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Begin your Saturday night with Second Inversion at 8pm, featuring 20th and 21st century contemporary classical music. Pacific Notions follows at 10pm, a new partnership with KEXP offering a blend of modern classical and ambient music, curated by KEXP’s DJ Alex Ruder.
January 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM
This Friday at 7pm, Northwest Focus Live brings you Sound Salon’s Byron Schenkman and Gretchen Yanover! 🎶

From Saint-Saëns, Beethoven, and Piazzolla to electric cello works by Yanover, the program beautifully blends tradition and modern textures.

#ClassicalKING #NWFL #ClassicalBroadcast #PNWMusic
January 8, 2026 at 6:21 PM
That short paragraph in your concert booklet might matter more than you think! 🎼 The Cross-Eyed Pianist explains how the right approach to program notes can deepen your concert experience without dictating what to hear.
🔗 Read it here: bit.ly/4rVL3jP.
January 7, 2026 at 11:39 PM
This Friday at 7pm, Northwest Focus Live looks back at remarkable performances from the Ladies Musical Club of Seattle Frances Walton Competition. 🎵

Featuring: Duo Duoro, the Kodak String Quartet, Micah Cheng, Talla Rouge, Kana Funayama, and Lisa Choi.
January 1, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Ring in the New Year with Classical KING! 🎆

Join us at midnight for a bright, celebratory playlist designed to accompany Seattle’s fireworks or any countdown you’re sharing with friends and family.

#ClassicalKING #MusicFeature #HappyNewYear #NYEPlaylist
December 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Ring in the New Year with Classical KING! 🎉

Starting at 8pm on New Year’s Eve, enjoy a sparkling mix of Strauss waltzes, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Tune in for the perfect soundtrack to welcome 2026.

#ClassicalKING #MusicFeature #HappyNewYear #NYEPlaylist
December 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Tune in Friday at 7pm for a special Northwest Focus Live looking back at some of our favorite wind quintet performances of the year! 🎶

Classical KING host and WindSync member, David Wall, shares standout moments from ZaRiah, WindSync, and the Mousai Quintet in this special “Best Of” edition.
December 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Merry Christmas from all of us at Classical KING! 🎄
Tune in throughout the day and make classical music the soundtrack to your festive and memorable celebrations.

#ClassicalKING #ClassicalChristmas #ChristmasMusic #ClassicalMusic
December 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Coming up at midnight on Christmas Day, Classical KING’s Festive Favorites features Charpentier’s Messe de minuit pour Noël. 🌙

Tune in to welcome Christmas with a work that wraps tradition, comfort, and carol melodies.

#ClassicalKING #FestiveFavorites #ClassicalBroadcast #ClassicalBroadcast
December 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This December, we're celebrating the gift of classical music through voices like Monica, Joanna, and Stephanie. 🎁

Thanks to our generous community, this music stays vibrant and accessible. Your support keeps it playing all year long.

#CommunityVoices #ClassicalKING #ListenerLove
December 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM
This Christmas Eve at 8pm, Classical KING’s Festive Favorites presents the Northwest Boychoir and Vocalpoint! 🎄

In A Festival of Lessons & Carols, their 75 voices bring carols and Christmas readings to life in a tradition cherished throughout the Puget Sound for more than 45 years.
December 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This Tuesday at 8pm, Classical KING’s Festive Favorites presents Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker with the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra. ❄️

From the Sugar Plum Fairy to the battle with the Rat King, experience all the magic of this seasonal masterpiece.
December 23, 2025 at 2:35 AM
This December, we're celebrating the gift of classical music through voices like Amelia in Seattle. 🎁

Thanks to our generous community, this music stays vibrant and accessible. Your support keeps it playing all year long.

#CommunityVoices #ClassicalKING #ListenerLove
December 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Today marks the winter solstice, and we’re setting the tone with peaceful, atmospheric music. ❄️ Settle into the season with soothing selections throughout the day that honor winter’s gentle glow.

#ClassicalKING #MusicFeature #WinterSolstice #ClassicalBroadcast
December 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This December, we're celebrating the gift of classical music through voices like Megan, Joanna, and Sandra. 🎁

Thanks to our generous community, this music stays vibrant and accessible. Your support keeps it playing all year long.

#CommunityVoices #ClassicalKING #ListenerLove
December 21, 2025 at 3:25 AM
This December, we're celebrating the gift of classical music through voices like Matthew, Sarah, and Tamara. 🎁

Thanks to our generous community, this music stays vibrant and accessible. Your support keeps it playing all year long.

#CommunityVoices #ClassicalKING #ListenerLove
December 19, 2025 at 2:22 AM
This Friday, Northwest Focus Live spotlights the Maple Quartet, the Ensemble Alternate Winners of the Ladies Musical Club of Seattle’s 2025 Frances Walton Competition. 🎶🌟

Hear their vibrant chamber music and learn more about the competition that champions young artists across WA.
December 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This December, we're celebrating the gift of classical music through voices like Nicole in Brentwood. 🎁

Thanks to our generous community, this music stays vibrant and accessible. Your support keeps it playing all year long.

#CommunityVoices #ClassicalKING #ListenerLove
December 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
It’s Beethoven’s 255th birthday, and we’re marking the occasion the best way we know how: with all nine symphonies. 🎶 Tune in today to enjoy a full day of Beethoven’s music in chronological order.

View the full playlist at bit.ly/441HyOw to see what's in store!
December 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Hanukkah begins today, and Classical KING is celebrating with uplifting music all week long. 🕎 Tune in December 14–22 for special pieces played throughout the day and each evening to celebrate the season’s light and tradition.

#ClassicalKING #MusicFeature #Hanukkah #ClassicalBroadcast
December 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Classical KING’s Festive Favorites begins with a bright Chanukah celebration this Sunday at 8pm. 🕎✨ Join Chicago a cappella and artistic director Jonathan Miller for an evening of uplifting choral music inspired by the holiday’s stories and songs.

#ClassicalKING #BroadcastConcert #ChanukahMusic
December 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This Friday at 7pm, Northwest Focus Live welcomes the 2025 Frances Walton Competition Solo Alternate Winners: pianist Alexander Agate and marimbist Robbie Darling. 🎶

Tune in to hear their inspired performances and learn more about the competition’s 40 years of supporting young musicians.
December 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Seattle Symphony guides us through a journey of sound this Friday at 8pm. 🌌
Featuring Dvořák’s New World Symphony, Raymond Yiu’s Violin Concerto, and Bartók’s folk-inspired dances.

#ClassicalKING #BroadcastConcert #SeattleSymphony #ClassicalBroadcast
December 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
🐦✨What do birds and orchestras have in common? More than you think!

Peek into how nature’s finest musicians helped composers reimagine classical sound at bit.ly/4nHUyQe.

#ClassicalKING #TheClassicalLife #ClassicalMusic
December 4, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The holidays start now on Classical KING! Kick off the season this Tuesday at 6pm with GRAMMY-nominated VOCES8, sharing their warm and radiant winter program from the University of Washington’s Meany Center for the Performing Arts.

#ClassicalKING #VOCES8 #PNWMusic #BroadcastConcert
December 2, 2025 at 1:41 AM