Orquesta Northwest: Celebrating International Women's Day

• Lorin Green, flute
• Paula Madrigal, conductor

Join us for the first event in our 2024 concert series. The "Music of the Americas: Hearts & Homes" event series is supported by the City of Seattle Neighborhood Matching Fund. The Ballard Civic Orchestra, led by conductor Paula Madrigal, will perform the monumental first symphony by American composer Amy Beach, as well as an original work entitled Alegre by the fantastic Cuban composer Tania Leon. We are also thrilled to have flutist Lorin Green join us to perform Three Philosophies by Catherine McMichael.

As always, this event is open and accessible to the public.

About Orquesta Northwest's Ballard Civic Orchestra

http://www.ballardcivicorchestra.org

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 Lorin Green, flute

Lorin Green (she/her) is an arts leader, administrator, flutist, and educator in Seattle, WA. She currently serves as the Community Relations Manager of the Seattle Symphony, where she acts as the bridge between the symphony and the community.

Recently, she was selected for and completed the League of American Orchestras Essentials of Orchestral Management Program at Juilliard. She was also recently appointed to the League of American Orchestras's inaugural Student Leadership Council where she was one of the only five students to be chosen nationally.

Currently, Lorin is pursuing her Doctorate of Musical Arts in Flute Performance at the University of Washington.

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.