DQMF 2025
2025 Dates: Sunday July 27 to Sunday August 3rd (Quartet Fellowship begins Friday July 25th)
The Dalí Quartet International Music Festival (DQMF) is a chamber music and string orchestra program founded in 2004 by Venezuelan violist Adriana Linares and violinist Carlos Rubio. The DQMF is organized as a program of ArCoNet, the Arts & Community Network, in collaboration with members of the Dali Quartet and the ArCoNet Faculty.
The DQMF accepts students from intermediate through advanced/semi-professional levels, and offers a unique experience through artistic, musical, educational, cultural, and social activities. Every year the DQMF attracts hundreds of musicians from all over the United States, Hong Kong, Korea, Bulgaria, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and Puerto Rico.
Daily activities include: chamber music coaching/rehearsals, master classes, faculty recitals, fun social activities, and a variety of workshops topics such as: Career Opportunities in Music, College Preparation, Body Rhythm, Instrument Making, Body Awareness, Jazz Improvisation, Venezuelan Folk Music, Brazilian Percussion, Japanese Flute, Middle Eastern Music, and Puerto Rican Plena Dance.
Coachings and master classes are led by prominent artists and guests including ArCoNet faculty, members of the Dali Quartet, Philadelphia Orchestra, Annapolis Symphony and the New York City Ballet Orchestra, The Cleveland Institute of Music, Lynn Conservatory, Oberlin Conservatory, Indiana University, Michigan State University, the Curtis Institute of Music, and Temple University.
The DQMF concert experience kicks off with a Faculty Recital, followed by evening concerts featuring the Fellow quartets, and student groups.
Alumni from the DQMF have distinguished careers in music and have attended prestigious institutions including the Curtis Institute of Music, Reina Sofia Conservatory, The Cleveland Institute of Music, Lynn Conservatory, Bard Conservatory, the Colburn School, University of Michigan, The New England Conservatory, Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music and Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music.
Click here to learn more about the QUARTET FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Click here to learn more about the ASSISTANTSHIP PROGRAM
Click here to learn more about the COMPOSER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
NEW FESTIVAL LOCATION
Sanctuary Church
1346 E. Prospect ave., North Wales, PA 19454
Can’t travel this year? No worries, we will offer an online pass for all workshops, master classes and recitals. The fee for the pass is $150 and you can access it all!
INSTRUMENTS
Only Violin, Viola, and Cello (Bass players and woodwinds by invitation only)
AGE DIVISIONS
-Youth – Ages 13 and up
-Pre-College/College/Assistants
-Fellows (pre-formed quartets, or advanced players in college or post-graduate programs)
Note:
The ages for each division are approximate. Chamber music placements will be based on audition, level, and experience.
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