Just in time for an all-Gershwin concert (February 18 and 19), the Calgary Philharmonic is releasing a live CD entitled Rhapsody in Blue: The Best of George Gershwin. The CD features the orchestra, led by by Music Director Roberto Minczuk, and piano soloist Stewart Goodyear. “It’s important to register memorable performances and a CD is way of revisiting these great moments,” says Minczuk. “Gershwin’s music goes beyond boundaries of classical or popular music, jazz or Broadway. It’s universal and appreciated by audiences anywhere in the world. He has achieved that place of true musical genius.” The CD cover features Concert Hall, 1929, a linocut on paper by Canadian artist Sybil Andrews (1898 – 1992). The Glenbow Museum is a major study centre for Andrews’ life and work, with a collection of over 1,500 objects including all of her famous colour linocuts and the original linoleum blocks, paintings in oil and watercolour, drawings, drypoint etchings, sketchbooks, and personal papers. Rhapsody in Blue: The Best of George Gershwin will be available for purchase in the Jack Singer Concert Hall lobby.

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