Showcasing Emerging Talent
The National Pathways Festival Orchestra is an ensemble composed of young artists who study at Pathways programs across the country.
Extending Support
Pathways programs offer comprehensive support and mentorship to pre-college musicians from backgrounds underrepresented in classical music. The Festival Orchestra rehearses and performs as part of Equity Arc’s Annual Convening, typically held in the spring. The next Festival will be held in Nashville, TN on April 6-8, 2024 in partnership with the Nashville Symphony.
To be eligible to apply, young musicians must study at a Pathways program that is part of the Collective for Musical Pathways and be nominated by your program director. You will need to sign an eligibility statement as part of your application.
If you have been nominated, please submit your application and audition via Acceptd. Feel free to contact us for questions about audition materials.
Bonus: Your application fees are covered by Equity Arc!
Questions? Contact us at info@equityarc.org.
View Past NPFO Fellows
“Being in professional environments, like on stage at Music Hall with the Cincinnati Symphony, taught me a lot about how to hold myself professionally and how to accomplish not just musical goals but any goals I have.”
Renee Perpignan, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Nouveau Program Fellow
2024 Festival Orchestra Fellows
Miro Raj
Violin I, Co-Concertmaster
Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth
Pedro Goutay
Violin I, Co-Concertmaster
Washington Musical Pathways Initiative
Aki Santibanez
Violin I
Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative
Alex Hernandez-Williams
Violin I
Project STEP
Ellisah Catten
Violin I
Baltimore Musical Pathways Initiative
Elvis Duarte
Violin I
Nashville Symphony Accelerando
Gabriel Vignon-Villani
Violin I
Project STEP
Javier Irizarry
Violin I
Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative
Natalie Huang
Violin I
Colburn School Herbert Zipper Scholarship
Yiguo Zhang
Violin I
Primavera Fund
Cyrano Jett Rosentrater
Violin II, Principal
Primavera Fund
Alba Gilabert-Reid
Violin II
Bridge to Equity and Achievement in Music and Project STEP
Andrei Nague
Violin II
Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative
Ayra Karlin
Violin II
New World Symphony College Track Mentorship Program
London Diggs
Violin II
Baltimore Musical Pathways Initiative
Nevaeh Bass
Violin II
Nashville Symphony Accelerando
Paloma Furst Chavira
Violin II
Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative
Waverly Alexander
Violin II
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Talent Development Program
Lucas Lauprasert
Viola, Co-Principal
Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth
Neena Agrawal
Viola, Co-Principal
Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative
Dylan Gutierrez
Viola
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Talent Development Program
Jean-Caleb Belizaire
Viola
Bridge to Equity and Achievement in Music
Kiran Anderson
Viola
Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth
Na’ilah Shahid
Viola
Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative
Kwanyun Loo
Cello, Principal
Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth
Caleb Graupera
Cello
Bridge to Equity and Achievement in Music and Project STEP
Gui Vignon-Villani
Cello
Project STEP
Julio Martin-Navas
Cello
Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth
Lorenzo Ye
Cello
Bridge to Equity and Achievement in Music and Project STEP
Lucas Das
Cello
Washington Musical Pathways Initiative
Kevin Porter
Bass, Principal
New World Symphony College Track Mentorship Program
Aram Karpeh
Bass
Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth
Madalena Kozol
Bass
Project STEP
Maereg Million
Bass
Bridge to Equity and Achievement in Music and Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras Intensive Community Program
Travis Phillips
Bass
Cleveland Institute of Music Musical Pathways Fellowship
Liliana Ortiz
Oboe, Principal
Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth
Giovanni Sanchez
Oboe
Bridge to Equity and Achievement in Music and Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras Intensive Community Program
Aarushi Kumar
Flute, Co-Principal
Nashville Symphony Accelerando
Trinity Gabreylski
Flute, Co-Principal
Youth Orchestras of San Antonio Rising Stars
Angel Reverol
Flute
Nashville Symphony Accelerando
Brahin Ahmaddiya
Clarinet, Co-Principal
Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth
Nihar Bhavsar
Clarinet, Co-Principal
New World Symphony College Track Mentorship Program
Dhiren Sivapala
Bassoon, Co-Principal
Bridge to Equity and Achievement in Music
Fabrizio Milcent
Bassoon, Co-Principal
Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative
Austin Adaranijo
French Horn, Co-Principal
Washington Musical Pathways Initiative
Gui Cooper
French Horn, Co-Principal
New World Symphony College Track Mentorship Program
Christian Palacios
French Horn
Colburn School Herbert Zipper Scholarship
Julianna Ivette Perelez Ruiz
French Horn
Montclair State University Cali Pathways Project
Alex Vinson
Trumpet, Co-Principal
Nashville Symphony Accelerando
Natalia Noriega
Trumpet, Co-Principal
Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative
Erre Maqueos
Trumpet
Colburn School Herbert Zipper Scholarship
Gabriel Silva
Trombone
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Talent Development Program
Jake Sanchez
Trombone
Nashville Symphony Accelerando
Keith Holmes
Tuba
Play On Philly Marian Anderson Program
Rishab Jain
Percussion, Principal
Washington Musical Pathways Initiative
Kenneth Felton III
Percussion
Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth
Sydney Vance
Percussion
Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth
Lea Kung
Harp
Washington Musical Pathways Initiative
