Laura Loge, Artistic Director
2026-2027 Series
Pre-registration will be available beginning August 1, 2026.
Denmark | Ugly Ducklings
• September 12 at 1 pm, First Lutheran Church, Tacoma
• September 13 at 2 pm, Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle
Featuring the Darkwood Consort — Jennifer Drake, viola & Aage Nielsen, bass clarinet — performing works by Danish composers.
Finland | Sisu in Seattle
• October 10 at 1 pm, Saint Luke’s Memorial Episcopal Church, Tacoma
• October 11 at 2 pm, University Presbyterian Church, Seattle
Featuring James D. Hicks performing music for pipe organ from the beginning of Finnish music to the present.
Norway | Northern Winds & Waves
• November 12 at 1 pm, First Lutheran Church, Tacoma
• November 13 at 2 pm, Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle
Featuring flutist Cassie Lear and pianist Steven Luksan performing selections by Norwegian and Pacific Northwestern composers inspired by our similar landscapes and water features.
Sweden | Swedish Songbirds
• September 12 at 1 pm, First Lutheran Church, Tacoma
• September 13 at 2 pm, Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle
Featuring the Darkwood Consort — Jennifer Drake, viola & Aage Nielsen, bass clarinet — performing works by Danish composers.
Nordic Neighbor Estonia | Estonian Elegance
• March 6 at 1 pm, First Lutheran Church, Tacoma
• March 7 13 at 2 pm, Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle
Featuring The Mägi Ensemble and the Raven Quartet performing Estonian choral and string quartet music in conversation.
Iceland | Sonorous Sagas
• April 3 at 1 pm, First Lutheran Church, Tacoma
• April 4 at 2 pm, Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle
Excerpts from the sagas will be spoken in Old Norse (with translations) between music selections for piano, voice, narrator, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, and cello in every combination performed by Seattle-area musicians.
- Tacoma concerts are at First Lutheran Church, Tacoma, 524 S I St, Tacoma, WA 98405 (map)
- Seattle concerts are at Ballard First Lutheran Church, 2006 NW 65th St, Seattle, WA 98117 (map)
- Except for Finland which are at Saint Luke’s Memorial Episcopal Church, Tacoma (map) and University Presbyterian Church, Seattle (map)
Pre-registration will be available beginning August 1, 2026.
All concerts are offered free.
Donations are gladly accepted.
We are able to continue this series because of the generosity of individuals like you.
Thank you. Takk. Tak. Tack. Takk. Kiitos.
The Nordic Chamber Music Series is produced by the Northwest Edvard Grieg Society. Additional support comes from 4Culture, the City of Bellevue, ArtsFund, the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation, and by individual donors like you.
Free and reduced access supported by 4Culture.
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