Tune in to celebrate Polish heritage, hear Baroque music from Latin America, and a summertime episode of Second Inversion, plus live music throughout the week from Seattle Chamber Music Society! Only on Classical KING! 

 

Celebrate Polish Heritage at Festal! 

Tuesday, July 7 through Friday, July 11 

Tune in this week to celebrate music, composers, and performers of Polish heritage! Polish Festival Seattle is taking place at Seattle Center this Saturday, July 12th. For more information, visit seattlecenter.com/festal 

 

Broadcast Concert 

Seattle Chamber Music Society: Summer Festival 2025 

Tuesday, July 8 | 7:30pm 

Thursday, July 10 | 7:30pm 

Sunday, July 13 | 2pm 

Hosts: Sean MacLean, Lisa Bergman, and Maggie Molloy 

Join your hosts Sean MacLean and Maggie Molloy to experience the wondrous music of Seattle Chamber Music Society’s annual Summer Festival! Three concerts of evocative string and piano works live from Benaroya Hall, plus behind-the-scenes exclusive interviews with Lisa Bergman! 

 

Seattle Symphony: Fauré Requiem 

Friday, July 11 | 8pm 

Host: Dave Beck 

Hear the full splendor of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Chorale, and organ this Friday from the comfort of your home! Featuring works by Takemitsu, Fauré, and Elgar.  

 

Northwest Focus Live 

Early Music Seattle Presents: Tembembe Ensamble Continuo 

Friday, July 11 | 7pm 

Host: Sean MacLean 

Hear Baroque music from Latin America this Friday on Northwest Focus Live! Tembembe Ensamble Continuo is a Mexican Baroque chamber group, exploring and promoting traditional Mexican and Latin American music from the 17th and 18th centuries. For more information, visit classicalking.org/show/nw-focus-live. 

 

Second Inversion 

Chasing Fireflies 

Saturday, July 12 | 9pm 

Host: Maggie Molloy 

We’re feeling the summer nostalgia this Saturday on Second Inversion. Grab a mason jar and a flannel—we’re heading out into the backyard, catching fireflies, and soaking up the sweet sounds of summer. We’ll slow down to listen to the birds of the Catskill Mountains, savor a sherbert-colored sunset, and fall asleep to the sounds of moonlight shimmering across the bluegrass of Kentucky. 

 

The Score with Edmund Stone 

Juggernauts: Part 2 

Saturday, July 12 | 4pm 

This Saturday on The Score Edmund Stone brings you Part Two of Juggernauts, films over the years that swept the Oscars, and their very worthwhile competitors. Enjoy music from Schindler’s List and Jurassic Park, Ben-Hur, Ben-Hur and North by Northwest, Everything Everywhere All at Once and Top Gun: Maverick to name a few. 

 

Mediterranean Diet 

Sunday, July 136 4pm 

This Sunday on The Score take a musical vacation to the bright blue skies and starry nights of the Mediterranean – you won’t even have to pack your bags. Edmund Stone will be your guide to some of the sunniest locales with music from movies that will whisk you away including Under the Tuscan Sun, Cinema Paradiso, Eat, Pray, Love and more. Join me, Won’t you? 

 

Northwest Focus Concert Calendar 

Early Music Seattle: Bach’s Markus-Passion 

Sunday, July 13 | 4pm | Town Hall Seattle 

The Seattle premiere of J.S. Bach’s long-lost Markus-Passion, this Sunday at Town Hall Seattle! Hear the first ever staged production, in this Early Music Seattle collaboration with Portland Baroque Orchestra and the Oregon Bach Festival. 

 

Concerts in the Barn: Carpe Diem String Quartet 

Friday, July 11 | 2pm | Quilcene 

Carpe Diem String Quartet presents a concert surrounded by the serenity of nature! Concerts in the Barn seeks to enrich people’s lives through affordable access to world-class chamber music & musicians in an informal setting that fosters conversation, community, and engagement. 

 

Winds of Change Duo Recital 

Sunday, July 12 | 2pm | Bellevue Crossroads Community Theatre 

Join the Winds of Change Duo for an afternoon of horn and piano works in a concert environment designed to meet the needs of the immunocompromised community! 

 

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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