Latino Chamber Music Festival 2024

CALL FOR PERFORMERS

Orquesta Northwest invites classical musicians in the Puget Sound Area to submit an application for its Annual Fall Chamber Music Festival.

Orquesta NW is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to enhance community life by providing inclusive Latinx arts and culture programs, projects, and events, without charge, that create a sense of belonging, build intercultural understanding, foster equity and civic engagement, and strengthen the voice of the Latinx community in the Seattle area.

We are looking for small ensembles (2-5 players) to propose a work or works up to 30 minutes’ duration by Latin American or Latinx composers* for inclusion in one program of Orquesta NW’s Latino Chamber Music Festival 2024 on Oct. 8 at the Good Shepherd Center’s Chapel Performance Space in Seattle. Participants should be able and willing to engage with the audience by verbally sharing some meaningful information about the music and composers with them at the performance.

One ensemble will be selected for participation in the festival. An honorarium of $500 will be offered to the group. Winners of the 2023 edition of the Call for Performers are not eligible to participate in 2024.

Applications will be evaluated by a panel of musicians including Orquesta NW’s Artistic Director and Ballard Civic Orchestra’s conductor, Paula Madrigal; Executive Director, Teo Benson; and an outside experienced musician.

Please fill in the the following form to apply: https://forms.gle/CHM3ACLU1d9KBKri8

To apply please fill in the form on Orquesta NW’s website and submit a link to one or two videos of representative selections (combined duration should not exceed 10 minutes. The works do not need to be the exact works included in the application).

Selected applicants will be notified by Sept. 12, 2023.

Deadline: Applications will be accepted until Sept. 8, 2024.

Questions: ricardo@orquestanw.org

*Composers of Latino descent/heritage born in the U.S., and composers from the following countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela.