Pianist Lara Downes Aims To Expand Classical Music
American pianist Lara Downes has been redefining what it means to be a classical musician, often by expanding our definition of classical music. She\u2019s championed the works of women and Black composers; she\u2019s been a cultural activist and a broadcaster. Now, she\u2019s\xa0commissioned a radical new arrangement of Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" by Puerto Rican composer Edmar Col\xf3n, to mark the 100th anniversary of Gershwin\u2019s iconic piece. Lara Downes and Edmar Col\xf3n play some of "Rhapsody in Blue, Reimagined", in-studio.\xa0
\nSet List:\xa01. Love Will Find A Way (Eubie Blake) 2. My Lord What A Mornin\u2019 (trad/arr. H.T. Burleigh) /\xa0\xa0On Bended Knees (Burleigh arr of Nobody Knows The Trouble I\u2019ve Seen) 3. Study in Blue (Gershwin/Edmar Col\xf3n)