On-Air and Everywhere Weekly Update: June 30 – July 6, 2025
June 30, 2025
Celebrate Canada Day, the Fourth of July, and the start of summer with Classical KING! Tune in for the first of many summer Broadcast Concerts and a new episode championing the American spirit of innovation on Second Inversion!
Happy Canada Day!
Tuesday, July 1
Classical KING proudly serves the Pacific Northwest, including much of British Columbia. Celebrate Canada Day with music by Canadian performers, conductors, and composers!
Happy Fourth of July!
Friday, July 4
Join us to celebrate United States Independence Day this Friday on Classical KING! Enjoy themed American music throughout the day, and a special Fireworks Hour at 10pm!
Broadcast Concert
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Summer Festival 2025
Sunday, July 6 | 2pm
Host: Seth Tompkins and Dave Beck
Join your hosts Seth Tompkins and Dave Beck to celebrate the start of Seattle Chamber Music Society’s annual Summer Festival! Haydn, Enescu, and Mendelssohn, live from Benaroya Hall!
Northwest Focus Live
Vashon Center for the Arts: PianoFête
Friday, July 4 | 7pm
Host: Lisa Bergman
Each summer, Vashon Center for the Arts brings four world-class pianists to Vashon Island for a weeklong residency. Join your host Lisa Bergman to hear these international pianists play solo and chamber music from the Pacific Northwest. For more information, visit classicalking.org/show/nw-focus-live.
Second Inversion
American Mavericks
Saturday, July 5 | 9pm
Host: Maggie Molloy
This Saturday on Second Inversion: American Mavericks. We’ll hear from American composers who have challenged, questioned, and expanded our definitions of music. From the radio experiments of John Cage to the handmade microtonal instruments of Harry Partch. Plus, a lesson in deep listening from Pauline Oliveros.
The Score with Edmund Stone
American Fireworks
Saturday, July 5 | 4pm
Celebrate the birth of this country with a Score episode of stirring music that captures the American Spirit, including Lincoln, First Man, Remember the Titans, Top Gun and more. It’s American Fireworks, this Saturday on The Score.
History of America According to Hollywood: Part 2
Sunday, July 6 | 4pm
This Sunday on The Score Edmund Stone continues the celebration of our history in Hollywood, with movies following World War 2 and into the future. Enjoy music from First Man, Apocalypse Now, BlacKKKlansman, Nomadland, The Social Network, The Martian and a few more.
Northwest Focus Concert Calendar
Concerts in America presents Derek Gripper, Guitar
Wednesday, July 2 | 7:30pm | Town Hall Seattle
Concerts in America presents an evening with Derek Gripper, a guitarist who redefines the boundaries of classical music. Praised for his innovative techniques, Gripper masterfully blends the music of great African composers Diabaté and Farka Touré alongside the timeless compositions of Pärt and Bach.
Ladies Musical Club: All Flutes Great & Small
Thursday, July 3 | 12pm | Seattle Art Museum
Enjoy flute and piano works by Piazzolla, Ponce, Gershwin, and more while surrounded by fine visual art!
T-Town Chamber Music Festival: Beethoven, Schoenfeld, Puts, Warshauer, Prokofiev
Sunday, July 6 | 2pm | Port Plaza, Olympia
Join T-Town Chamber Music Festival for a mixed chamber music concert featuring strings, winds, voice, and piano!
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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