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Benjamin Sears

Benjamin Sears (with Bradford Conner) Benjamin Sears & Bradford Conner have been performing together since 1989. They are among those rare performers who combine entertaining performances with outstanding historical research and who can claim Irving Berlin and George & Ira Gershwin premieres. In 1997 they made music history with Oh Kay, Oh George, a first-time concert pairing of songs and music by romantic and musical colleagues Kay Swift and George Gershwin, featuring many rarely heard Swift songs along with premieres of two unpublished George & Ira Gershwin songs. Their reputation as Gershwin performers was honored by the selection of their recordings to be part of the Interactive Kiosk at the new George & Ira Gershwin Room at the Library of Congress. Sears and Conner are the first cabaret act to be featured at Boston's Emerson Majestic Theatre, and at Boston's Wang Centre for the Performing Arts they revived a show-biz tradition by presenting a pre-show concert of Irving Berlin songs for a showing of Berlin's classic film, White Christmas

American Classic Kicks Off 29th Season in Cambridge, MA

November 9, 2025

American Classics is pleased to announce its 29th concert season, a series of performances dedicated to songwriters who crafted both the words and the music for their works. The season will feature three unique concerts celebrating the works of iconic American composers. The season begins with “All in One – Berlin & Porter,” a tribute to ...