George Gershwin – Upcoming Concerts
Emerald City Music: In Blue...
Friday, March 23, 2029 @ 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
Emerald City Music: In Blue...
Saturday, March 24, 2029 @ 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)
An American in Paris: A Benefit Concert for Jump Into Music
Sunday, April 22, 2029 @ 3:30pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Spanaway Lutheran Church, Spanaway, WA, United States
Featuring music from French composers and works set in France .
Free
Federal Way Chorale: America or Bust!
Friday, May 18, 2029 @ 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
Rainier Symphony Pops Concert: Symphonic Journeys
Saturday, June 2, 2029 @ 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)
Rainier Symphony Pops Concert: Symphonic Journeys
Sunday, June 3, 2029 @ 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)
Seattle Symphonic Band: A Night at the Opera
Sunday, June 10, 2029 @ 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
Brass Band Northwest: On The Town
Saturday, June 16, 2029 @ 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 Opera: Porgy and Bess
Saturday, August 11, 2029 @ 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+
Seattle Opera: Porgy and Bess
Sunday, August 12, 2029 @ 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
Wednesday, August 15, 2029 @ 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+
Seattle Opera: Porgy and Bess
Friday, August 17, 2029 @ 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.
$64+
Seattle Opera: Porgy and Bess
Saturday, August 18, 2029 @ 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+
Seattle Opera: Porgy and Bess
Sunday, August 19, 2029 @ 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.
$20+
Seattle Opera: Porgy and Bess
Wednesday, August 22, 2029 @ 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+
Seattle Opera: Porgy and Bess
Friday, August 24, 2029 @ 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.
$64+
Seattle Opera: Porgy and Bess
Saturday, August 25, 2029 @ 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+
American Voices: Gershwin, Porter, Dayton, Beach
Saturday, September 8, 2029 @ 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
PLU Artist Series: Nyaho Garcia Duo
Sunday, September 30, 2029 @ 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)
The Washington Wind Symphony: A Windward Traveler
Sunday, October 14, 2029 @ 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)