¡Celebra la magia de San Patricio con música en vivo! En Trinity Lutheran Church, con el talentoso solista Ricardo de la Torre, la Ballard Civic Orchestra y la increíble Lark Powers como artista invitada.

Celebrate the magic of St. Patrick’s with live music! at Trinity Lutheran Church, featuring the talented soloist Ricardo de la Torre, the Ballard Civic Orchestra, and the amazing Lark Powers as our guest artist. A night full of emotion and Irish tradition you won’t want to miss! 🍀

Historia / Story

Batallón de San Patricio: Una Lucha por la Justicia
El Batallón de San Patricio fue un grupo de inmigrantes irlandeses y alemanes católicos que lucharon por México en la Guerra México-Estados Unidos (1846-1848). Desertaron del ejército estadounidense debido a la discriminación religiosa y su oposición a la esclavitud.

Se destacaron en batallas como Monterrey, Buena Vista y Churubusco (1847), donde muchos fueron capturados y castigados con azotes, marcas con hierro candente y ejecuciones públicas.

Los San Patricios rechazaron el expansionismo estadounidense y su relación con la esclavitud, apoyando la lucha de México por la soberanía. Hoy son conmemorados en México e Irlanda con monumentos, ceremonias y sellos conmemorativos.

San Patricio Battalion: A Fight for Justice
The San Patricio Battalion was a group of Irish and German Catholic immigrants who fought for Mexico during the U.S.-Mexico War (1846–1848). Originally in the U.S. Army, they defected due to religious discrimination and opposition to slavery.

They distinguished themselves in battles like Monterrey, Buena Vista, and Churubusco (1847), where many were captured. The U.S. Army punished them harshly—whipping, branding, and publicly executing many.

The San Patricios rejected U.S. expansionism and its ties to slavery, siding with Mexico’s fight for sovereignty and freedom. Today, they are honored in Mexico and Ireland, with monuments, ceremonies, and commemorative stamps recognizing their sacrifice.

About Orquesta Northwest

Led by primarily Latinx staff and board, Orquesta Northwest has worked to promote a sense of belonging and empowerment in Seattle-area Latino community members, beginning with the arrival of Paula Nava Madrigal, professional cellist, and conductor from Guadalajara. In collaboration with a local nonprofit providing instruction, without charge, to under-served youth, she launched the World Youth Orchestra program the same year. In 2015 Ms. Madrigal and Teo Benson, professional violinist and founder and Director of Halcyon Strings Music School, co-founded the Ballard Civic Orchestra and began offering annual Latino arts and culture concert series featuring Latinx guest artists and composers. In 2019 Orquesta Northwest became a 501c3 nonprofit organization, presenting World Youth Orchestra and Ballard Civic Orchestra arts and culture programs and projects and offering an annual Master Class by a new Cascade Conducting program in partnership with Symphony Tacoma. Orquesta Northwest collaborates and partners with other Seattle-area Latino organizations, such as the Consulate of Mexico in Seattle, Casa Latina, Latino Community Fund, and SeaMar Museum of Chicano/a Latino/a Culture, to present Latino arts and culture events and youth educational programming without charge.

The programs and projects of Orquesta Northwest serve as a bridge to excellence in every dimension of life by celebrating Latino arts and culture, empowering marginalized community members, especially youth, and building partnerships and deepening ties with the Latino community. In 2022 Orquesta Northwest social justice projects include voter education, community messaging about the pandemic and vaccination, a celebration of Latinx essential workers, youth cultural education, and capacity-building to achieve equitable access to space in Seattle.

Orquesta Northwest is supported by city, county, state, and federal grants as well as foundations and individuals, including the National Association of Latino Arts & Culture (NALAC), National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Tides Foundation, 4Culture (King County), ArtsWA, Seattle’s Office of Arts & Culture and Neighborhood Matching Fund, and Equitable Communities Initiative.

Concierto de San Patricio

San Patrics Concert