George Gershwin – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Olympic Music Festival: Independence Day Pops
Sunday, July 5, 2015 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Smith/Key – The Star-Spangled Banner (arr. Godowsky)
Sousa – Stars and Stripes Forever (arr. Dukov)
Schoenfield – Four Souvenirs for Violin and Piano
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Gershwin)
Gershwin – Three Preludes for Cello and Piano
Schoenfield – Café Music
Sousa – Stars and Stripes Forever (arr. Dukov)
Schoenfield – Four Souvenirs for Violin and Piano
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Gershwin)
Gershwin – Three Preludes for Cello and Piano
Schoenfield – Café Music
$20-$32
Olympic Music Festival: Independence Day Pops
Saturday, July 4, 2015 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Smith/Key – The Star-Spangled Banner (arr. Godowsky)
Sousa – Stars and Stripes Forever (arr. Dukov)
Schoenfield – Four Souvenirs for Violin and Piano
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Gershwin)
Gershwin – Three Preludes for Cello and Piano
Schoenfield – Café Music
Sousa – Stars and Stripes Forever (arr. Dukov)
Schoenfield – Four Souvenirs for Violin and Piano
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Gershwin)
Gershwin – Three Preludes for Cello and Piano
Schoenfield – Café Music
$20-$32
Groupmuse at Bastille: Bizet, Gershwin, Brahms & more
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Bastille Cafe & Bar, Seattle, WA, United States
Bizet – "Habanera" from Carmen
Gershwin – "Summertime"
Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 5
"La vie en rose"
Gershwin – "Summertime"
Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 5
"La vie en rose"
$10 suggested donation
Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra: Gershwin's Piano Concerto
Sunday, May 31, 2015 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Debussy – L’aprés-midi d’un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)
Wagner – Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod
R. Strauss – Concerto for Horn No. 1, Op. 11 in E-flat major
R. Strauss – Feierlicher Einzug
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
Wagner – Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod
R. Strauss – Concerto for Horn No. 1, Op. 11 in E-flat major
R. Strauss – Feierlicher Einzug
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
$16-$19 (age 18 and under free)
Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra: Gershwin's Piano Concerto
Saturday, May 30, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Debussy – L’aprés-midi d’un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)
Wagner – Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod
R. Strauss – Concerto for Horn No. 1, Op. 11 in E-flat major
R. Strauss – Feierlicher Einzug
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
Wagner – Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod
R. Strauss – Concerto for Horn No. 1, Op. 11 in E-flat major
R. Strauss – Feierlicher Einzug
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
$16-$19 (age 18 and under free)
Ladies Musical Club: Operas Adapted from Great Literature
Sunday, May 17, 2015 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Mirabella Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Ladies Musical Club presents selections from operas adapted from literature.
Free
Seattle Flute Society Flute Choir Spring Concert
Sunday, April 19, 2015 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Redmond United Methodist Church, Redmond, WA, United States
Works written for or arranged for Flute Choir by Cohen, Gershwin, Haydn, Lauf and Smetana.
Free
Woodwind Extravaganza: MIPC Concert Series
Friday, April 17, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Free concert by the Seattle Flute Society Flute Choir and The Emerald Wind Quintet.
Free
Groupmuse with The Seismic Thread
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Sarah Davis (voice) and Amanda Harris (piano) perform works by Bolcom, Barber, Puccini, Gershwin and more.
RSVP required, $10 suggested donation
London Symphony Orchestra
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Britten — Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a
Gershwin — Piano Concerto in F
Shostakovich — Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 4
Gershwin — Piano Concerto in F
Shostakovich — Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 4
$45-$155
Operas from Great Literature
Sunday, March 22, 2015 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Ballard Oddfellows Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Purcell – “Fear no danger” (Dido and Aeneas)
Cavalli – “Piante Ombrose” (La Calisto)
Verdi – “Non so le tetre imagini” (Il Corsaro)
Puccini – “O mio babbino caro” (Gianni Schicchi)
W. Schuman – “Kiss me not goodbye” (The Mighty Casey)
Blitzstein – “What will it be for me?” (Regina)
Mechem – “No more pale moon” (Tartuffe)
Harbison – “Where is that warm old world?” (The Great Gatsby)
Donizetti – “Prendi” (L’elisir d’amore)
Donizetti – “Saria possibile?” (L’elisir d’amore)
Gershwin – “Summertime” (Porgy and Bess)
Delibes – Flower duet (Lakmé)
Cavalli – “Piante Ombrose” (La Calisto)
Verdi – “Non so le tetre imagini” (Il Corsaro)
Puccini – “O mio babbino caro” (Gianni Schicchi)
W. Schuman – “Kiss me not goodbye” (The Mighty Casey)
Blitzstein – “What will it be for me?” (Regina)
Mechem – “No more pale moon” (Tartuffe)
Harbison – “Where is that warm old world?” (The Great Gatsby)
Donizetti – “Prendi” (L’elisir d’amore)
Donizetti – “Saria possibile?” (L’elisir d’amore)
Gershwin – “Summertime” (Porgy and Bess)
Delibes – Flower duet (Lakmé)
Free
Jacobsen Jr.: A Children’s Concert Made (Mostly) in the USA
Saturday, March 7, 2015 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Fun for the whole family!
$5 (age 4 and under FREE)
Ladies Musical Club at West Seattle Library
Sunday, February 8, 2015 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – Adagio in F major
Scriabin – Sonata Fantasy No. 2 in G sharp minor
Debussy – Clair de lune
Gershwin – The Man I Love
Earl Wild transcription of Gershwin – Etude No. 4: Embraceable You
Mozart – Adagio Religioso
Amilcare Ponchielli – Capriccio
Scriabin – Sonata Fantasy No. 2 in G sharp minor
Debussy – Clair de lune
Gershwin – The Man I Love
Earl Wild transcription of Gershwin – Etude No. 4: Embraceable You
Mozart – Adagio Religioso
Amilcare Ponchielli – Capriccio
Free
Happy Holidays!
Monday, December 15, 2014 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA, United States
Vivaldi – L’estro Armonico, Concerto for Two Violins in A minor, Op. 3, No. 8
Dvořák – Two Slavonic Dances: Op. 72, No. 2 in E minor; Op. 46, No. 1 in C major
Liszt – Consolation No. 3
Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Cacavas – Christmas Music for Orchestra
Cacavas – A Symphonic Scenario
Fucik – Entry of the Gladiators, Op. 68
Gershwin – "I Got Rhythm"
Gershwin – "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess
Anderson – Syncopated Clock
Anderson – Plink, Plank, Plunk
Glinka – Chernomor’s March from Russlan and Ludmilla
Tchaikovsky – Excerpts from the Nutcracker, Op. 71
Sousa – Stars and Stripes Forever
Dvořák – Two Slavonic Dances: Op. 72, No. 2 in E minor; Op. 46, No. 1 in C major
Liszt – Consolation No. 3
Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Cacavas – Christmas Music for Orchestra
Cacavas – A Symphonic Scenario
Fucik – Entry of the Gladiators, Op. 68
Gershwin – "I Got Rhythm"
Gershwin – "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess
Anderson – Syncopated Clock
Anderson – Plink, Plank, Plunk
Glinka – Chernomor’s March from Russlan and Ludmilla
Tchaikovsky – Excerpts from the Nutcracker, Op. 71
Sousa – Stars and Stripes Forever
$25 ($20 seniors, $15 students, $10 age 12 and under)
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra Christmas Concert
Sunday, December 14, 2014 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Gershwin – Three Preludes for Winds
Dittersdorf – Concerto No. 1 in E Major
Vaughan Williams – Concerto Grosso
Ibert – Trois Pieces Breves
Mozart – Symphony No. 29
Carols, sing-along and cookies!
Dittersdorf – Concerto No. 1 in E Major
Vaughan Williams – Concerto Grosso
Ibert – Trois Pieces Breves
Mozart – Symphony No. 29
Carols, sing-along and cookies!
$20 ($15 student/senior)
Prized: Timeless
Thursday, December 4, 2014 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
The UW Wind Ensemble, Symphonic and Campus Bands present "Prized: Timeless," a program of works by prize-winning composers, including George Gershwin and Joseph Schwantner. Robin McCabe, piano, is guest soloist on Gershwin’s Concerto in F.
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Pines of Rome
Sunday, November 23, 2014 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Chabrier – "Fête Polonaise" from Le roi malgré lui
Gershwin – Excerpts from Porgy and Bess
De Falla – Siete Canciones Populares
Gounod – "Ah je ris!" (The Jewel Song) from Faust
Dvořák – "Song to the Moon" from Rusalka
Lehar – "My Lips Taste Like Wine" from Giuditta
Respighi – Pines of Rome
Gershwin – Excerpts from Porgy and Bess
De Falla – Siete Canciones Populares
Gounod – "Ah je ris!" (The Jewel Song) from Faust
Dvořák – "Song to the Moon" from Rusalka
Lehar – "My Lips Taste Like Wine" from Giuditta
Respighi – Pines of Rome
$20 ($15 student/senior)
Wild, Wild West!
Sunday, October 19, 2014 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Eastlake Performing Arts Center, Sammamish, WA, United States
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
Elmer Bernstein – Theme from the Magnificent Seven
Ferde Grofé – Grand Canyon Suite
Calvin Custer – The American Frontier
Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
Elmer Bernstein – Theme from the Magnificent Seven
Ferde Grofé – Grand Canyon Suite
Calvin Custer – The American Frontier
$20 ($15 student/senior, $10 children 10 and under)
Wild, Wild West!
Friday, October 17, 2014 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
Elmer Bernstein – Theme from the Magnificent Seven
Ferde Grofé – Grand Canyon Suite
Calvin Custer – The American Frontier
Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
Elmer Bernstein – Theme from the Magnificent Seven
Ferde Grofé – Grand Canyon Suite
Calvin Custer – The American Frontier
$20 ($15 student/senior, $10 children 10 and under)
Spring Concert
Saturday, May 17, 2014 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Rossini: Overture to The Thieving Magpie
Debussy: La Mer
Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F
Debussy: La Mer
Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F
$5-$11