The St. Jude Songwriters Gala is where music meets mission—an annual gathering at Fremont Studios that blends intimate performances with powerful storytelling in support of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Now in its 10th year, the gala stands as a symbol of Seattle’s continued commitment to children everywhere.

This year’s program embraces a global theme, honoring the international reach of St. Jude’s lifesaving research and treatment. What began as one hospital in Memphis has grown into a worldwide effort to ensure that children battling cancer and other catastrophic diseases have access to the best care—no matter where they live.

The evening features a performance by Jon Foreman of Switchfoot, known for his soulful lyrics and humanitarian voice. Addie Pratt, a former St. Jude patient and rising singer-songwriter, will also take the stage to perform her original song, “The Woman I Am”—a deeply personal anthem shaped by her journey through treatment and healing.

More than a gala, this event is a reflection of what becomes possible when science, compassion, and creativity come together. Through music and memory, the event underscores the impact of a global community that chooses hope - Because our mission is clear, no child should die in the dawn of life. 

Finding cures. Saving lives.® Everywhere!

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Our purpose is clear: Finding cures. Saving children.®

Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — so they can focus on helping their child live. Because of generous donor support, we can provide children cutting-edge treatments not covered by insurance, at no cost to families.

St. Jude cares for some of the world’s sickest children regardless of their race, ethnicity, beliefs or ability to pay. Our patients receive the customized care they need to treat childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases, no matter what barriers they may face.

When St. Jude opened in 1962, childhood cancer was largely considered incurable. Since then, St. Jude has helped push the overall survival rate in the U.S. from 20% to more than 80%. In many countries, however, only 1 out of 5 children who develop cancer will survive. We won’t stop until no child dies from cancer, no matter where they live.

Every child deserves a chance to live their best life and celebrate every moment. When you support St. Jude, you can help make cures possible for kids with cancer. Together, we can save more lives.

Cocktails & Appetizers

4:00 p.m. 

Dinner 

5:45 p.m. 

Silent Auction Closes

6:55 p.m. 

St. Jude Program Begins

7:00 p.m.

Programs Ends 

9:00 p.m. 

St. Jude Benefactor


St. Jude Patron


St. Jude Booster


St. Jude Leaders

Nothing in Addie Pratt’s life — not her high school graduation, her college degree or her budding career in country music — would have been possible without St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®.

"I hope people know how thankful I am. I owe all of this to St. Jude," Addie said.

Addie was born to make music.

At 3, she pitched a fit until they let her take the stage at a hometown barbecue joint in Mississippi. As the story goes, she sang and brought down the house. 

In the car on her way to preschool, she belted out some of country music’s best hits, songs heavy with themes of love and lament.

At 11, she flawlessly delivered the national anthem to thousands of college basketball fans.

Then her life changed forever.

In 2016 she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. The high school freshman was referred to St. Jude and was in treatment for six months. Today, she is cancer-free. 

And she has never stopped singing praises to St. Jude.

Addie has represented the research hospital, singing the national anthem at college football bowl games and at the start of the St. Jude Memphis Marathon®.

In 2020, the then-college freshman harmonized beautifully with country music megastar Brad Paisley in the studio and onstage during a network television special, singing “Alive Right Now.” The song honors the lifesaving work being done at St. Jude.

During her senior year, Addie collaborated with Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood from Lady A and award-winning producer Nathan Chapman to write “The Woman That I Am.” It celebrates Addie’s personal St. Jude journey. 

Addie performed her single in Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium, the “Mother Church” of country music, at the sixth annual Bobby Bones & The Raging Idiots Million Dollar Show, receiving a standing ovation from country music’s star-studded elite.

Today, Addie lives in Nashville, where she works for ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude. Addie is still writing and plans to release new music this year.

“Nashville already feels like home,” said the small-town girl.

She’s missed by her parents, Kim and Michael Pratt, who are her biggest fans. 

“Michael and I find ourselves inspired by Addie, just like anyone who knows her. Of course, we are proud of her many accomplishments,” Kim said. “But we are even more proud of just who she is as a person. She is courageous and lives life with a great sense of purpose.”

“It’s been a crazy domino effect sort of thing,” Addie said. “I went through something really tragic and terrible, and St. Jude has just continued to bless me every single day since then. Not only did they save my life, they are making dreams I didn’t even know I had come true.”

Beef Shoulder Tenderloin 

Pinot Noir sauce and Roasted Prawns

Caramelized Leek Risotto 

Yellow Beets, Chickpeas, & Brussels Sprout Citrus Slaw
(Vegetarian)

Jon Foreman's musical journey began in a California garage filled with surfboards. These were the humble beginnings of multi-platinum selling, Grammy Award winning alt-rock band SWITCHFOOT. As the stages and crowds grew larger, Foreman felt the need for personal connection more than ever. So after the lights, and smoke, and crowd-surfing died down, Jon began singing his acoustic songs in the parking lot behind the venue. It was these "aftershows" that inspired his first four solo EPs in 2007: Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer: Twenty-four understated songs that showcased a new side of his songwriting proficiency. These were followed up by another series of EPs in the spring of 2015 titled, "The Wonderlands"- featuring twenty-four songs, a song for every hour of the day. 2015 welcomed the release of "The Wonderlands" twenty-five more songs that underscored Foreman’s unique way of seeing the world. The project was an attempt to craft a song for every hour of the day, accompanied by an unprecedented attempt to play 25 shows in 24 hours, a daunting feat that would become the feature documentary, "25 IN 24". As a true songwriter’s songwriter, Foreman’s songs have been sung by a truly wide array of artists including: Taylor Swift, Twenty One Pilots’ Tyler Joseph, the Jonas Brothers, and Jon Bellion. From Mandy Moore to Meatloaf, his work is appreciated by quite a disparate cross section of the populace. His latest work, “In Bloom,” was crafted to accompany a drive down the coast on a California afternoon. Nuanced and subtle, the collection is a return to the restraint of Foreman’s first solo effort.

Keith Tutt, II, is an award-winning producer, professional cellist, songwriter/composer, and master teacher. His musical journey began on the cello at the age of four. By the age of seven, he was studying with world-renowned National Cello Institute founder Richard Mooney. Over the years, Keith's repertoire has expanded to include multiple instruments, programming, and producing. This diverse musical background has enabled Keith to work with a variety of critically acclaimed artists across multiple genres such as Solange, Shawn Mendes, Leona Lewis, Hit-Boy, Empire of Sun, Switchfoot, and Moses Sumney, to name a few. His string arrangements have been heard on Grammy award-winning albums, and His production has also earned him numerous accolades inclusive of winning a Dove Award for Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year.