San Jose Wind Symphony Presents “Rhapsody In Red, White And Blue”

The San Jose Wind Symphony https://www.sjws.org kicks off its sixty-first season with a series of concerts celebrating the theme of “the American dream.” The first concert of the season — “Rhapsody in Red, White and Blue” — features the music of two of America’s favorite composers, George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein. Joining the Wind Symphony for his third solo appearance with the group is internationally acclaimed pianist Avguste Antonov, who will perform Gershwin’s masterpiece, “Rhapsody in Blue.” The concert, under the direction of Dr. Edward C. Harris, also features Bernstein’s “Divertimento” and “Slava!”

PROGRAM
George and Ira Gershwin, arr. Warren Barker: “Strike Up the Band”
Leonard Bernstein, arr. Clare Grundman: “Slava!”
George Gershwin, ed. Maurice Henson, version for winds created by Nicholas Enrico Williams:
“Prelude I, II, III”
Leonard Bernstein, arr. Clare Grundman: “Divertimento”
George Gershwin: “Rhapsody in Blue”
Avguste Antonov, piano