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.

Orquesta Northwest: Annual Latino Chamber Music Festival

Thursday, October 12, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
First Congregational Church, Bellevue, WA, United States

Orquesta Northwest's Latino Chamber Music Festival demonstrates that music can serve as a bridge, diminish differences, promote understandi…

Free

Orquesta Northwest: Annual Latino Chamber Music Festival

Thursday, October 5, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States

Orquesta Northwest's Latino Chamber Music Festival demonstrates that music can serve as a bridge, diminish differences, promote understandi…

Free

Cascade Orchestral Conducting 2023 with Sarah Ioannides Final Concert

Saturday, July 1, 2023 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Ludwig van Beethoven — Selected works
Gabriel Fauré — Selected works
Béla Bartók — Selected works
Stephanie Berg — Selected works
Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyVariations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 (selections; Alistair MacRae, cello)

Free (RSVP available; donations appreciated)

Cascade Choral Conducting 2023 with Geoffrey Boers Final Concert

Friday, June 30, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Gabriel Fauré — Selected works
George Frideric Handel — Selected works
Morten Lauridsen — Selected works

Free (RSVP available; donations appreciated)

Orquesta Northwest: Las Posadas

Sunday, December 11, 2022 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Sea Mar Museum of Chicano/a/Latino/a Culture, Seattle, WA, United States

Orquesta Northwest invites you and your family to enjoy a traditional Mexican and Peruvian Posada. Join us for a concert filled with beauti…

Free (donations accepted)

Orquesta Northwest: Fall Latino Chamber Music Festival

Saturday, October 15, 2022 @ 1:00pm – 2:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Maurice RavelString Quartet in F major ("I. Allegro moderato – très doux")
Astor PiazzollaHistoire du Tango ("I. Bordello, 1900" & "II. Cafe, 1930")
Traditional — Selected works (folk music from Argentina & Mexico)

Free (RSVP required)

Orquesta Northwest 'El Grito' Concert

Sunday, September 18, 2022 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States

In commemoration of 200 years of Mexico-US diplomatic relations and Mexico's Independence Day, Orquesta Northwest artistic director Paula M…

Free (SOLD OUT)

Orquesta Northwest 'El Grito de Independencia' Ceremony

Thursday, September 15, 2022 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States

Orquesta Northwest and MEXAM NW Festival invite you to learn more about the traditional "El Grito de Independencia." Celebrate this great d…

Free

Orquesta Northwest: Posada Navideña

Sunday, December 19, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States

Join Orquesta NW and Holy Family Parish Church December 19th for our annual Posada Navideña!

Let us make you feel at home by bringing back t…

Free (RSVP requested)

MEXAM NW Festival: Conciertos de Musica de Camara

Wednesday, October 13, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Passing through different musical genres, Trío Guadalevín & the Eleanor Quartet present chamber works from the most important traditional and Latin American repertoire.

Free (Free (registration required to attend in person))

Orquesta Northwest: Benemerito of the Americas [LIVE]

Monday, March 22, 2021 @ 10:30pm – 11:30pm (EDT)
Online event
Special concert celebrating Benito Juarez, the 1st Mexican president of indigenous (Zapotec) origin. Featuring Ballard Civic Orchestra musicians, Trio Guadalavin, indigenous Oaxacan musicians, & more.

Free

Latino Chamber Music Festival, Part 2 [LIVE]

Monday, October 12, 2020 @ 9:30pm – 10:30pm (EDT)
Online event
Featuring Trio Guadalevin, the Eleanor Quartet, cellist Karen Fardel, clarinetist Mary Kantor, Ballard Civic Orchestra members, & more!

Free

Orquesta Northwest Presents ‘Voces Latinas’ Latino Chamber Music Festival day 4

Sunday, October 13, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Resonance Events, Bellevue, WA, United States
Performances by Duo Nayarit, the Ellinor String Quartet, Paula Madrigal, Jovino Santos, and Teo Benson.

Free (Free)

Orquesta Northwest presents 'Voces Latinas' Latino Chamber Music Festival day 3

Saturday, October 12, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Ballard Homestead, Seattle, WA, United States
Performances by Three by Three Percussion Trio, [R]evolve Orchestra Project, soprano Carolina Botero, and Duo Chismosas.

Free (Free)

Orquesta Northwest presents 'Voces latinas' Latino Chamber Music Festival day 2

Thursday, October 10, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Fremont Abbey Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Performances by Duo Nayarit, Jovino Santos, Paula Madrigal, Duo Chismosas, and Carolina Botero.

Free (Free)

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

Thursday, October 3, 2019 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Performances by the Ellinor String Quartet, Duo Nayarit, and Trio Guadavelin.

Free (Free)

Orquesta Northwest's Ballard Civic Orchestra: El Grito

Sunday, September 15, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
John Stafford Smith – The Star Spangled Banner
Antonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Lorenzo Barcelata – El Cascabel for orchestra and mariachi
Federico Chavez-Blanco – New work (world premiere)
Jean Sibelius – Finlandia, Op. 26
Carlos Islas Arias – Rapsodia Mexicana

Free