Orquesta Northwest presents 'Voces Latinas' Latino Chamber Music Festival day 1

The first performances for our Latino Chamber Music Festival will take place at Octave 9, Benaroya's new cutting-edge music venue. This event will feature music by the Ellinor String Quartet, Duo Nayarit, and Trio Guadavelin.

Orquesta Northwest’s Latino Chamber Music Festival demonstrates that music can serve as a bridge, diminish differences, promote understanding and inclusion, as well as connect diverse audiences and participants, thereby building the confidence of marginalized community members and contributing to the growth of individuals and social well-being in general. This project offers vibrant, educational, cultural, and musical experiences that foster intercultural understanding in both mainstream and under-served communities. Attendees will experience Latinx artists and composers as models from the Latinx culture who value sensitivity, respect, and appreciation for cultural differences and commonalities.

About Trío Guadalevín

A unique collaboration between a folklorist from Mexico City, a lute/oud/guitar player specializing in the early music of Europe, and a globe-traveling percussionist and arts educator, Trío Guadalevín explores the musical dialogue between Indigenous, European, and African cultures that define Latin American identity. With memorable stories and an incredible array of instruments from the Americas, Africa, and Europe, the trio weaves together a tapestry of music, languages, culture, history, and geography. They move seamlessly between the past and present, employing a mix of contemporary, folkloric, and historic melodies sung in Spanish, Zapotec, and Ladino, which ride on rhythms from the Afro-Indigenous son jarocho to the Italian tarantella and Moroccan shabia.

About Orquesta Northwest

Orquesta NW is a 501c3 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.

About Ellinor String Quartet

The Ellinor String Quartet (ESQ) brings professional chamber music to diverse communities throughout the Puget Sound. The quartet is a member of the 4Culture Touring Arts Roster, and has performed at music festivals celebrating Latino, and Taiwanese culture. In addition to performing in concert halls, ESQ also brings the string quartet repertoire to intimate neighborhood spaces, from public libraries and community churches to local public schools, where the quartet volunteers coachings and concerts in a dedicated effort to inspire the next generation.

Members of the ESQ have studied with pedagogues at the world's leading institutions, including the New England Conservatory, the San Francisco Symphony, the Boston Conservatory, the Lucerne Conservatory, the University of Washington, the University of Maryland, the University of New Mexico, and the University of California, Berkeley. The quartet takes its name from Mount Ellinor, a stunning peak in the nearby Olympic Mountains.