Events in Olympia, United States

The incomparable Brentano String Quartet, going on 30+ years as an ensemble, joins Emerald City Music for the first time with a monumental program of Haydn's Op. 33 Quartets in its entirety. Three of the quartets will be performed in Seattle on Friday evening, the ot ..

After making their American West Coast debut on Emerald City Music's stage in 2019, Dreamers' Circus is returning to the Puget Sound from Denmark. The young Danish Trio is a driving force in Nordic world music. Contemporary and endlessly innovative in their approach, ..

Returning artists Nicholas Canellakis and Michael Stephen Brown bring a program with a twist to the ECM stage, showcasing collaborative original films in dialogue with music by Rachmaninoff, Korngold, and more, in Such Stuff as Dreams. Reinventing the cello/piano gen ..

Emerald City Music celebrates the life and music of Pauline Oliveros, the pioneer of "deep listening" and "sonic awareness." This meditative evening, curated and hosted by cellist Sæunn Thorsteinsdottir, will combine live performance, film, and an interactive audienc ..

Emerald City Music returns to the stage for its ninth season, celebrating Artistic Director Kristin Lee's upcoming solo album, American Sketches. American Sketches captures the pride that Kristin Lee has for the U.S. as a foreign-born citizen, through tunes that embo ..

Olympia Harbor Days Festival is Olympia's and the South Sound's largest and free waterfront 3-day event featuring the maritime heritage of the South Puget Sound celebrating 51 Years in 2024. This award winning festival, hosted by the South Sound Maritime Heritage Ass ..