Celebrate the contributions of Brazilian musicians, this week on Classical KING! Plus, local concerts, a happy birthday to a favorite composer, and an unusual new episode of Second Inversion! 

 

Celebrate Brazilian Music! 

Monday, August 11 through Friday, August 15 

Through food, media, and culture, the world today is connected on a global scale. You can say the same for classical music! This week we are highlighting music featuring composers, performers, and conductors of Brazilian heritage. And if you’re in the area, Festal’s BrasilFest is taking place at Seattle Center this Sunday, August 17th! For more information, visit seattlecenter.com/festal. 

 

Coleridge-Taylor’s 150th 

Friday, August 15 

British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was born 150 years ago this Friday, August 15th! Help us wish him a happy birthday with Coleridge-Taylor programmed throughout the day. 

 

Northwest Focus Live 

Rachel Lee Priday and Craig Sheppard 

Friday, August 15 | 7pm 

Host: Dave Beck 

Violin and piano repertoire by some of the region’s finest pedagogues, this Friday on Northwest Focus Live! Rachel Lee Priday and Craig Sheppard are University of Washington faculty members, playing classic and modern works. For more information, visit classicalking.org/show/nw-focus-live. 

 

Second Inversion 

Unusual Instruments 

Saturday, August 16 | 9pm 

Host: Maggie Molloy 

In the 21st century, anything can be a musical instrument and we’re excited to welcome some new ones to the stage this Saturday on Second Inversion. “Unusual Instruments” is the theme! From typewriters to toy pianos to two-by-four planks of wood, we’ll hear works that bring unexpected instruments center stage. Plus, a composer who turns the tables on the traditional classical concerto. 

 

The Score with Edmund Stone 

A Dog’s Life 

Saturday, August 16 | 4pm 

Join the pack and take a walk with Edmund Stone as he brings you music from films about our best friends in A Dogs Life. Canine companions from The Call of the Wild, The Secret Life of Pets, The Peanuts Movie and As Good as it Gets will make you laugh, smile and perhaps even wipe away a tear or two. 

 

Summer Blockbusters

Sunday, August 17 | 4pm 

This Sunday on The Score Edmund Stone has your ticket to music from Hollywood’s biggest films with the 2025 Summer Blockbusters. Relive the adrenaline rush from Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, bond with an alien in Lilo and Stitch, plot with Wes Anderson and an all-star cast with The Phoenician Scheme, more. Grab some popcorn and celebrate summer cinema!

 

Northwest Focus Concert Calendar 

Listen Live at Lunch: Veronica Deraleau, soprano and Lark Powers, piano 

Wednesday, August 13 | 12pm | First Lutheran Church, Tacoma 

Enjoy lunchtime tunes, with soprano Veronica Deraleau and pianist Lark Powers, this Wednesday in Tacoma! 

 

Marysville Community Band Summer Concert 

Saturday, August 16 | 7pm | Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Marysville 

Hear favorites from the big screen, performed by the Marysville Community Band! 

 

Puget Chamber Winds: Françaix, C.P.E. Bach, Dich, and Enescu 

Sunday, August 17 | 2pm | The Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross, Redmond 

Wind septets and double wind quintet repertoire, this Sunday in Redmond! 

 

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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