Summertime by George Gershwin, arr. Hayes Performed by the SUU Opus Chamber Choir under the direction of Dr. Kevin Baker Recorded on October 18, 2013 in Cedar City's Heritage Center Theater
Yes! Let's get some original Gershwin around here! THIS is what he composed! It was a very serious choral arrangement, meant to haunt you. Serious. No fooling around jazz. Haunting.
Best song. "Let It Be" okay but THIS one? Wait a minute! What right do these "white" people have to sing this? But anyway, neither men nor women could sing it alone. Could they? A choral imagination if ever there was one. "What were you thinking, George?" "Here ..." THIS is the way Mr. (F-ing amazing) Gershwin wrote it. Chills. A Chorus. Not snappy bar jazz.
