summertime george gershwin song was composed in 1987 for an opera
the george and ira gershwin lifetime musical achievement award was established by ucla to honor the brothers for their contribution to music and for their gift to ucla of the fight song strike up the band for ucla
 the title of an american in paris reflects the very journey that he had consciously taken as a composer the opening part will be developed in typical french style in the manner of debussy and les six though the tunes are original