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PBS to Air Carnegie Hall's Leonard Bernstein Tribute Featuring Christine Ebersole 10/29

By: Oct. 29, 2008
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PBS filmed the San Francisco Symphony's opening night gala on September 24, 2008 at Carnegie Hall as part of their celebration of their 118th season in a tribte to Leonard Bernstein. The performance featured Christine Ebersole as vocalist and was musically directed and performed by Michael Tilson Thomas.

The following selections were played:
   
-Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
-Selections from A Quiet Place
·· Prelude from Act I
·· You're Late
·· Morning. Good morning.
·· Postlude from Act I
-"I Can Cook Too" from On the Town
-Meditation No. 1 from Mass
-"What a Movie!" from Trouble in Tahiti
-"To What You Said" from Songfest
-"Danzón" from Fancy Free
-"Gee, Officer Krupke" from West Side Story
-"Ya Got Me" from On the Town

The program will air on the following days (Check your local listings at www.pbs.org if not on EST):

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 9:00 pm EST
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 9:00 pm EST
Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 1:00 am EST
Friday, October 31, 2008 at 4:00 am EST

For more information please visit www.carnegiehall.org

Photo Credit Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.



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