George Gershwin – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Seattle Opera: Porgy and Bess
Sunday, August 12, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
From Gershwin's rhapsodic orchestral music to superb choral writing – a vibrant mix of action, humor, romance, struggle, and celebration.
$89+
Seattle Opera: Porgy and Bess
Saturday, August 11, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
From Gershwin's rhapsodic orchestral music to superb choral writing – a vibrant mix of action, humor, romance, struggle, and celebration.
$79+
Brass Band Northwest: On The Town
Saturday, June 16, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Bingham – Four Minute Mile
Bourgeois – Diversions for Brass Band
Bernstein – Three Dances from On the Town
Arnold – Fantasy for Brass
Gershwin – Cuban Overture
Bourgeois – Diversions for Brass Band
Bernstein – Three Dances from On the Town
Arnold – Fantasy for Brass
Gershwin – Cuban Overture
$10 suggested donation
Seattle Symphonic Band: A Night at the Opera
Sunday, June 10, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
North Seattle College Performance Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Well-known and -loved music from the opera genre – children welcome.
Donations welcome
Rainier Symphony Pops Concert: Symphonic Journeys
Sunday, June 3, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Brahms – Academic Festival Overture
Debussy – Ballet from The Petite Suite
Dvořák – Slavonic Dance No. 8
Puccini – Crisantemi
Elgar – Imperial March
Selections from South Pacific, Porgy and Bess, Fiddler on the Roof, and West Side Story
Debussy – Ballet from The Petite Suite
Dvořák – Slavonic Dance No. 8
Puccini – Crisantemi
Elgar – Imperial March
Selections from South Pacific, Porgy and Bess, Fiddler on the Roof, and West Side Story
$17 ($12 student/senior, kids 12 & under FREE)
Rainier Symphony Pops Concert: Symphonic Journeys
Saturday, June 2, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Brahms – Academic Festival Overture
Debussy – Ballet from The Petite Suite
Dvořák – Slavonic Dance No. 8
Puccini – Crisantemi
Elgar – Imperial March
Selections from South Pacific, Porgy and Bess, Fiddler on the Roof, and West Side Story
Debussy – Ballet from The Petite Suite
Dvořák – Slavonic Dance No. 8
Puccini – Crisantemi
Elgar – Imperial March
Selections from South Pacific, Porgy and Bess, Fiddler on the Roof, and West Side Story
$17 ($12 student/senior, kids 12 & under FREE)
Federal Way Chorale: America or Bust!
Friday, May 18, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Music by Moses Hogan, Undine Smith Moore, Hall Johnson, and William Dawson – rich harmonies, stirring lyrics, and captivating rhythms sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.
$15-$29
An American in Paris: A Benefit Concert for Jump Into Music
Sunday, April 22, 2018 @ 3:30pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Spanaway Lutheran Church, Spanaway, WA, United States
Featuring music from French composers and works set in France .
Free
Emerald City Music: In Blue...
Saturday, March 24, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Ravel – Violin Sonata No. 2
Rzewski – Cotton Mill Blues, for solo piano
Stravinsky – The Soldier’s Tale, for piano, violin, and clarinet
Bernstein – Clarinet Sonata
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue, for four-hands piano
Rzewski – Cotton Mill Blues, for solo piano
Stravinsky – The Soldier’s Tale, for piano, violin, and clarinet
Bernstein – Clarinet Sonata
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue, for four-hands piano
$28-$43 (students $10)
Emerald City Music: In Blue...
Friday, March 23, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Ravel – Violin Sonata No. 2
Rzewski – Cotton Mill Blues, for solo piano
Stravinsky – The Soldier’s Tale, for piano, violin, and clarinet
Bernstein – Clarinet Sonata
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue, for four-hands piano
Rzewski – Cotton Mill Blues, for solo piano
Stravinsky – The Soldier’s Tale, for piano, violin, and clarinet
Bernstein – Clarinet Sonata
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue, for four-hands piano
$45 (includes open bar) / $10 students
Eastside Symphony Winter Concert: Brahms, Shaw, Gershwin
Saturday, March 17, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Brahms – Symphony No. 1
Artie Shaw – Clarinet Concerto
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Artie Shaw – Clarinet Concerto
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
$12 ($9 student/senior, children 12 & under free)
Saratoga Orchestra: American Classics & Jazz
Saturday, March 10, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Gould – American Salute
Copland – Variations on a Shaker Melody
Gershwin – Songs from the Great American Songbook
Bernstein – Selections from West Side Story
Copland – Variations on a Shaker Melody
Gershwin – Songs from the Great American Songbook
Bernstein – Selections from West Side Story
$25 ($20 senior/military)
Seattle Symphony: New Year's Eve: Great Balls of Fire!
Sunday, December 31, 2017 @ 9:00pm – 1:00am (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Live performances, a glass of champagne, and dancing all the way to the midnight countdown and beyond!
$56-$154
UW Symphony: Gershwin & Prokofiev with Jon Kimura Parker, piano
Friday, December 8, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
Prokofiev – Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100
Prokofiev – Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100
$15 ($10 students/seniors)
Ladies Musical Club: Operetta & musical theater music for soprano
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Central Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Bernstein, Britten, Copland, Kálmán, Grothe, and more.
Free (Free)
Olympic Music Festival: Musicians from GardenMusic
Sunday, August 27, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Defy expectations as classical music mixes with jazz, Latin, bluegrass, and other styles. Featuring Gershwin’s jazz-inspired masterpiece, An American in Paris.
$33-$40 (youth under 12 free)
Olympic Music Festival: Musicians from GardenMusic
Saturday, August 26, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Defy expectations as classical music mixes with jazz, Latin, bluegrass, and other styles. Featuring Gershwin’s jazz-inspired masterpiece, An American in Paris.
$33-$40 (youth under 12 free)
Sunsets at Mary Olson Farm: American Gems
Thursday, August 3, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Mary Olson Farm, Auburn, WA, United States
A quartet concert for all ages filled with standards from American classical pop culture, including works by Philip Glass, Gershwin, ragtime, and more.
$20 ($10 students)
UW Wind Ensemble, Symphonic, & Alumni Bands: Home
Thursday, May 25, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Hodge – Trumpet concerto
Hodge – Trumpet concerto
$10
Bellevue Chamber Chorus: It Might As Well Be Spring
Sunday, May 21, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
First United Methodist Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Renaissance madrigals and chansons, 19th-century classics by Brahms and Grieg, modern gems by Britten, Bernstein, Gershwin, and Rogers/Hammerstein, and contemporary works by Daniel Elder and Giselle Wyers.
$20/$15/$10/$5