Emerald City Music

In 2015, Kristin Lee co-founded Emerald City Music, a Seattle-based chamber music series, with the aim of transforming the traditional classical music experience.

Emerald City Music (ECM) is the Pacific Northwest home for eclectic, intimate, and vibrant classical chamber music experiences. Deemed "the beacon for the casual-classical movement" (CityArts), ECM hosts world-renowned musicians in unique concert experiences in its South Lake Union home venue, 415 Westlake. Catch them on tour also in residence in Olympia, Bellingham, and New York City.

Founded in 2015, Emerald City Music produces and tours seven productions annually, with each tour visiting Seattle’s South Lake Union (415 Westlake, a chic contemporary venue with an open bar), Olympia’s Minnaert Center (a 495 seat modern concert hall), a once annual concert at the Bellingham Music Festival, and an annual concert in New York City.

ECM gained recognition regionally and nationally as a major player in the chamber music scene. Artistic Director Kristin Lee – a touring violinist awarded the Avery Fisher Career Grant and who is a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center – is regarded for her innovative programming that both honors the tradition of chamber music while expanding the genre’s boundary past common limits.

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In the process of creating a welcoming and more inclusive environment for intimate music-making, they promote their series [Emerald City Music] by chalking street corners in South Lake Union to get the word out, treating social media as their friend, staging pop­up performances at Microsoft and Google, hosting meetups and collaborating with young professionals."
– The Seattle Times
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UPCOMING

Apr

23

7:00 pm

Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach

Apr 23, 2026 7:00 PM
April 23, 2026
Norton Museum - Palm Beach, FL

Kristin Lee joins a 12-member ensemble for Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach's season finale.

Apr

30

7:30 pm

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Apr 30, 2026 7:30 PM
April 30, 2026
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse Rose Building, 165 West 65th Street New York, NY 10023

Kristin Lee and Sandbox Percussion are presented by Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in a program of Vivian Fung, Joan Tower, and Lou Harrison.

May

3

3:00 pm

Friends of Chamber Music Kansas City

May 3, 2026 3:00 PM
May 3, 2026
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts - Kansas City, MO

Kristin Lee joins a 12-member ensemble to celebrate Friends of Chamber Music Kansas City Fiftieth Anniversary Season.

Apr

23

7:00 pm

Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach

Apr 23, 2026 7:00 PM
April 23, 2026
Norton Museum - Palm Beach, FL

Kristin Lee joins a 12-member ensemble for Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach's season finale.

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