Listen Live At Lunch 2022: Ballard Civic Orchestra & Friends
Free
- Lark Powers, harpsichord
- Elizabeth C. D. Brown, guitar
- Teresa Caballero Jaime, flute
- Maria Scherer Wilson, cello
- Teo Benson, violin
- Cody Clark, clarinet
- Hoon Chang, oboe
- Paula Madrigal, conductor
Luigi Boccherini — "Grave assai – Fandango" (Introduction and Fandango) from Quintet No. 4 in D major for guitar and string quartet, G. 448 "Fandango" (arr. for guitar & harpsichord by Julian Bream)
Astor Piazzolla — Histoire du Tango ("I. Bordello, 1900" & "II. Cafe, 1930")
Bohuslav Martinů — Promenades for flute, violin and harpsichord, H. 274
Manuel de Falla — Harpsichord Concerto
Seattle-based Orquesta Northwest's Ballard Civic Orchestra & friends present a program of Latin, Spanish, and neo-classical works. Free admission!
About Lark Powers, harpsichord
About Elizabeth C. D. Brown, guitar
About Teresa Caballero Jaime, flute
Teresa Caballero, a native of Monterrey, Mexico, began her musical studies at age 11. After graduating with honors in music from Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon (UANL) in Mexico in 2005, she became second flute with the UANL chamber orchestra and principal flutist with the Nuevo Leon symphony youth orchestra. In addition to her achievements as a performer, she received, for her contributions to music education, a first-prize award in the highly regarded CONARTE (Mexico´s National Council for Culture and the Arts) competition for authoring a series of innovative, instructional concerts for children. Teresa currently teaches private flute lessons in Seattle and teaches preschoolers skills and social/emotional development through music.
About Maria Scherer Wilson, cello
About Teo Benson, violin
Teo Benson, a Whidbey Island native, began playing violin at the age of five with Linda Good and Island Strings. He has won scholarships and concerto competitions in Washington State and Colorado and holds a Master of Music degree in Violin Performance from the University of Washington where he studied with internationally acclaimed violinist Ron Patterson. Mr. Benson is first violinist in Symphony Tacoma, and has also performed as soloist with the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara Orchestra and most recently in April 2021 with the Jalisco Chamber Orchestra in Guadalajara, Mexico. As a teaching artist, Mr. Benson directs the Halcyon Music School in Ballard where he is the lead instructor of a full studio of students. In 2006 he launched Young Strings Project Outreach and served as the lead instructor, providing classical instrument and orchestral instruction, without charge, to youth with limited means and/or access in the Seattle area. In 2014 he collaborated with Paula Nava Madrigal, youth orchestra conductor, to create the World Youth Orchestra. In 2016 the couple formed the Ballard Civic Orchestra, a multi-cultural, multi-generational community orchestra, integrating talented amateur musicians with experienced professional musicians to present a series of Latino arts and culture concerts and events each year. In 2019 Ms. Madrigal and Mr. Benson launched Orquesta Northwest, a 501c3 non-profit with a mission to enhance community life by providing inclusive Latino 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 Latino community in the Seattle area. Under the leadership of Mr.Benson, Executive Director, and Ms.Madrigal, Artistic Director and Conductor, during the Covid-19 pandemic, Orquesta Northwest expanded its reach online with remote youth orchestra instruction and virtual events as well as community messaging.
http://www.teobenson.com/about/About Cody Clark, clarinet
About Paula Madrigal, conductor
Paula Madrigal was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, where she studied and worked until coming to Seattle in 2014. She is passionate about classical music. As a cellist, teaching artist, professional musician, and orchestra conductor, she has created and participated in numerous projects, providing classical music experiences, mostly free of charge, to promote inclusion and intercultural understanding. After arriving in Seattle, she received a Youth Arts grant from the Office of Arts & Culture to launch the World Youth Orchestra program for underserved immigrant and refugee youth. In 2015, Ms. Madrigal co-founded the Ballard Civic Orchestra whose programs celebrate Latino cultural heritage. Pursuing her career goals as a conductor, she has received awards from Seattle’s Univision and Latino Community Fund. Most recently, she co-founded the annual Cascade Conducting Master Class featuring Artistic Director Sarah Ioannides of Symphony Tacoma. Paula is currently the music director and conductor of Orquesta Northwest. In 2020, she was nominated to the Mayor Artist Award of Seattle.
https://www.paulamadrigal.com/