On August 5, 1924, Mayor Dan Hart of Wilkes-Barre proposed a new law. The Record newspaper said it was an ordinance “penalizing the playing of jazz on the streets and in public places, his purpose ...

When “Rhapsody in Blue” was first performed at New York City’s Aeolian Concert Hall 100 years ago this month, it was a cultural watershed. Concertgoers gushed. Critics swooned. The work’s composer, 25 ...

The College's 42nd Street Campus once housed Aeolian Hall, the concert venue where Gershwin debuted Rhapsody in Blue on February 12, 1924. The 22-piece international orchestra was led by Artistic ...

Rhapsody in Blue was composed by George Gershwin in 1924 and features a solo piano and jazz band. It was a bold fusion of classical music with jazz elements. The concert premiered on Feb. 12, 1924, as ...

(A 2020 performance of “Rhapsody in Blue” by the U.S. Air Force Band) This month marks the 100th anniversary of an iconic piece of American music — George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” The unique ...