As a musician and researcher, his work spans various fields of musical composition, with a primary focus on compositional techniques and mechanisms in 20th- and 21st-century contemporary music, as well as music theory and analysis. He was awarded a PIBIC-CNPq scholarship during the periods of 2018/2019, conducting research on compositional processes in the works of American composer Charles Ives, and 2020/2021, focusing on compositional processes in the works of Italian composer Salvatore Sciarrino. Additionally, he is a scholarship recipient at the Moody School of Music – University of Alabama, USA (2024–2026), where he extensively serves as a graduate teaching assistant for theory and composition courses and develops research on birdsongs.
His compositions and arrangements have been performed by many groups such as: SFCMP - San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, Hub New Music Ensemble, Brasil Jazz Sinfônica, UA Jazz Ensemble, UA Contemporary Music Ensemble, Quinteto Novos Ventos, Pure Winds Quintet, UNESP Flute Ensemble, among others.
Has been continuously awarded and participated in symposiums, composition competitions, conferences, and national and international music festivals, presenting his academic and artistic works in countries such as Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, United States and France. Highlights include:
Composition Competitions and Call for Scores:
Award-winning composer (2nd round) at the ARTZenter Institute Emerging Composer Competitions Grants (California, USA, 2024), selected to compose a composition for chamber orchestra to be performed by the renowned ensemble of contemporary music "SFCMP - San Francisco Contemporary Music Players".
Call for Scores Pure Winds Quintet - 3rd Prize (Michigan, USA, 2021).
II Composition Competition Eduardo Álvares at EMESP Tom Jobim (São Paulo, Brazil, 2018);
4th Composition Competition of Academia de Flautas de Verão (Porto, Portugal, 2017), first prize - ESMAE - Escola de Música e Artes do Espetáculo do Instituto Politécnico do Porto;
Music Festivals, Conferences, Symposiums and Colloquiums:
ICEBERG New Music Institute 2025 - University of Central Florida, Orlando (USA - 2025);
8th Annual Research on Contemporary Composition Conference - University of North Georgia (USA - 2024);
27th SIICUSP - International Symposium of Scientific Initiation of the University of São Paulo (USP - 2019)
VII ECI - Encuentro de Compositores y Intérpretes - Faculdad de Bellas Artes - Universidad Nacional de La Plata - Argentina (2019);
III, IV, and V Simpósio Villa-Lobos (ECA-USP - 2017-18-19);
4Eitam - International Meeting on Music Theory and Analysis (ECA - USP - 2017);
Atemporanea Festival: International Festival of Contemporary Music (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2019).
25th, 26th, and 27th Mostra Nascente de Música Erudita (USP) - Finalist and Honorable Mention (2017-18-19);
He worked as a Music Intern at CEDOC - Centro de Documentação da TV Cultura, Also, interned at Rádio Cultura Brasil during the 2021 season of the “Programa do Estudante,” directed by Eduardo Weber. He worked as Music Librarian at the SMC - Santa Marcelina Cultura, managing Theatro São Pedro, EMESP Tom Jobim, and Guri Santa Marcelina (Capital, Interior and Fundação Casa) from 2022 to 2024.
Gabriel is member of ASMAC - American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers and ISCM - International Society of Contemporary Music.
His work as a composer is published by Scherzo Editions, based in Lisbon, Portugal. https://www.scherzoeditions.com/composers/gabriel-duarte/
CV Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1082212189542191
