Classical KING celebrates Ukraine’s musical heritage, welcomes Seattle-born brass quartet The Westerlies back to Northwest Focus Live, and highlights a week of community music across the region.

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Music Feature: Ukrainian Independence Day

Monday, August 24

Classical KING marks Ukrainian Independence Day with music by Ukrainian composers and performers throughout the day. Tune in as we celebrate Ukraine’s rich musical heritage and the artists who have contributed to the classical tradition across generations.

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Northwest Focus Live

Erika and the Wolf

Friday, August 28 | 7pm

Host: Dr. Quinton Morris

What happens when a woodwind quintet meets storytime? Northwest Focus Live welcomes Erika and the Wolf for a fresh take on Peter and the Wolf, combining flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and French horn with live narration. Along the way, meet the instruments and hear each character’s musical theme in a playful program designed to introduce young listeners to chamber music through storytelling.

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Northwest Focus Concert Calendar

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Sustain Music Project Woodwind Quintet: Sweet Serenades

Tuesday, August 25 | 7pm | Port of Edmonds Marina, Edmonds

Spend a summer evening by the water as Sustain Music Project presents Sweet Serenades at the Port of Edmonds Marina. The concert pairs live woodwind chamber music with waterfront views and sweet treats for a relaxed evening of music by the marina.

Listen Live at Lunch: Puget Sound Piano Trio

Wednesday, August 26 | 12pm | First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma

Spend your lunch hour with violinist Maria Sampen, cellist Alistair MacRae, and pianist Ronaldo Rolim as the Puget Sound Piano Trio performs in Tacoma. Presented as part of the free Listen Live at Lunch series, the concert brings together three musicians with performance experience at festivals and venues across the United States and abroad.

Cascade Sounds Wind Quintet Pop-Up Concert

Thursday, August 27 | 11:30pm | The Eight Plaza, Bellevue

From Tchaikovsky to the Bee Gees, Cascade Sounds Wind Quintet brings an eclectic mix of classical and popular music to The Eight Plaza for a free outdoor pop-up concert. Featuring flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, and bassoon, the program includes selections inspired by summer, Pride, Americana, and the World Cup.

Redmond Chorale: Choir-a-oke

Sunday, August 30 | 3pm | The Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross, Redmond

Karaoke gets a choral twist as Redmond Chorale presents Choir-a-oke, an afternoon of familiar favorites arranged for choir. The program combines the fun and familiarity of a sing-along with the harmonies of a full choral ensemble.

Emerald City Chamber Orchestra: Transfiguration: Music through Time & Space

Sunday, August 30 | 7:30pm | Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle

Explore transformation through music as Emerald City Chamber Orchestra presents a program spanning musical styles, historical moments, and personal experiences. Featuring music by Rhiannon Giddens, Missy Mazzoli, George Rochberg, Frederick C. Tillis, John Kander, and Arnold Schoenberg, the evening culminates with Schoenberg’s Transfigured Night.

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The Score with Edmund Stone

Math Rocks

Saturday, August 29 | 4pm

It’s time to get Back to School! On this episode Edmund Stone has a “number” of reasons to learn to love the subject of math – go figure! Listen to music from soundtracks of films that prove that school can be cool and math is awesome. Learn how to survive when stranded on Mars with The Martian, check out the team of codebreakers that saved Europe in WWII with The Enigma Game, match minds with Steven Hawking in A Brief History of Time, and more.   

Kid Power

Sunday, August 30 | 4pm

It’s a salute to Kid Power on this episode of The Score. Gather your friends together for adventures with The Goonies, fight for your District in The Hunger Games, and revisit Harry Potter and mates in the Order of the Phoenix. It’s the power of young people to shake things up, change things – all accompanied by great music.   

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