Just a quick note from me (Kristen) today to share with you some of the reasons my colleagues and I love working here at the Gershwin Initiative and to tell you about the University of Michigan’s Giving Blue Day campaign.

Giving Blue Day is the U-M version of Giving Tuesday—Go Blue! Our ability to make rapid progress on our editions (this year we’ve completed drafts of An American in Paris, Concerto in F, the Whiteman-band Rhapsody in Blue, and Porgy and Bess has finally been fully engraved into the music software) depends on donations to support our army of assistants, research travel, and much more.  You can donate by clicking here.

And of course a part of our mission close to my heart, donations also help to fund our educational outreach, like this blog and the internships we offer to U-M undergraduates through the UROP program.

I hope you’ve enjoyed what we’ve brought to you thus far this year, and look forward to another wonderful year to come sharing the Gershwin’s works and inspiring U-M students.