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2024/2025 Season

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Oct

20

2024

All Gershwin

Jay Dref, tenor
Daniel Clarke Bouchard, piano

GershwinRhapsody in Blue
An American in Paris
Vocal Selections

Sunday October 20, 2024 | 2:30pm

George Gershwin wrote primarily for the Broadway musical theatre, but important as well are his orchestral and piano compositions in which he blended the techniques and forms of classical music with the stylistic nuances and techniques of popular music and jazz.

Rhapsody in Blue incorporates trademarks of the jazz idiom into a symphonic context. The work is perhaps the most-performed and most-recorded orchestral composition of the 20th Century. An American in Paris represents Gershwin’s employment of both jazz and classical forms, the harmonic structure rooted in blues traditions.

Jay Dref (left) returns to the NSO following his appearance last season in The Classic of Rodgers & Hammerstein. Daniel Clarke Bouchard (right) began playing the piano at the age of five. He has performed in many great venues all across Canada.

DANIEL CLARKE BOUCHARD is the
DR. and MRS. W.N. TYTANECK Guest Artist

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Meet Dr. Adam Scime,
NSO Executive Director

As the Niagara Symphony embarks on its exciting 76th season, the Board of Directors of the NSO is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Adam Scime as Executive Director. An accomplished composer, performer, writer, and educator with over a decade of experience in arts administration, Adam has served in leadership roles with organizations including Kaeja d’Dance, New Music Concerts, and FAWN Chamber Collective. He is known for his collaborative spirit and ability to build strong relationships with colleagues, artists, donors, and community leaders. Adam holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Toronto.

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