Seattle Chamber Music Society (SCMS) has acquired ‘The Concert Truck’, a traveling music venue that presents concerts across the country and redefines how people experience live music. By converting a box truck into a fully equipped mobile concert hall, complete with lights, a sound system, and a grand piano, The Concert Truck brings classical music directly into city streets, festivals, schools, neighborhoods, parks, and other everyday spaces.

Now, as a core element of SCMS’s programming, The Concert Truck can further advance accessibility, engagement, and artistic excellence with renewed support, turning spontaneous outdoor moments into lasting connections with the community.

“We believe classical music is vibrant, magnetic, and belongs in everyday life,” says John Holloway, SCMS’s Dr. Oliver E. Cobb Executive Director. “By welcoming The Concert Truck and its visionary co-founder, Susan Zhang, into our organization, we are putting our money where our mouth is – investing in the future of classical music and partnering with organizations nationwide to bring world-class performances to wherever you can think to park a truck. »

Pianist Susan Zhang created The Concert Truck with pianist Nick Luby in 2016. Since its founding, The Concert Truck has partnered with numerous American arts organizations.