Leonard Bernstein – Upcoming Concerts
Choral Arts: Immortal Fire
Friday, May 14, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Joseph Parish, Seattle, WA, United States
A finale concert pairing masterworks by Britten and Bernstein with newly commissioned works by Eric William Barnum and Jake Runestad.
$18-$25 (students free)
Choral Arts: Immortal Fire
Saturday, May 15, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
St. John's Episcopal Church Olympia, Olympia, WA, United States
A finale concert pairing masterworks by Britten and Bernstein with newly commissioned works by Eric William Barnum and Jake Runestad.
$18-$25 (students free)
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Popular Classics & Movie Hits!
Friday, May 21, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
New Hope Presbyterian Church, Kent, WA, United States
Sibelius – Finlandia
Bizet – Carmen Suite No. 1
Marquez – Danzon No. 2
Bernstein – Selections from West Side Story
Powell – How to Train Your Dragon Suite
Badelt – Pirates of the Caribbean
Bizet – Carmen Suite No. 1
Marquez – Danzon No. 2
Bernstein – Selections from West Side Story
Powell – How to Train Your Dragon Suite
Badelt – Pirates of the Caribbean
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Popular Classics & Movie Hits!
Saturday, May 22, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Sibelius – Finlandia
Bizet – Carmen Suite No. 1
Marquez – Danzon No. 2
Bernstein – Selections from West Side Story
Powell – How to Train Your Dragon Suite
Badelt – Pirates of the Caribbean
Bizet – Carmen Suite No. 1
Marquez – Danzon No. 2
Bernstein – Selections from West Side Story
Powell – How to Train Your Dragon Suite
Badelt – Pirates of the Caribbean
$20 ($10 student/senior)
Seattle Symphony's STAGE & SCREEN: From Appalachian Spring to the Red Violin
Wednesday, June 23, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Emotions run deep in music from Schindler’s List, The Red Violin, and Copland’s portrayal of 19th century American life, Appalachian Spring.
$25
Seattle Symphony's BERNSTEIN & BEYOND: Great American Chamber Music
Thursday, June 24, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Henry Cowell – Suite for Violin and Piano
Alyssa Weinberg – Contemplations for Clarinet, Violin and Piano
David Rozenblatt – Dispute in Conclusion Unplugged
Mason Bates – Life of Birds for Flute, Clarinet, Violin and Cello
Lukas Foss – Three American Pieces for Violin and Piano
Leonard Bernstein – Piano Trio
James Lee III – Night Visions of Kippur for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
Alyssa Weinberg – Contemplations for Clarinet, Violin and Piano
David Rozenblatt – Dispute in Conclusion Unplugged
Mason Bates – Life of Birds for Flute, Clarinet, Violin and Cello
Lukas Foss – Three American Pieces for Violin and Piano
Leonard Bernstein – Piano Trio
James Lee III – Night Visions of Kippur for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
$25
Ensign Symphony & Chorus: American Salute
Friday, June 25, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Remembering African American slaves who fought for their freedom through song, early settlers who wrote music to remember and teach of freedom and this beautiful country, pioneers and soldiers who sacrificed everything to create freedom, and more.
$16-$36
Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival: Bernstein, Brahms, Schubert
Friday, July 9, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Canyon Wren Recital Hall at Icicle Creek, Leavenworth, WA, United States
Bernstein – Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Brahms – Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 101
Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956
Brahms – Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 101
Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956
$12-$24 (age 12 & under free)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Bernstein, Shostakovich & Dvořák
Sunday, July 18, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein – Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73
Dvořák – Quartet for Piano and Strings in E-flat major, Op. 87
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73
Dvořák – Quartet for Piano and Strings in E-flat major, Op. 87
$16-$50
Marrowstone Festival Orchestras
Friday, July 30, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Bernstein – Symphonic Suite from “On the Waterfront”
Borodin – Polovtsian Dances
Tchaikovsky – Francesca da Rimini
Hindemith – Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Weber
$15-$39
Ladies Musical Club: 20th Century American Songs
Saturday, October 9, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Copland, Bernstein, Beach, Heggie, Cipullo, Morrill, and more.
Free (Free)
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Masterworks I
Saturday, November 6, 2027 @ 8:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
Brahms – Tragic Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnol
Henry Cowell – Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 3
Bernstein – West Side Story (theme – arr. Jack Mason)
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnol
Henry Cowell – Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 3
Bernstein – West Side Story (theme – arr. Jack Mason)
$12-$15
Tacoma Symphony Orchestra: Copland & Glass
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
Philip Glass – Violin Concerto No. 1 (transcribed for saxophone; arr. Amy Dickson)
Leonard Bernstein – On the Town: Three Dance Episodes
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
Philip Glass – Violin Concerto No. 1 (transcribed for saxophone; arr. Amy Dickson)
Leonard Bernstein – On the Town: Three Dance Episodes
$19-$80
SPU Faculty Showcase Concert: Music of the Americas
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening celebrating SPU performance faculty in repertoire by Albeniz and Bernstein, African-American spirituals, and others.
Seattle Pro Musica: Chichester Psalms
Friday, February 25, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein’s beloved Chichester Psalms is paired with James MacMillan’s deeply moving Cantos sagrados in this concert of sacred music for choir and organ.
$12-$38
Mark Tse Conducts Bernstein, Varèse, Sondheim & More
Saturday, February 26, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein – Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs
Varèse – Octandre
Sondheim – "No More" from Into the Woods
Yang – TBA (premiere)
Copland – Appalachian Spring for 13 instruments
Varèse – Octandre
Sondheim – "No More" from Into the Woods
Yang – TBA (premiere)
Copland – Appalachian Spring for 13 instruments
Free
Seattle Pro Musica: Chichester Psalms
Saturday, February 26, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein’s beloved Chichester Psalms is paired with James MacMillan’s deeply moving Cantos sagrados in this concert of sacred music for choir and organ.
$12-$38
Seattle Choral Company presents Peaceable Kingdom: An American 20th Century
Saturday, March 25, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Randall Thompson – The Peaceable Kingdom
Aaron Copland – Four Motets
Leonard Bernstein – Missa Brevis
Bern Herbolsheimer – Love Letters
Aaron Copland – Four Motets
Leonard Bernstein – Missa Brevis
Bern Herbolsheimer – Love Letters
$25/$20/$5 (under age 10 free)
Whatcom Symphony Orchestra: All-American Celebration
Sunday, March 26, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham, WA, United States
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Ives – The Unanswered Question
Copland – Appalachian Spring Suite
Bernstein – Three Dance Episodes from On The Town
Ives – The Unanswered Question
Copland – Appalachian Spring Suite
Bernstein – Three Dance Episodes from On The Town
$15-$39
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Ballet on Broadway
Friday, April 14, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Carousel (A Dance) – Wheeldon/Rodgers
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue – Balanchine/Rodgers
West Side Story Suite – Robbins, Genarro/Bernstein
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue – Balanchine/Rodgers
West Side Story Suite – Robbins, Genarro/Bernstein
$37-$187