On September 9, 2017, The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra gave the world premiere of the long-awaited critical edition of the piece prepared by Mark Clague, director of the Gershwin initiative at the University of Michigan.
ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, ðə sˌɪnsɪnˈæɾi sˈɪmfəni ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹə ɡˈeɪv ðə wˈɜːld pɹəmˈɪɹ ʌvðə lˈɔŋɐwˈeɪɾᵻd kɹˈɪɾɪkəl ᵻdˈɪʃən ʌvðə pˈiːs pɹɪpˈɛɹd baɪ mˈɑːɹk klˈeɪɡ, dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə dʒˈɜːʃwɪn ɪnˈɪʃiətˌɪv æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mˈɪʃɪɡən.