Volunteering and Internships

We consider a system of cultural, educational and musical training exchange in which young musicians from other countries transmit and exchange their knowledge with children and young musicians from the Province of Chaco, Argentina.

The volunteers will accompany the initial musical training and capacity building of members of the musical training program of the Fundación Pradier Redes Culturales and in agreement with the Universidad Nacional del Chaco Austral (UNCAus), as well as the participation of musicians from the region in the Festival Filarmónico Juvenil de la Bienal del Chaco (Youth Philharmonic Festival of the Chaco Biennial).

The Volunteering and Internships project has been developed since 2012. So far, volunteers from Ecuador, Germany, Denmark, Czech Republic, Denmark, Spain, United States, Ukraine and Colombia have participated.

Call for applications

• Instrumentalists, advanced students of Conservatory or Universities in Symphonic Orchestra Instruments Strings (Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass) Winds (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba) Singing and Percussion, with pedagogical capacity to transmit their knowledge to children and adolescents of this Region are summoned.

Requirements

• Basic level of oral Spanish.

• To be at least 18 years old at the time of the exchange. 

• To have a Letter of Endorsement issued by the Study Center and/or teacher of that Center, including contact information.

• Ability to cover mobility expenses (international airfare, internal transfers and meals during the experience).

• To have insurance and/or medical coverage for the entire stay in the country.

Volunteer Teaching Activities

• Volunteers are committed to teach initial instrumental classes to children, youth and adolescents who are members of the Musical Training Program of the FPRC -UNCAus: The program activities and contents during the stay will be specifically agreed upon with the coordinators of the Pradier Redes Culturales Foundation once their participation is accepted.  The Musical Training Program includes the participation of its members in the Youth Philharmonic Festival of the Chaco Biennial. The next Festivals will take place in July 2024 and 2026.

About the stay in Argentina

• A minimum stay of 3 months and a maximum of 9 months is required, within the school period that begins on March 1 and ends on November 30.

• The duration of the stay will be established according to the possibilities of the volunteers, and must be adapted to the periods March-April-May, June-July-August or September-October-November.

• The Fundación Pradier Redes Culturales will guarantee accommodation in the homes of families in the city, who will provide support and facilitate the volunteers' insertion in the city.

About the context of the Experience

The city of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña is the headquarters of the Universidad del Chaco Austral (UNCAus) and is the territorial epicenter of the Music Training Program and the Youth Philharmonic Festival, the musical axis of the Chaco Biennial.

+INFO  Programa de Formación Musical y Conciertos - Fundación Pradier
+INFO  IV Festival Filarmónico Juvenil de la Bienal del Chaco 2022 

These actions seek to contribute to the generation of integral socio-educational spaces in the territory through musical training, where young musicians can strengthen their personal capacities and those of their community, enhancing their musical and artistic development through cultural exchange.

In addition to the native peoples that inhabited the region, the history of its settlement incorporates a high percentage of people from Central and Eastern European countries. Their descendants have maintained their traditions and among the main collectivities that are represented in the town today we can mention: Spanish, Italian, German, French, Croatian, Serbian, Montenegrin, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Polish, Israeli, Russian, as the main ones.

In this context, we propose the participation of musicians from countries linked to the collectivities that make up the history of our territory, deepening cooperation ties.

Registration Process

You will be provided with the corresponding contact information for those responsible for the Foundation for clarification and exchange of information.

Lissette Romero (Flauta)

Marketa Resova (Flauta)

Isabel Espinel (Violín)

Hannah Beck (Oboe)

Patrick Brian (Oboe)

Susana Barquero (Corno)

Anja Poulcen (Directora)

Friedriken Kayser (Oboe)

Jualian Grebe (Percusión)