rhapsody in Blue

Classical Pianist, Lara Downes has curated a free concert, Rhapsody for This Land: The American Odyssey in Music at the Brooklyn Bridge Park on July 27 at 6 p.m. Rhapsody for This Land is an innovative new take on George Gershwin’s…

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.