The Dali Quartet International Music Festival
Orchestra Concert Project
12 Years of teaching, mentoring, inspiring, and transforming the lives of children and communities
The mission of ArCoNet, The Arts & Community Network, is centered in influencing the lives of children through innovative music programs and community actions thus they become successful and caring individuals. The Dalí Quartet International Music Festival (DQMF) is an internationally recognized Chamber Music and Orchestra Program founded in 2004 by Violist Adriana Linares and Violinist Carlos Rubio (member of the Dali String Quartet). The Camp & Festival runs under the umbrella of ArCoNet in collaboration with members of the Dali Quartet and ArCoNet Strings Faculty (formerly Elite Strings Program).
During twelve years of existence in the Lansdale vicinity, the DQMF has grown from twenty local students to more than seventy from around the world. The Camp & Festival has also attracted prominent musicians that recognize and conveys the importance of music and arts as instruments of socio-cultural change. This is the second year of DQMF of presenting the finale concert of the DQMF and student’s achievements, with an Orchestra Concert and Music Exhibition in the city of Philadelphia. This Concert will expands the Organization’s horizon and also to reach out and expose classical music to new areas and communities in the Delaware Valley.
The DQMF Orchestra Concert success will pave the road of ArCoNet’s Scholarship program for the Delaware Valley, where we hope to develop great talents and serve as a platform to connect, engage and develop music as a medium of social change.
The execution of this project will require additional funding, The Festival does not receive any subsidies or other source of income to cover food, venue and scholarships, therefore your generous contribution will enable not only this undertaking but its future related initiatives.
We invite you to navigate through this website where you will learn, engage, blog and become integral part of this project. Visit our “Donate” section of our webpage to give a generous contribution.
Alfredo Pérez
ArCoNet
Executive Director
The Dalí Quartet International Music Festival is an exciting multicultural music program led by members of the Dali String Quartet and the ArCoNet Strings Program. In our eleventh year, we are excited to provide an inspiring musical experience that students will never forget.
Adriana Linares – Director
The Concert
The Dalí Quartet Festival Orchestra Concert at Irvine Auditorium (Perelman Quadrangle at the University of Pennsylvania) concludes the 2015 Dali Quartet International Music Festival on Sunday, August 9th with a distinctive program featuring:
The Dali Quartet
- Simón Gollo, violin
- Carlos Rubion, violin
- Adriana Linares, viola
- Jesus Morales, cello
Guests Artists
- Jan Wagner, conductor
- Eric Sessler, composer
- Manena Contreras, composer
Dali Quartet International Music Festival
- The Junior, Youth, Pre-College/College Orchestras
The concert starts at 1:30 pm with Pre-concert events including stands of interactive activities for children, parents and all audiences, including:
- Body Percussion Workshops
- Meet the Conductor and Composers
- Meet the Quartet
- Latin Fiesta Workshop
- Food and refreshments
Schedule
The Dali Quartet International Music Festival
The Dalí Quartet International Music Festival (DQMF) is an internationally recognized Chamber Music and Orchestra Program founded in 2004 by Violist Adriana Linares and Violinist Carlos Rubio (member of the Dali String Quartet). The DQMF runs under the umbrella of ArCoNet, the Arts & Community Network in collaboration with members of the Dali Quartet and the Elite Strings Faculty.
The DQMF offers students a unique experience through artistic, musical, educational, cultural and social experiences. Since its foundation in 2004, the DQMF has attracted hundreds of musicians from the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware region as well as other USA states, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and Latin America.The DCMF accepts students from beginner/intermediate through advanced/semi-professional levels.
At the DQMF, students attend faculty recitals, daily chamber music coaching/rehearsals, string orchestra sectionals/rehearsals, master classes, fun social integrating activities, and a variety of workshops topics such as:
Instrument Making, Body Mapping and Body Awareness, Jazz Improvisation, College Preparation/Career Opportunities in Music, Venezuelan Folk Music, Brazilian Percussion, Japanese Flute, Middle Eastern Music, and Puerto Rican Plena Dance.
Daily Coaching and Master Classes are led by prominent artist faculty with active international careers in music education and performance including members of the Dali Quartet, Philadelphia Orchestra, Annapolis Symphony and the New York City Ballet Orchestra and music faculty from The Oberlin Conservatory, Indiana University, Michigan State University, the Curtis Institute of Music, ArCoNet and Temple University.
The ten day experience culminates with three exciting chamber music recitals featuring more than sixteen chamber music groups and a Grand Finale Concert featuring three orchestra divisions: The Junior, The Youth and the Pre-College/College/Faculty. The performance ends with the Festival Orchestra comprised of all the students and faculty on stage.
Alumni from the DQMF have followed careers in music having attended prestigious institutions such as the Curtis Institute of Music, Reina Sofia Conservatory, The Cleveland Institute of Music, Bard Conservatory, the Colburn School, University of Michigan, the New England Conservatory, Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, among others.
