Join us for a week-long look at the life and soulful music of George Gershwin, including his Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris and Porgy and Bess.

An exploration of composers’ critiques, evaluations, and responses to their contemporaries.

Host Bill McGlaughlin explores the music of five composers from St. Petersburg who sought to create a uniquely Russian musical tradition. We'll hear compositions by Rimsky-Korsakov, Cui, Borodin, Balakirev and Mussorgsky.