These composers expanded the boundaries of classical music: Bates included electronics, Gershwin incorporated jazz, and Beethoven changed the course of music history.

Program 

Bates | Soundcheck in C Major for orchestra & electronica

Gershwin | Rhapsody in Blue
Brett Rowe, Piano

Beethoven | Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"

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