An evening with George Gershwin

I spent the evening with George Gershwin, or at least his music. I went with some friends to this evening's offering from the Philharmonic Masterworks series and it was excellent.  I personally enjoyed "Porgy and Bess" most but Jodie DeSalvo got a long standing ovation for her piano solos in "Rhapsody in Blue" and deservedly so. Beautiful music, excellently performed. What more can you ask for?  Actually, there is one thing I wish I could ask for.  I have no musical talent, don't play any musical instrument (unless you count a CD player) but I would really like to experience sitting in the middle of an orchestra during a performance.