Gershwin’s An American in Paris

Tickets: $20 / 36 / 52 / 72 / 94

Performances:

Saturday, February 10, 2024

7:30 pm / Gallo Center for the Arts

Friday, February 9, 2024

7:30 pm / Gallo Center for the Arts

About this Performance

Nicholas Hersh, conductor

In February, Hersh and the MSO will explore the sounds of the 1920s and ‘30s in the U.S. and France. We’ll open the program with William Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony which debuted at Carnegie Hall in 1934 to critical acclaim by the Philadelphia Orchestra. Next, discover what an actual American in Paris would’ve heard in the 1920s with Lili Boulanger’s colorful and energetic D’un Matin de Printemps (Of a Spring Morning), while immersing yourself in the beauty of springtime with a special video presentation of our region’s very own almond blossoms created in collaboration with Visit Modesto. The evening will end with An American in Paris. This Gershwin favorite is a vivid musical postcard that puts us in the footsteps of an American traveler exploring the streets of Paris. Be transported to the City of Love with this Gershwin classic that inspired the movie-musical of the same name, starring Gene Kelly, that went on to win six Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Musical Score.