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SUMMARY:Lecture Series – The Great American Songbook: What Makes it Great
 ? Gershwin Edition
DESCRIPTION:Buy In-Person Tickets! Buy a livestream ticket! Buy a Series 
 Subscription! (10% Discount) *Buy a subscription with tickets to all fou
 r lectures\, or add Tyler Driskill’s Hooray for Hollywood concert for al
 l 5 events\, and get 10% off the total cost of individual tickets for ea
 ch event! Brent Wagner\, Host Tyler Driskill\, Pianist with singers from
  the University of Michigan Musical Department Kerrytown Concert House i
 s delighted to welcome back its popular lecture series\, The Great Ameri
 can Songbook: What Makes it Great? \, now in its third season. Host Bren
 t Wagner\, University of Michigan Emeritus Professor of Musical Theatre\
 , leads the exploration\, while pianist Tyler Driskill\, U-M Assistant P
 rofessor of Musical Theatre\, brings the music to life at the Steinway —
  joined by guest singers from the University of Michigan Musical Theatre
  Department. About the Series Irving Berlin\, Cole Porter\, Rodgers and 
 Hart\, George Gershwin\, Jerome Kern\, Harold Arlen\, Duke Ellington — t
 hese extraordinary songwriters produced so many enduring standards in th
 e early twentieth century that their combined body of work has come to b
 e known as “The Great American Songbook.” Recorded countless times by po
 p singers\, jazz artists\, dance bands\, and even opera singers\, these 
 songs continue to be discovered and rediscovered by new generations of p
 erformers\, who find fresh depth and artistry in these mini-masterpieces
 . But why have these songs lasted so long? What exactly makes them “grea
 t”? Brent Wagner explores the repertoire\, illuminating and demonstratin
 g the qualities that have given these songs their enduring\, rewarding l
 egacy. About the Gershwin Edition: This season opens with a tribute to G
 eorge Gershwin. Gershwin was a singular figure among the creators of the
  American Songbook — a composer who mastered more musical forms than any
  of his peers\, brilliantly bridging classical symphonic music and popul
 ar jazz. Working with his lyricist brother Ira\, he brought a pulsating 
 vitality to songwriting\, infusing it with rhythmic drive and jazz harmo
 nies that captivated audiences. The titles alone tell the story: “I Got 
 Rhythm” and “Fascinating Rhythm\,” the heartfelt “Love Is Here to Stay” 
 and “They Can’t Take That Away from Me\,” and one of the most lasting st
 andards in the American songbook\, “Summertime.” Gershwin’s achievements
  are all the more remarkable given how little time he had to make them: 
 he died unexpectedly of a brain tumor in 1937\, at the age of 38. Yet th
 e music he left behind has only grown in stature\, performed and cherish
 ed nearly a century later. Join us as Brent Wagner and Tyler Driskill br
 ing that music to life and explore what makes it endure. This event is g
 enerously sponsored by Great American Songbook Series Sponsors\, Ron & M
 imi Bogdasarian with additional support from Maurice & Linda Binkow and 
 an Anonymous Series Sponsor You shared and we listened! Tickets for this
  series sell fast and are very popular\, but now\, you can get your tick
 ets early AND pick your seats in advance! This year’s lecture series tic
 kets will no longer be general admission\, but reserved ticket seating. 
 In-Person Ticket Pricing: Tier 1: $35 (*Student/Youth $25) Tier 2: $30 (
 *Student/Youth $20) Tier 3: $25 (*Student/Youth $15) Livestream Ticket P
 ricing: Livestream Access Ticket: $15 Events in the 2026-27 Great Americ
 an Songbook: What Makes It Great? Series Lecture – Gershwin Edition: Fri
 day\, November 6 th\, 2026 at 7:30 PM Lecture – Broadway and Hollywood i
 n the 1930s: Sunday\, November 8th\, 2026\, at 4:00 pm Lecture – Broadwa
 y in the 1940s & 50s: A Golden Age of Lasting Impact: Friday\, February 
 26 th\, 2027 at 7:30 PM Lecture – Broadway in the 1960s: Classic Musical
 s Among Social Upheaval: Sunday\, February 28th\, 2027 at 4:00 pm Compan
 ion Concert – Hooray for Hollywood! with Tyler Driskill & Friends: Tuesd
 ay\, March 2nd\, 2027 at 7:30 PM Artists: Brent Wagner musical theater p
 rofessor Tyler Driskill piano\n\nTickets: https://kerrytownconcerthouse.
 com/event/lecture-series-the-great-american-songbook-what-makes-it-great
 -gershwin-edition/\n\nhttps://findlocal.community/event/2ccd87bf-21fe-4c
 a9-af7e-06c4c2363886
LOCATION:Kerrytown Concert House\, 415 N 4th Ave\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48104
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/2ccd87bf-21fe-4ca9-af7e-06c4c236388
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