2023 Series

Norway A Norwegian Epiphany
• January 8 at 2 pm
• Ballard First Lutheran Church
Featuring Joan Paddock, trumpet & lur, Laura Loge, soprano, & Debra Huddleston, piano & organ

Nordic Neighbor: Poland A Symphony of Sorrowful Songs
• January 26 at 7 pm
• Central Washington University Concert Hall, Ellensburg
• January 29 at 2 pm
• Ballard First Lutheran Church
Featuring Lorenzo Marasso & Yerin Kim, pianos & Laura Loge, soprano

Finland A Finnish Fiddle Quartet
• March 5 at 2 pm
• Ballard First Lutheran Church
Featuring the Skyros Quartet

Denmark Distinguished Danes
• March 26 at 3 pm
• St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Featuring Ensemble MidtVest from Denmark

Sweden Seriously Swedish
• April 16 at 3 pm
• St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Featuring Miolina Duo from New York City comprised of Lynn Bechtold & Mioi Takeda, violins

Iceland The Original Viking Opera
• May 7 at 3 pm
• St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Featuring Voices of Reykjavik from Iceland comprised of Ingibjörg Aldis Ólafsdóttir, soprano, Egill Árni Pálsson, tenor, Hrönn Þráinsdóttir, piano, & Helgi Jónsson, percussion

The 2023 Season of the newly rebranded and reimagined Nordic Chamber Music Series will be produced and underwritten by the Northwest Edvard Grieg Society. If you would like to support this series and ensure its future, please donate here!

Additional support is provided by individual donors and grants from the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation, the Seattle Polish Foundation, the American-Scandinavian Foundation, and ArtsWA. We are grateful for their support.