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

PBS filmed the San Francisco Symphony's opening night gala on September 24, 2008. The concert took place 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. The evening 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.