SMTD alumna Haerim Elizabeth Lee (violin) returns to Ann Arbor to perform works by and inspired by George and Ira Gershwin. She performs as part of a national tour to celebrate the release of her recording project "My Time Is Now," likewise performed on the Britton Recital Hall stage with pianist Alex Brown playing George Gershwin's own Steinway piano. Donated to the University and lovingly restored by SMTD's director of piano technology Robert Grijalva, this recording is the first by a U-M student to feature the instrument upon which the composer created such iconic works as Porgy and Bess. Lee and Brown will perform some of Jascha Heifetz's arrangements from the opera as well as works by contemporary composers that draw upon the Gershwin spirit, including works by Michigan composers such as William Bolcom, Michael Daugherty, and Patrick Harlin.

“My Time Is Now”- Haerim Elizabeth Lee : The Gershwin Initiative: https://vimeo.com/200252303