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A documentary on Porgy and Bess, a
poster exhibit of performers in the
acclaimed musical and an informal
piano concert of Gershwin songs
will be part of a tribute to George
Gershwin planned by the Ann
Arbor District Library at its Main
Branch, 343 S. Fifth Ave.
Porgy and Bess: An American
Voice, co-produced by University of
Michigan Professor James Standifer,
will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Thurs-
day, Jan. 14. The professor will con-
duct a question-and-answer session
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;Lows or movies in the '30s. One was
cut from a movie in 1938, the year
Gershwin died. They don't have that
young, brash sound of the 1920s.
They're moving into that more com-
plex and rich quality as he was reaching
the age of 40."
Blier, about to perform his seventh
Gershwin concert in about three
months, did some extra research to pre-
pare his program.
"My favorite Gershwin song is on
the program," he says. "It's called Ask
Me Again' and was found in the book
Rediscovering Gershwin. It was some-
thing that Ira Gershwin had in his own
personal files for decades.
"It's got a big melodic arc and is
more sweeping and less staccato than
s•rne of the more ragtime songs. It also
;las a very beautiful lyric by Ira Gersh-
win, a combination of tenderness and
humor."
Blier, a vocal coach at Juilliard, grav-
itated toward playing for singers since
he was in high school.
"I never was in the class play," he
recalls. "I always accompanied the class
play I majored in English at Yale
because I didn't like the academic study
of music at that time."
Blier's first professional work in New
York was covering for a friend by play-
ing at a Barber of Seville rehearsal. That
led to a recital with one of the singers.
"It was the scent of blood for this
bloodhound," says the pianist, who
went on to play at many other recitals,
become an arranger and develop the
New York Festival of Song (NYFOS)
/--- ,./ith Michael Barrett.
Founded in 1988, NYFOS is dedi-
cated to the re-invention of the recital
lormat comprising both standard works
and rediscoveries from the European,
`lavic and South American repertoi-y.
\XFOS also has commissioned many
American composers, including
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Blier has programmed, performed
and annotated more than 50 vocal
recitals through NYFOS.
"NYFOS allows me to be the insti-
gator of concerts, so when I have a pas-
sionate feeling I can put it in front of
people in a way that I think will excite .
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New York's Carnegie Hall and Italy's La
Scala as well as on national television.
"I have a great faith in song and its
way of bringing people together. I want
people to get excited about the per-
formers and the music. Nothing makes
me happier than hearing people say a
song they never heard before was
incredible."
Blier, who is rediscovering Judaism
through a new synagogue he has
joined, has done programs with Jewish
themes. "Songs of the Diaspora" fea-
tured pieces by European Jewish corn-
posers as well as Yiddish theater and
folk songs.
The musician, whose articles have
been published in Opera News maga-
zine, sees writing as a growing part of
his career.
"Between the amount of speaking
I've been doing from the stage in the
context of my concerts and the amount
of program note writing, the verbal part
of my life is increasing," lie says. "The
piano part has been growing, but the
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with writing as time goes on." _
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