WESTERLIES FEST 2025
Wednesday, April 9th • 7:30pm The Chapel Performance Space
The Past Delivers: Music for Ballet
The Westerlies present the score to their recent ballet "The Past Delivers," created in collaboration with BalletCollective, Troy Schumacher (New York City Ballet soloist) and Jordan Bennett.
Thursday, April 10th • 7:30pm Fremont Abbey
Songbook, Vol. 3: Live Recording
A one-night-only live recording in the round, for The Westerlies’ Songbook series. Featuring music by The Westerlies’ friends and past collaborators Fleet Foxes, Joanna Newsom, Adrianne Lenker, Gabriel Kahane, Tim Bernardes, Anais Mitchell, and more.
Friday, April 11th • 7:30pm The Royal Room
The Westerlies play Bill Frisell
A longtime friend and mentor of the group since their early Seattle days, The Westerlies are proud to embark on a major repertory and recording project celebrating the compositional voice of American Music pioneer Bill Frisell, featuring new, never-before-heard compositions from Frisell's recent notebooks, as well as favorites from the composer's vast catalog.
Combining evening performances with daytime in-school workings, The Westerlies created Westerlies Fest in 2018 to engage students and audiences in Seattle and surrounding underserved areas to give back to the city that raised them. To date, Westerlies Fest has presented over 30 artists including Celisse, Haley Heynderickx, Samora Pinderhughes, Sarah Kay, Phil Kaye, Kate Davis, Theo Bleckmann, Robin Holcomb, Troy Osaki, and more. To learn more about the organization, visit westerliesmusic.com
Thanks to our 2025 Bandstand Sponsor:
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Westerlies Fest is a project of The Westerlies Music Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. All contributions are tax deductible.
Please contact us directly at westerliesmusic@gmail.com if you are interested in becoming a festival sponsor, or if you'd like to get involved with the festival in any capacity.
The Westerlies Music, Inc. was supported by New Music USA’s Organization Fund in 2024-25:
