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Rhapsody in Red, White & Blue

Composer Peter Boyer & Pianist Jeffrey Biegel
Benjamin Ealovega
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Composer Peter Boyer & Pianist Jeffrey Biegel

GRAMMY-nominated PETER BOYER is one of the most frequently performed American orchestral composers of his generation. Boyer was commissioned by pianist Jeffrey Biegel to write a work celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the premiere of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. The result, Rhapsody in Red, White & Blue, recorded with the London Symphony, being released on Naxos, and a nationwide celebratory tour. Peter Boyer spoke with us about the work and the ambitious tour.