Hear the Maple Quartet, this Firday on Northwest Focus Live! Plus, tune in for winter concerts and an all-day celebration of Beethoven’s birthday! 

 

Hannukah (Music Feature) 

Sunday, December 14 through Monday, December 22 

Special music to celebrate Hanukkah programmed throughout the day and each evening! Tune in during the 4pm hour on Classical KING! 

 

Happy Birthday, Beethoven! (Music Feature) 

Tuesday, December 16 

Happy 255th to Beethoven! Celebrate with a full day of his symphonies! Born on this date in 1770 in Bonn, Ludwig van Beethoven’s nine symphonies will be played in order throughout the day. 

 

Winter Solstice (Music Feature) 

Sunday, December 21 

It’s the first day of winter! Tune in for music that celebrates the season. 

 

Northwest Focus Live 

Ladies Musical Club of Seattle: 2025 Frances Walton Competition Ensemble Alternate Winners 

Friday, December 19 | 7pm 

Host: Sean MacLean 

This week on Northwest Focus Live, host Sean MacLean welcomes the Maple Quartet, the 2025 Frances Walton Competition Ensemble Alternate Winners! Formed in 2022 at the Eastman School of Music, the Maple Quartet is an American string quartet. For more information, visit classicalking.org/show/nw-focus-live. 

 

Second Inversion 

Not Your Cookie-Cutter Carols 

Saturday, December 20 | 9pm 

Host: Maggie Molloy 

Tired of the same old Christmas carols? We’ve got some you haven’t heard yet… This Saturday on Second Inversion: NOT your cookie-cutter Christmas carols. We’ll hear from composers who like to break the rules and spike the eggnog. From a Twin Peaks Christmas mashup to a very UN-silent night, we’ll hear how composers today are reimagining holiday music. 

 

The Score with Edmund Stone 

Yuletide Tales 

Saturday, December 20 | 4pm 

For many of us, it isn’t the holidays until we’ve seen our favorite films. This week on The Score, Edmund Stone brings together some fan favorites in a show that just might have some movies that are on your holiday must see list. Is it Love, Actually? A Charlie Brown Christmas? A Christmas Story? Find out as Edmund crafts this sparkling holiday card of a show, this Saturday on the Score. 

 

Variations on a Theme of Santa 

Sunday, December 21 | 4pm 

Whether you call him Father Christmas, Santa Claus or Saint Nick, he’s the one who brings joy this time of year. This week on The Score, Edmund Stone has a stocking full of Variations on the Theme of Santa. Enjoy music from Rise of the Guardians, A Boy Called Christmas, Miracle on 34th Street, The Santa Clause and more. This Sunday on The Score. 

 

The Metropolitan Opera 

Mozart: The Magic Flute 

Saturday, December 20 | 10am 

Princes, queens, and magicians, live this Saturday from the Met! 

 

Northwest Focus Concert Calendar 

West Seattle Community Orchestras: Symphony Orchestra and Wind Symphony 

Friday, December 17 | 7pm | Chief Sealth International High School Auditorium 

Holst, Lauridsen, Anderson, and Mendelssohn, this Wednesday in West Seattle! 

 

The Tudor Choir: Christmas in a Wintry World 

Friday, December 19 | 8pm | Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle 

The Byrd Ensemble presents the Tudor Choir, sharing traditional carols and warm seasonal fare! 

 

Seattle Jewish Chorale: Love & Light, A Chanukah Tale 

Saturday, December 21 | 4pm | Temple Beth Am, Seattle 

Join Seattle Jewish Chorale for an evening of music weaving timeless melodies and radiant harmonies to celebrate resilience, love, and light. 

 

Orquesta Northwest: Las Posadas Holiday Celebration 

Saturday, December 21 | 5pm | Town Hall Seattle 

Hear Orquesta Northwest, this Sunday in downtown Seattle! 

 

Visit the Classical KING Northwest Focus Concert Calendar to learn more about all of these performances and more in your community. 

 

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