An American in Paris (George Gershwin) – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Symphony: Wayne Marshall Plays & Conducts Gershwin
Sunday, June 12, 2022 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
George Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F
George Gershwin – Second Rhapsody for piano & orchestra
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
George Gershwin – Second Rhapsody for piano & orchestra
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Ticket price TBD
Seattle Symphony: Wayne Marshall Plays & Conducts Gershwin
Saturday, June 11, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
George Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F
George Gershwin – Second Rhapsody for piano & orchestra
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
George Gershwin – Second Rhapsody for piano & orchestra
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Ticket price TBD
Seattle Symphony: Wayne Marshall Plays & Conducts Gershwin
Thursday, June 9, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
George Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F
George Gershwin – Second Rhapsody for piano & orchestra
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
George Gershwin – Second Rhapsody for piano & orchestra
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Ticket price TBD
Tacoma Youth Symphony: An American in Paris
Saturday, November 20, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Urban Grace Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Aaron Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Howard Hanson – Symphony No. 2 in D-flat major, Op. 30, W. 45 “Romantic”
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Howard Hanson – Symphony No. 2 in D-flat major, Op. 30, W. 45 “Romantic”
$18
Olympia Symphony: Jazz-Colored Glasses
Sunday, February 9, 2020 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Ballade, Op. 33 "Ballade in A minor"
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Ludwig van Beethoven – “Turkish March” from The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Ludwig van Beethoven – “Turkish March” from The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
$6-$60
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)
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
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)
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
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)
Ladies Musical Club: American Vocal & Spanish Piano Music
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Blitsztein, Copland, Bolcom, Albéniz, and Gershwin.
Free
The Seattle Symphony Plays Gershwin
Sunday, June 26, 2016 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA, United States
Enjoy a picnic under summer skies while Gershwin's crackling rhythms and sultry swing transport you to far-off musical hotspots.
$25-$69.50
Sammamish Symphony: Expanded Horizons
Sunday, October 25, 2015 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Eastlake Performing Arts Center, Sammamish, WA, United States
Gershwin – An American in Paris
Haydn – Symphony No. 92 in G major “Oxford”
Sarasate – Carmen Fantasy
Arnold – Four Scottish Dances
Slonimsky – My Toy Balloon
Haydn – Symphony No. 92 in G major “Oxford”
Sarasate – Carmen Fantasy
Arnold – Four Scottish Dances
Slonimsky – My Toy Balloon
$10-$20
Sammamish Symphony: Expanded Horizons
Friday, October 23, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Gershwin – An American in Paris
Haydn – Symphony No. 92 in G major “Oxford”
Sarasate – Carmen Fantasy
Arnold – Four Scottish Dances
Slonimsky – My Toy Balloon
Haydn – Symphony No. 92 in G major “Oxford”
Sarasate – Carmen Fantasy
Arnold – Four Scottish Dances
Slonimsky – My Toy Balloon
$10-$20
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)