New Philharmonic: An Evening of Gershwin

The concert will open with New Philharmonic, under the baton of Muspratt, performing “An American in Paris.” Then guest pianist Marta Aznavoorian joins New Philharmonic onstage for “Rhapsody in Blue.” Following intermission, guest soprano Kimberly E. Jones, guest baritone Bill McMurray and the Northwest Indiana Symphony Chorus join New Philharmonic to perform 14 selections from “Porgy and Bess” including “Summertime,” commonly recognized as one of the most covered songs in the history of recorded music, “I Got Plenty O’Nuttin’,” “Bess, You Is My Woman Now,” and “It Ain’t Necessarily So.”