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The lyricists who formulated the American Songbook style in the 1920s and '30s--Irving Berlin, Dorothy Fields, Ira Gershwin, Lorenz Hart, Cole Porter--invented a new native poetry drawn from a combination of sophisticated wordplay and unstudied, everyday parlance. Of these Ira Gershwin (1896-1983) was one of its greatest masters. He described his lyrics as “simple, colloquial, rhymed conversational lines”. These “simple” lines magically draw the listener in with their high level of craftsmanship and extreme wit.
George and Ira Gershwin's songwriting collaboration resulted in a body of work that included a seemingly endless string of hit musicals and songs cut short only by George's untimely death in 1937. Crushed by George’s untimely death, Ira did no writing for three years. But he then began a second career writing with many different composers including Kurt Weill, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Aaron Copland, Arthur Schwartz, Harry Warren, Kay Swift and Burton Lane and proved anew that he was one of the great songwriters.
For this concert, Shirley Andress and friends pay tribute to Ira with George and Ira's later collaborators in grand style.
Event Personnel
Shirley Andress, artistic director
Vocalists
Musicians
Program
PROGRAM
 I Can't Get Started
(1935) Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 Ira Gershwin (w) Vernon Duke (m)
 Soon
(1930) Strike Up The Band Ira Gershwin (w) George Gershwin (m)
 Do-Do-Do
(1926) Oh, Kay! Ira Gershwin (w) George Gershwin (m)
 Someone To Watch Over Me
(1926) Oh, Kay! Ira Gershwin (w) George Gershwin (m)
 Love Is Here To Stay
(1938) The Goldwyn Follies Ira Gershwin (w) George Gershwin (m)
 Embraceable You
(1930) Girl Crazy Ira Gershwin (w) George Gershwin (m)
 But Not For Me
(1930) Girl Crazy Ira Gershwin (w) George Gershwin (m)
 A Foggy Day
(1937) A Damsel In Distress Ira Gershwin (w) George Gershwin (m)
 They Can't Take That Away From Me
(1937) Shall We Dance Ira Gershwin (w) George Gershwin (m)
 The Saga Of Jenny
(1941) Lady In The Dark Ira Gershwin (w) Kurt Weill (m)
 Oh, Lady, Be Good!
(1924) Lady, Be Good Ira Gershwin (w) George Gershwin (m)
 The Man I Love
(1924) Strike Up The Band Ira Gershwin (w) George Gershwin (m)
 I Got Rhythm
(1930) Girl Crazy Ira Gershwin (w) George Gershwin (m)
 They All Laughed
(1937) Shall We Dance Ira Gershwin (w) George Gershwin (m)
 Long Ago And Far Away
(1944) Cover Girl Ira Gershwin (w) Jerome Kern (m)
 Let's Take A Walk Around The Block
(1934) Life Begins At 8:40 Ira Gershwin, Yip Harburg (w) Harold Arlen (m)
 'S Wonderful
(1927) Funny Face Ira Gershwin (w) George Gershwin (m)
 The Man That Got Away
(1954) A Star Is Born Ira Gershwin (w) Harold Arlen (m)
 Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
(1937) Shall We Dance Ira Gershwin (w) George Gershwin (m)


Performances
January, 2024
Fr 26 7:30 pThey All Laughed: Eugene
Sa 27 1:30 pThey All Laughed: Eugene
Ticket/Venue Info
They All Laughed Ticket Prices
Seat
Level
Full
Price
Discount Prices
10%15%20%Student
AA39.00  35.25  33.25  31.25  25.50 
A35.00  31.50  29.75  28.00  22.75 
B30.00  27.00  25.50  24.00  19.50 
C25.00  22.50  21.25  20.00  16.25 
Jaqua Concert Hall
The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts
285 E Broadway
Eugene, Oregon
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