DQMF 2024

2024 Dates: Sunday July 28th to Sunday August 4th (Quartet Fellowship begins Friday July 26th)

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 for the 2024 modified version 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

FESTIVAL LOCATION:

North Penn Church of Christ

300 N. North Wales Rd. 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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Returning students do not need to re-audition, unless they wish to apply for a higher division or re-apply for the Quartet Fellowship program.

For New students College Level:

Requirements:

  1. One major and one minor scale in 3 octaves
  2. An etude of your choice
  3. A movement of a Bach Solo
  4. A portion of a concerto, sonata or show piece

For New students Youth and Pre-College:

  1. One major and one minor scale in 3 octaves
  2. An etude of your choice
  3. A portion of a solo piece you are currently working on (Concerto, Sonata, or show piece)

 

ONLINE Auditions only (please send your video recordings to alinares@arconetwork.org)

$125 application fee due at audition time

Application Deadline May 15th

Please submit an application form here.

2024 Modified DQMF TUITION FEES (Youth, Pre-College, College Divisions) 

-A $125 non-refundable application fee (for all divisions)         

– $750 (Youth, Pre-College and College)

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 $250 and you can access workshops, master classes and performances. 

ATTENTION PRE-FORMED QUARTETS

If you are all on the same location, and can not travel to the Festival this year, we can accommodate you. You can receive daily coachings, attend the workshops, and play in master classes and recitals all over zoom. Email us for more details: alinares@arconetwork.org

IN PERSON TUITION FEE INCLUDES

  • Daily Chamber Coaching and rehearsals
  • A variety of music workshops
  • Guest Master Classes
  • Admission to Dali Quartet and Faculty Concert
  • Admission to Student Chamber recitals
  • Admission to Student Finale Orchestra Concert
  • Saturday Pizza Party
  • One Festival shirt 
  • A certificate of participation signed by the Faculty
  • Professional Audio Recording of all performances
  • Professional Video taping of all performances

ROOM & BOARD

College students and under 18 participants may arrange their own housing. There are several hotels, and airbnbs in the area that we can help connect you with. Participants from the Quartet Fellowship Program may request housing.

FINANCIAL AID

The Dali Quartet International Music Festival is pleased to offer Assistantships for Pre-college, and College students (based on financial need and talent) For more information about this program please visit the Assistantship Program section. 

Financial aid and payment installments are available.

To apply for financial aid or payment installments, please contact Festival Director Adriana Linares at alinares@arconetwork.org

PAYMENT INFORMATION

Pay By Check
Checks can be mailed to the following address:

ARCONET
P.O. BOX 165
MONTGOMERYVILLE, PA 18936

Please Make Checks Payable to: ArCoNet and specify in the memo line the student name.
We are also happy to receive your check payments at our hospitality desk at the North Penn Church of Christ on Mondays and Tuesdays from 3 to 8pm.

Credit Cards
Credit card payment option is available.

Please note that there is a convenience fee for paying with credit card.

Click here for Online credit card payments:

https://arconetwork.org/wp/payments/

2024 FESTIVAL EVENTS

-Daily Activities:
Sunday July 28th to Sunday August 4th

8:30: Arrival for Youth and Pre-College

9-3pm: Youth and Pre-College

11pm-6pm: College and Fellows

7: Recitals on selected evenings (Thursday, Friday and Saturday)

Note: Pre-College students may stay after 2pm at the NPCC for extra quartet practice and to observe college/fellow master classes and workshops. 

-Day Festival Events Location:

North Penn Church of Christ (NPCC)

300 N. North Wales Rd. North Wales, PA
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SPECIAL EVENTS 

-Dali Quartet and Faculty Recital 

Sunday July 28th and Tuesday July 30th at 7pm

-Faculty Recital featuring cellist Andres Sanchez-Linares.

Thursday August 1st at 7pm (location TBD)

-Quartet Fellows Recitals 

Friday August 2nd and Saturday August 3rd at 7pm

-Student Chamber Recitals 

Saturday August 3rd and Sunday August 4th at 4pm

-CAMERATA Ensembles

Sunday August 4th at 4pm

Location: North Penn Church of Christ, North Wales, PA (NPCC)

-Family picnic

Sunday July 28th at 11am at Peace Valley Park.

MASTER CLASSES and WORKSHOPS (Open to festival students in person, and online live stream)

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!

 

Past workshops include:

-Mindfulness and Body Awareness with Daniel Pereira

-Career Opportunities in Music with Julia Rubio.

-Audition Preparation with Dali Quartet

-Body Percussion with Dr. Romero.

-Japanese Flute Workshop with Dr. Nora Suggs.

-Instrument Care and Maintenance with David Michie.

-Middle Eastern Music with Udi Bar Davis.

-Brazilian Percussion with Alex Shaw.

-Jazz Improvisation with Eddie Venegas.

-Puerto Rican Plena Dance with Alberto Pagan.

-Composer Workshop with Ricardo Lorenz, Jeremy Gill, Paul Salerno, Eric Sessler,  Manena Contreras among others.

NOTE: A detailed schedule of master classes, workshops, rehearsals, and coaching will be provided on the first day of the festival.

INSURANCE & TRAVEL FORM

Insurance and Travel Form

Jesus Morales

Cello FacultyArCoNet
Website: ArCoNet Faculty, Dali Quartet Cellist
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Biographical Info

Jesús A. Morales Matos was born into a prominent musical family. Currently, Mr. Morales serves as Cellist of the Morales-Burgman Duo, The Dali String Quartet, Cello Professor of the Elite Strings Program (Lansdale, PA), member of the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, Co-Principal Cellist of the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra, and performs regularly with the Baltimore Symphony.

In 2007, Centaur Records released Mr. Morales’ CD of the Saint-Saens and the Lalo Cello Concertos to rave reviews, which he recorded with the Philharmonia Bulgarica conducted by his brother, Jaime Morales. Mr. Morales awaits the release of his new CD of the Brahms Cello Sonatas, also on the Centaur label.

Previously Mr. Morales served as Principal Cello of the Orquestra Sinfonica of Puerto Rico, Professor of Cello at the Conservatorio de Musica de Puerto Rico and the Children’s String Program. As an active chamber musician, he was a member of the San Juan Piano Trio and the Chamber Group Concerto.
Mr. Morales has won several competitions, including the Camerata Solo Competition for Cello, the Eastern Connecticut Young Artist Competition and the Grace Vamos Cello Competition. He has been a soloist with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, the Orquesta Sinfonica de Puerto Rico, the Camerata Symphony, the National Repertory Orchestra, the Starling Chamber Orchestra and the Festival de Orquestas Sinfonica Juvenil de las Americas.

He has participated in summer festivals including The Casals Festival in Puerto Rico, Banff Center for the Arts, Grand Teton Music Festival, Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, Bowdoin Music Festival, Eastern Music Festival and Música Rondeña in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mr. Morales also performed in recitals and chamber music concerts in Mexico, Venezuela, and St. Thomas, VI.

Mr. Morales holds a bachelor’s degree from The Cleveland Institute of Music and has done postgraduate work at The Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. His cello teachers have included Dr. Ronald Crutcher, Alan Harris, Helga Winold, and Yehuda Hanani. He studied chamber music with Peter Oundjian.

Mr. Morales resides in Philadelphia with his wife, violinist Dara Morales, and young daughters Isabel and Karina.

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2024 SAMPLE DAILY SCHEDULE

DATES: July 28th-August 4th

Youth and Pre-College Division

8:30: Arrival

9: Quartet rehearsal or coaching

10: Workshop/Master Classes

11: Quartet rehearsal or coaching

12-1: Social Time/Lunch

1-3: Camerata

Fellow Quartet Program

11: Fellows Quartets arrive to coach Youth Groups

12: Lunch provided for Fellows and Faculty

1-4: Quartet Rehearsal or coaching

4: Workshops or Master classes

5-6: Camerata

6: Dinner on your own

7: Recitals or evening activities on selected evenings

Note: this is a sample schedule, students will obtain a detailed daily schedule on the first day of the Festival.

NOTE: The DQMF is not a solo repertoire program. Students must come already prepared to work on chamber music and orchestra music. There is no built in time to practice alone. Fellows and College students may use the morning to practice individually.

FAQs

 

Where should I send payments?

CLICK HERE for payment information 

 

Where is the Dali Quartet International Festival located?

Daily Festival, meetings, faculty concert and chamber recitals:

North Penn Church of Christ (NPCC)

300 N. North Wales Rd.

North Wales, PA 19454

When do I need to be at the Festival?

Fellows will arrive on Friday July 26th for the 3pm WELCOME Meeting.

First day of Festival activities begin Sunday July 28th:

11am family and student picnic at Peace Valley Park and the

7pm: Dali Quartet Kick off Festival Concert

 

What time are the classes?

9am-3pm: Youth and Pre-College

11am-6pm: Fellows and Dali

 

Are there any classes or activities on Saturday and Sundays?

There are NO day classes at the NPCC on Sunday July 28th

Sunday August 4th we begin activities at 1pm for the Final Concert at 4pm.

How do I know what to do every day at the Festival?

All the students and faculty will receive a daily schedule every day. All students should expect to have: Daily orchestra rehearsals, daily quartet coachings/rehearsals, a variety of workshops, lunch, string sectionals and theory/score reading. (Some activities may vary from day to day)

What should I bring to the Festival every day?

  • Your instrument
  • A music stand (please label your stand)
  • A pencil (please label)
  • A metronome/tuner (optional, please label your metronome)
  • CAMERATA and Chamber Music printed parts: All chamber/orchestra music in a 3-hole black binder (no loose parts please) PLEASE LABEL
  • Snacks and water
  • A packed lunch. There is NO microwave available. Please label your lunch boxes (lunch will be provided for fellows and faculty)
  • ALL STUDENTS have a cubby in the Auditorium area where they will place all their belongings.

 

 

What should I pack if I come from out of town/country?

  • Light summer clothes (temperatures between 85 and 95 degrees)
  • Sport shoes (some days we may go to play sports at the park)
  • Concert Clothes (specified below)
  • Extra cash for fun activities (eating out, canoes, pool, mall)

 

Do I have to pack a lunch?

  • YES! All students need to pack lunches, water and snacks.
  • Dali Fest staff will provide a pizza lunch on SATURDAY August 3rd (NO NEED to pack lunch that day!!!)

Are concerts free?

 

All concerts for DQMF participants are free of charge. The faculty concerts are $10 general admission. The students recitals are $10 requested donation.

 

For the Chamber Music, how many rehearsals and coachings do we have? 

  • Chamber music assignments are based on the audition, experience and age.
  • Each student is assigned one (1) chamber group to work with.
  • Each group is assigned one (1) coach to work with for the week.
  • Groups are also assigned a fellow coach in addition to the regular coach.
  • Chamber groups will work on one or two movements of music assigned. (Fellows have a different curriculum).
  • Festival faculty and students receive an email by MID JUNE with very important information about: group assignments, music parts and recordings to listen and get familiarized with the pieces.
  • Everyone is expected to print parts and learn the music in advance.
  • There are NO private lessons or solo practicing periods during the Festival week. Students may practice after Festival hours at home after 5pm.
  • If a student is having difficulties with the parts, please notify the coach and we will arrange for an assistant or a teacher to help them after Festival hours.
  • Each group will receive about 5 supervised chamber coachings and 5 alone chamber group rehearsals (Youth will always be supervised during all periods)
  • Each chamber coaching/rehearsal will last 50 minutes. This will vary for the Quartet Fellowship Program students.
  • Chamber Music Recital dates assignments are emailed by mid June.
  • Each chamber group is expected to perform in ONE chamber recital.
  • Aside from working with a coach everyday, students will have the opportunity to perform master classes on Thursday and Friday.

 

If my chamber group requires more rehearsal can we practice after festival hours?

If there are enough rooms, students can stay in the building for extra practice after festival hours.

 

For the Orchestras, what do we play and how many rehearsals do we have?

For 2024  there are 3 CAMERATAS  at the Festival:

  1.   Dali Quartet/Fellows (Fiesta no. 2 by Sonia Morales featuring Dali Quartet and Crisantemi by Puccini)
  2.  Pre-College/College (Danzas de Panamá by W.G. Still and Bach double for Violin and Oboe. Featuring Nathan Amaral and Vladimir Escala)
  3. Youth (Vivaldi Quadruple Violin Concerto and Telemann Double Viola Concerto featuring Youth participants)
  4. Festival Orchestra (all students and faculty together for the FINALE called La Comparsa by Lecuna)
  • Each student should receive the orchestra music 2 weeks prior to the festival. That email included links to recordings/videos of the music to help with the learning process.
  • No seating auditions for the 2024 Festival.

 

  • PLEASE PUT ALL YOUR MUSIC ON A 3 HOLE BLACK BINDER

 

 

How many rehearsals do we have for the orchestra?

Youth and Pre-College: every day from 1-2:15pm

Fellows: every day from 5-6pm.

Who are the orchestra 2024 conductors?

At Dali, we do a CAMERATA style chamber orchestra with no conductor. Faculty and Fellows will lead the sections.

What are we wearing for the concerts?

  • Chamber Recitals: Black pants (long skirts) and color top. Each group will decide color top.
  • Finale Orchestra Concert: Solid color dresses, solid color top, black bottom. (no T-shirts)

 

What to wear for the First Day?

If you are a returning student of faculty, please wear a Festival Shirt from other years (for FUN)

If you are a faculty or  fellow, please wear the 2024 Festival shirt so we recognize who you are. We will distribute them by the meetings.

 

Do we have any Fun Activities outside of the Festival?

Everyone has lunch time from 12-1 during lunch. Students go outside and play sports, games and relax.

There is a Family/Faculty and Student Picnic (Optional)

  • Sunday July 28th at 11am at Peace Valley Park
  • Some other nights the students that live with host families may go out to dinner, park or sightseeing.
  • We have evening concerts on selected days, so sometimes families and faculty go out to dinner afterwards.

 

Where do I make the Festival Payments?

 

Can I see information about the Festival on the web?

Click here for the Festival Main Page

Who should I contact if I have specific questions?

  1. Festival Enrollment and Payments, Lisa Paino at:

lpaino@arconetwork.org

  1. General Festival Information and Fellowships Program:

Adriana Linares at alinares@arconetwork.org