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

27

2:00 pm

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on Tour: Spanish Journey

Apr 27, 2025 2:00 PM
April 27, 2025
Seventh-day Adventist Church, Grass Valley CA

The identity and flair of Spanish culture shine through in the sonic worlds of these impassioned works.

May

13

7:30 pm

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

May 13, 2025 7:30 PM
May 13, 2025
Alice Tully Hall

Five living composers offer a tribute honoring Beethoven's uncanny connection to the music of our time.

May

17

10:30 pm

May 15

May 17

Surrey Hills International Music Festival

May 17, 2025 10:30 PM
May 17, 2025
The Menuhin Hall

Kristin Lee and musicians from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center present a stunning programme featuring romantic music of profound emotional depth.

Apr

27

2:00 pm

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on Tour: Spanish Journey

Apr 27, 2025 2:00 PM
April 27, 2025
Seventh-day Adventist Church, Grass Valley CA

The identity and flair of Spanish culture shine through in the sonic worlds of these impassioned works.

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