Overture to Candide (Leonard Bernstein) – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra
Friday, April 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Bernstein – Overture to Candide
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5
Free
Thalia Symphony Orchestra: Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony
Friday, May 12, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein – Overture to Candide
Ives – The Unanswered Question
Ives – Symphony No. 3, 2nd movement: "Children's Day"
Copland – Rodeo
Saint-Saëns – Symphony No. 3, "Organ"
Ives – The Unanswered Question
Ives – Symphony No. 3, 2nd movement: "Children's Day"
Copland – Rodeo
Saint-Saëns – Symphony No. 3, "Organ"
$24 ($18 students/seniors)
Auburn Symphony: Romantic Metamorphosis
Sunday, February 18, 2029 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Auburn Performing Arts Center, Auburn, WA, United States
Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 1
Bernstein – Overture to Candide
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5 in E minor
Bernstein – Overture to Candide
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5 in E minor
$37 / $30 / $10
Seattle Symphony: Copland Symphony No. 3
Thursday, June 21, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein – Overture to Candide
John Williams – Suite from Memoirs of a Geisha
John Williams – Elegy for Solo Cello and Orchestra
Copland – Symphony No. 3
John Williams – Suite from Memoirs of a Geisha
John Williams – Elegy for Solo Cello and Orchestra
Copland – Symphony No. 3
$22-$122 (ages 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Copland Untuxed
Friday, June 22, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein – Overture to Candide
Copland – Symphony No. 3
Copland – Symphony No. 3
$13-$55
Seattle Symphony: Copland Symphony No. 3
Saturday, June 23, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein – Overture to Candide
John Williams – Suite from Memoirs of a Geisha
John Williams – Elegy for Solo Cello and Orchestra
Copland – Symphony No. 3
John Williams – Suite from Memoirs of a Geisha
John Williams – Elegy for Solo Cello and Orchestra
Copland – Symphony No. 3
$22-$122 (ages 8-18 free)
SMCO Tenth Anniversary Celebration: American Experiences
Thursday, October 4, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Leonard Bernstein – Candide Overture (Scottish Opera Version)
Jennifer Higdon – Selections from Dance Card
Randall Woolf/Wordisbon – Blues for Black Hoodies
Samuel Barber – Violin Concerto
Jennifer Higdon – Selections from Dance Card
Randall Woolf/Wordisbon – Blues for Black Hoodies
Samuel Barber – Violin Concerto
$25 ($20 seniors, $15 students)
Olympia Symphony: By Land & Sea
Sunday, October 14, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Leonard Bernstein – Overture to Candide
Alexander Glazunov – Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82
Michael Daugherty – Route 66
Aaron Copland – Down a Country Lane
Claude Debussy – La mer
Alexander Glazunov – Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82
Michael Daugherty – Route 66
Aaron Copland – Down a Country Lane
Claude Debussy – La mer
$7-$60
Rainier Symphony: Excerpts of Americana
Saturday, October 20, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Leonard Bernstein – Overture to Candide
Aaron Copland – Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
Samuel Barber – Essay for Orchestra, Op. 12
Antonin Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "New World"
Aaron Copland – Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
Samuel Barber – Essay for Orchestra, Op. 12
Antonin Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "New World"
$18 ($12 students/seniors, FREE ages 12 and under)
Rainier Symphony: Excerpts of Americana
Sunday, October 21, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Leonard Bernstein – Overture to Candide
Aaron Copland – Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
Samuel Barber – Essay for Orchestra, Op. 12
Antonin Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "New World"
Aaron Copland – Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
Samuel Barber – Essay for Orchestra, Op. 12
Antonin Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "New World"
$18 ($12 students/seniors, FREE ages 12 and under)
Washington Wind Symphony: The Stories We Tell
Sunday, April 28, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Leonard Bernstein (arr. Clare Grundman) – Overture to Candide
Martin Ellerby – Paris Sketches
Julie Giroux – Riften Wed
Lewis Norfleet – Shogun
Carl Orff (arr. John Krance) – Carmina Burana
Martin Ellerby – Paris Sketches
Julie Giroux – Riften Wed
Lewis Norfleet – Shogun
Carl Orff (arr. John Krance) – Carmina Burana
$15 / $10 / youth FREE
Seattle Wind Symphony: Star-Spangled Spectacular
Wednesday, July 3, 2030 @ 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
Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Bernstein, Strauss, Hanson
Saturday, November 20, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Leonard Bernstein – Overture to Candide
Richard Strauss – Tod und Verklärung (“Death and Transfiguration”), Op. 24
Howard Hanson – Symphony No. 2 in D-flat major, Op. 30, W. 45 “Romantic”
Richard Strauss – Tod und Verklärung (“Death and Transfiguration”), Op. 24
Howard Hanson – Symphony No. 2 in D-flat major, Op. 30, W. 45 “Romantic”
$10 ($8 student/senior/military/veteran)