would never put you white folks in his plays, and for a very good reason reason. have you ever seen him conduct his plays? he does it for a reason. without black people, it doesn't mean a thing.

S

[chauve83]

Thanks so much for giving a video of this too unknown young work of George Gershwin (he only was 24 yo at composing Blue Monday). These young cast and orchestra are fantastic! Thanks and thanks again!!!!!!!

[genemachine02]

what an incredibly splendid performance!! bravissimo!!!!