Experience a fresh take on an American classic. Béla Fleck, “arguably the greatest living banjo player in the world” (NPR), marks the centennial of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with a dazzling new banjo transcription of this beloved showpiece. Conductor Brett Mitchell rounds out this all-American evening with orchestral gems by Leonard Bernstein, Samuel Barber, and William Grant Still.
About the Music
BERNSTEIN Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue (trans. Fleck)
BARBER Overture to The School for Scandal
STILL Symphony No. 1, “Afro-American”
Performing Artists
The Cleveland Orchestra
Brett Mitchell, conductor
Béla Fleck, banjo
Béla Fleck's performance is generously sponsored by Elliot and Judith Dworkin.
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