Just a brief post today to highlight some new videos from the U-M Gershwin Piano Dedication concert that are now up on our YouTube channel. We are so pleased to have Gershwin’s priceless instrument here at U-M where students perform on it regularly, and will be releasing more footage from the concert in the weeks to come. Today we have two videos for you to enjoy featuring two of the Gershwins’ beloved songs: “You Can’t Take That Away From Me” from Shall We Dance (1937), and “My Man’s Gone Now” from Porgy and Bess (1935).

“You Can’t Take That Away From Me.” Music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin, arranged by Lex Korten, performed by Lauren Scales (vocals), Stephen Grady (saxophone), Lex Korten (piano), Evan S. Levine (bass), Julian Bridges (drums), and advised by Ellen Rowe (Professor and Chair of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation)

“My Man’s Gone Now.” Music and lyrics by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin, arranged by Jascha Heifetz, performed by Danielle Belen (violin), and Amy I-Lin Cheng (piano)

For more about the Gershwin Piano, and its restoration process see our previous posts starting here!