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

Sep

9

10:00 pm

Sept 2

Sept 9

Moab Music Festival

Sep 9, 2025 10:00 PM
September 9, 2025
Moab, UT

Kristin Lee returns to the Moab Music Festival.

Oct

12

2:00 pm

Eugene Symphony Orchestra

Oct 12, 2025 2:00 PM
October 12, 2025
Silva Concert Hall

Kristin Lee is presented as the featured soloist with Eugene Symphony and Music Director Alex Prior as part of their Masterworks Series.

Oct

17

8:00 pm

Emerald City Music

Oct 17, 2025 8:00 PM
October 17, 2025
415 Westlake Seattle, WA

Emerald City Music opens their tenth season with a program featuring the harp and clarinet.

Sep

9

10:00 pm

Sept 2

Sept 9

Moab Music Festival

Sep 9, 2025 10:00 PM
September 9, 2025
Moab, UT

Kristin Lee returns to the Moab Music Festival.

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