SA'OAXACA 2026
July 5th - 18th
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!
APPLICATIONS CLOSE MAY 8TH, 2026
It is a pleasure to announce the official dates of our seventh edition! As we have done for the past two editions, we will hold our seventh in Oaxaca's beautiful and historic downtown thanks to our amazing hosts, the Universidad José Vasconselos (UNIVAS). We are so grateful to the UNIVAS for continuing to host all of our academic activities on their gorgeous campus! We especially want to thank the essential support of PROFEST for helping us realize this seventh edition and the Fonoteca Juan León Mariscal for their continued collaboration in each iteration of the festival.
Header art: José Viloria IG: @jocgvm
History
SA'OAXACA is the first tuition-subsidized chamber music festival exclusively for string instrumentalist (violin, viola, cello and bass) in Oaxaca. The SA'OAXACA vision is to provide excellent chamber music opportunities to students in Mexico, creating a bridge between young professionals from prestigious music institutions and pre-professional students in Mexico. SA'OAXACA is also committed to increasing the study and promotion of Hispanic and Latin American composers. In the past 6 years the festival has provided private lessons, coachings, chamber rehearsals, orchestral rehearsals, masterclasses, conferences, and performances opportunities to over 250 students from México and across Latin America. We want to give special thanks the PROFEST Mexican federal grant, the UNIVAS University, and the Fonoteca Juan León Mariscal for making our seventh iteration possible.
Sa´- This word comes from the Zapotec language in one of the famous regions in Oaxaca, el Istmo. Depending on the context, the word can mean: celebration, music, festivity, “son”, agreeable sound, melody, orchestra, dance or song.
