Summertime
from Porgy and Bess; arr. Graham Dickson-Place, adapted by Thomas McCargar
Performed by The Choir of Trinity Wall Street (Choir), Janai Brugger (Soprano), Daniela Candillari (Conductor)
George Gershwin
1898–1937 · United States
George Gershwin (1898–1937) was an American composer whose works bridged the concert hall and popular song — among them Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris and the opera Porgy and Bess, source of “Summertime.”