Tune in to Classical KING this week for performances by Pacific Northwest artists, the Seattle Symphony, and Seattle Opera, alongside a special Easter celebration.

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Northwest Focus Live

Music on the Strait

Friday, April 3 | 7pm

Host: Sean MacLean

Northwest Focus Live celebrates the rich musical talent of the Pacific Northwest with a special broadcast featuring Music on the Strait, a chamber music festival set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Olympic Peninsula and Salish Sea. Tune in for an evening of chamber music led by Artistic Directors Richard O’Neill and James Garlick joined by Seattle-raised pianist August Baik, one of today’s most exciting young artists.

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Broadcast Concert

Seattle Symphony: Vaughan Williams A Sea Symphony

Friday, April 3 | 8pm

Host: Dave Beck

Experience the Seattle Symphony from the comfort of home with Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony. Inspired by the poetry of Walt Whitman, this sweeping work brings together voices, orchestra, and soloists in a powerful meditation on the sea and our place within it. The program opens with Gabriella Smith’s Lost Coast, a contemporary reflection on the beauty and fragility of the natural world.

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Seattle Opera

Fellow Travelers

Saturday, April 4 | 10am

Host: Jonathan Dean

Seattle Opera presents Fellow Travelers, a powerful contemporary opera set in 1950s Washington, D.C., during the height of McCarthyism and the Lavender Scare. With music by Gregory Spears and a libretto by Greg Pierce, this Seattle premiere tells a deeply human story of love, identity, and resilience, as two men navigate an unexpected relationship under the weight of political scrutiny and societal fear.

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Easter (Music Feature)

Sunday, April 5th

Start your Easter Sunday with music before the baskets and brunch. Enjoy a peaceful morning soundtrack, followed by a full day of celebration. Starting at 6am we’ll be playing two hours of Easter music for Sunday Sunrise, as well as sprinkling other choral music throughout the rest of the day.   

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The Score with Edmund Stone

Great Hoaxes

Saturday, April 4 | 4pm

Scam, sham or flim-flam, hoaxes are out there and this week on The Score Edmund Stone has a show dedicated to hoaxes and hoodwinks. Whether you fall for them or are just fascinated by them, you’ll love this episode, filled with music from Catch Me If You Can, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, War of the Worlds, Wag the Dog and more. Please note, Edmund is the REAL thing.  

20th Anniversary of The Score

Sunday, April 5 | 4pm

Celebrate twenty years of The Score, the nation’s most popular radio show dedicated to film music. Creator, host and producer Edmund Stone has curated a selection of some of his favorite episodes of the past two decades including exclusive interviews with composers such as Star Trek’s Michael Giacchino, and archival interviews with director Alfred Hitchcock. Enjoy some of Edmund’s landmark anniversary shows including 60 Years of James Bond, his own comic creation of the utterly non-existent award The Edmunds and more.