American Composers Project Gershwin

With the American Composers Project, Dana Zimbric and the California Chamber Orchestra celebrate 250 years of the American Spirit through music. The series is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. This concert features the music of George Gershwin on his 128th birthday. The program includes: George Gershwin (1898 – 1937): "Rhapsody in Blue" featuring Ines Irawati, piano soloist Jessie Montgomery (b. 1981): "Shift, Change, Turn" Antonin Dvorak (1841 – 1904): Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)