George Gershwin – Past Concerts
Cascadia Art Museum: Musical Portraits
Saturday, August 10, 2019 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Cascadia Art Museum, Edmonds, WA, United States
George Gershwin, Claude Debussy, Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Frederic Chopin are featured on this program with renowned pianist Annie Chang-Center.
$18 ($12 museum members)
Listen Live at Lunch: Piano Recital by Ta Wei Tsai
Wednesday, July 31, 2019 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Fantasy in D minor, K. 397
Claude Debussy – Children's Corner
Sergei Prokofiev – Visions fugitives, Op. 22
Edvard Grieg – Lyric Pieces
George Gershwin – Three Preludes
Claude Debussy – Children's Corner
Sergei Prokofiev – Visions fugitives, Op. 22
Edvard Grieg – Lyric Pieces
George Gershwin – Three Preludes
Free
Port Townsend Summer Band: So-USA
Sunday, July 28, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Pope Marine Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Celebrating the music of American composers John Phillip Sousa, George Gershwin, Meredith Willson, and others.
Free
Seattle Wind Symphony: Star-Spangled Spectacular
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A birthday celebration for America featuring festive and patriotic music by John Williams, Duke Ellington, Aaron Copland, Morton Gould, Leonard Bernstein, and John Philip Sousa.
Free
Music Center of the Northwest: Brown Bag Concert – A Tribute to George Gershwin & Cole Porter
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Casual, free event featuring Music Center faculty and friends Regina Thomas and Katie Hochman (sopranos) and Steven Luksan (piano). It is encouraged that you bring a lunch!
Free
Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Dukas, Korngold, Khachaturian, Gershwin
Saturday, May 18, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Paul Dukas – The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Aram Khachaturian – "Adagio" from Spartacus
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
$8 ($5 student / senior / military)
Seattle Wind Symphony: Night at the Opera
Sunday, May 5, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Shorewood Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Franz von Suppe – Overture to Light Cavalry
Giacomo Puccini – "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini – "Nessun dorma" from Turandot
George Gershwin – Porgy and Bess
Richard Wagner – "Elsa's Procession" from Lohengrin
Andrew Lloyd Webber – Phantom of the Opera
John Philip Sousa – El Capitan
Giacomo Puccini – "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini – "Nessun dorma" from Turandot
George Gershwin – Porgy and Bess
Richard Wagner – "Elsa's Procession" from Lohengrin
Andrew Lloyd Webber – Phantom of the Opera
John Philip Sousa – El Capitan
$20 / $18 / $5
Federal Way Symphony Chamber Concert: An Afternoon in Paris
Sunday, March 10, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Maurice Ravel – Violin Sonata No. 2
Claude Debussy – Beau Soir
George Gershwin – selections from An American in Paris and Porgy and Bess
Camille Saint-Saëns – “The Swan” from Carnival of the Animals
Astor Piazzolla – Le Grand Tango
Claude Debussy – Beau Soir
George Gershwin – selections from An American in Paris and Porgy and Bess
Camille Saint-Saëns – “The Swan” from Carnival of the Animals
Astor Piazzolla – Le Grand Tango
$26-$49
Federal Way Symphony Winter Concert: Williams, Gershwin, Prokofiev
Sunday, February 24, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
John Williams – Suite from Star Wars
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Sergei Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Sergei Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
$26-$49
Federal Way Symphony Winter Concert: Williams, Gershwin, Prokofiev
Saturday, February 23, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
John Williams – Suite from Star Wars
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Sergei Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Sergei Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
$26-$49
Music Northwest: The Power of Language & Melody
Sunday, February 3, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
First Lutheran Church of West Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Art songs by Enrique Granados, Franz Schubert, Stefano Donaudy, Gabriel Fauré, and George Gershwin.
$18 / $16 / students free
BMC Night Beat: 'American Classical Classics' with Elizabeth & Marcel Bergmann
Thursday, December 6, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Congregational Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
Exhilarating pieces arranged for piano four hands featuring music by Bernstein with other music by Gershwin, Barber, Piazzolla, and Rachmaninoff.
$20 ($15 seniors, take a teen for free)
Bellingham Music Club: 'American Classical Classics' with Elizabeth & Marcel Bergmann
Wednesday, December 5, 2018 @ 10:30am – 11:30am (PST)
First Congregational Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
Exhilarating pieces arranged for piano four hands featuring music by Bernstein with other music by Gershwin, Barber, Piazzolla, and Rachmaninoff.
Free
String Trio: Pamela Liu & Friends
Saturday, November 17, 2018 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Cascadia Art Museum, Edmonds, WA, United States
Astor Piazzolla – Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
George Gershwin – Selections from Porgy and Bess
William Bolcom – Graceful Ghost Rag
George Gershwin – Selections from Porgy and Bess
William Bolcom – Graceful Ghost Rag
$15 ($10 museum members)
From Sea to Shining Sea: Island Consort Presents American Music
Saturday, November 10, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Island Church of Whidbey, Langley, WA, United States
An all-American music program including Gershwin's Lullaby for Strings, Copland's Quiet City, settings of Walt Whitman poems by Spencer Arias, and more.
$20 suggested donation
Ladies Musical Club: Ravel, Rachmaninoff, & an American song recital
Thursday, November 1, 2018 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Art Museum (Downtown), Seattle, WA, United States
Piano music by Ravel and Rachmaninoff, and an American song recital with music by Paul Bowles, Samuel Barber, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, and more.
Free
The Washington Wind Symphony: A Windward Traveler
Sunday, October 14, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Michael Markowski – joyRiDE
Aaron Copland (trans. Merlin Patterson) – Down a Country Lane
David Maslanka – Traveler
George Gershwin (arr. Jerry Brubaker) – An American in Paris
Giuseppe Verdi (trans. R. Mark Rogers) – Overture to La Forza del Destino
Julie Giroux – Symphony No. IV, "Bookmarks from Japan"
$15 ($10 seniors, FREE students/youth)
PLU Artist Series: Nyaho Garcia Duo
Sunday, September 30, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
An all-American program of music by Copland, Gershwin, and Bernstein for piano duo.
$10 ($5 seniors/military)
American Voices: Gershwin, Porter, Dayton, Beach
Saturday, September 8, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Whatcom Museum Old City Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
George Gershwin – Three Preludes (arr. Alan Arnold)
Quincy Porter – Suite for Viola Alone
Peter Dayton – Viola Sonata (West Coast consortium premiere)
Amy Beach – Violin Sonata, Op. 34
Quincy Porter – Suite for Viola Alone
Peter Dayton – Viola Sonata (West Coast consortium premiere)
Amy Beach – Violin Sonata, Op. 34
$10-$20 suggested donation
Seattle Opera: Porgy and Bess
Saturday, August 25, 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.
$89+