The People United

Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of music, art, and community! Experience the vibrancy of Latino culture through the Latino Art Fair, featuring local artists Amaranta I. Sandys, Mirta Mymerszberg, Teresa Martinez, and musical performances by Lark Powers and the World Youth Orchestra, followed by a powerful live concert celebrating resilience, creativity, and connection, featuring Sphinx concerto competition winner Samuel Vargas Teixeira – one of the most thrilling violinists of his generation- in a rare Seattle appearance with the Ballard Civic Orchestra, World Youth Orchestra and Paula Madrigal!

This event is open to the public, and admission is free. VIP tickets available.

El Pueblo Unido

Únete a nosotros en una tarde inolvidable de música, arte y comunidad. Experimente la energía de la cultura latina a través de la Feria de Arte Latino, que contará con la presencia de la artista local Amaranta I. Sandys, Mirta Mymerszberg, Teresa Martínez y la gran pianista Lark Powers, seguida de un poderoso concierto en vivo que celebrará la resiliencia, creatividad y conexión. Con el ganador del concurso de concierto Sphinx, Samuel Vargas Teixeira, uno de los violinistas más brillantes de su generación, ¡en una rara aparición en Seattle con la Ballard Civic Orchestra y Paula Madrigal!
Este evento está abierto al público y la entrada es libre. Entradas VIP disponibles.

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.