We are considering a George Gershwin symphony orchestra concert next
year in honor of the 100 year anniversary of the first performance
of "Rhapsody in Blue". I would like to have George Gershwin himself
playing "Rhapsody in Blue" on a Duo-Art piano, with a symphony
orchestra.

I have the professional Southwest Ohio Philharmonic symphony
orchestra available https://swophil.com/ and I have some candidates
for a Duo-Art piano for the concert. I am working on getting a local
municipality to sponsor this.

Please let me know if you have a music roll available for purchase
or rent for a concert, of George Gershwin playing Rhapsody in Blue,
arranged to be played with a full symphony orchestra.

Gary Rasmussen
Mason, Ohio (Cincinnati area)
gary@musicalinsuranceguy.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]

 [ Hear the original 1924 phonograph recording of "Rhapsody in Blue"
 [ at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIr_WPcVDt8 
 [
 [ The Columbia Jazz Band, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas,
 [ accompanies Gershwin's Duo-Art roll in this 1976 performance at
 [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=10&v=xTOJXxTypuU 
 [
 [ Art Reblitz describes in detail the modifications of the music roll
 [ and the Duo-Art piano for an orchestra concert in Colorado Springs:
 [ https://www.mmdigest.com/Archives/Digests/202001/2020.01.11.01.html 
 [
 [ More MMD articles on this topic are indexed at
 [ https://www.mmdigest.com/Archives/KWIC/R/rhapsody.html 
 [ -- Robbie