george gershwin

2024 marks the 150th anniversary of the Chautauqua Institution’s founding. The world-renowned institution has become famous for its annual summer programming. This year is no different, with the 2024 Summer Season featuring a number of…

It was in 1924 that Rhapsody in Blue premiered. The origins of the song are as wild a ride as the composition itself; and almost all of it traces back to the influence of New York City.

Like rock music itself, the rock concert has very humble, homegrown origins. It started way back in the later 40s/early 50s when radio DJs and record store owners saw them as a way to generate more bucks from the racy new musical style…