Upcoming Events - Concerts and Performances

2026

October 1, 2026 - 7:30p.m.
Huxford Symphony Orchestra

Moody Concert Hall – University of Alabama, AL, USA

Sponsored by Ms. Camilla Huxford, the Huxford Symphony Orchestra is the University of Alabama’s top orchestral ensemble.   Under the direction of Camilla Huxford Endowed Chair and Tuscaloosa’s own Ransom Wilson, the orchestra performs a wide range of repertoire, from beloved classics to little-known gems to recently composed works.  The orchestra is composed of students from across Alabama, the United States, and around the globe, bringing talented young musicians together in one ensemble to give world-class performances of orchestral literature to Tuscaloosa and the surrounding community.

World premiere:

• Paisagens Paulistas (São Paulo Landscapes) - (2025) - conductor: Ramson Wilson 

May 29, 2026 - 7:00p.m - (GMT -3)
Orquestra MPB Jazz & Flávio Venturini - 50 anos

Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro

Performance: Criaturas da Noite - Flávio Venturini & Luis Carlos Sá - Arr. Gabriel Duarte (2026)) - arrangement commissioned by Orquestra MPB Jazz
Performed by: Orquestra MPB Jazz and Flávio Venturini

Concerts and Performances

2026

April 9, 2026 - 7:30pm

Alex Rainieri - Residency at University of Alabama

Moody Concert Hall – University of Alabama, AL, USA

World premiere: III Hai-Kais for Piano Solo (2018)
Performed by: Alex Rainieri

March 24, 2026 - 8pm

2026 Red Note New Music Festival - Illinois State University - Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts 

Kemp Recital Halll

Normal/Bloomington, IL, USA
World premiere: Pássaros de Madeira e  Vento (2026)  - for Woodwind Quintet
Performed by: Quintet Attaca

2025

November 24 - 28, 2025 - 9:00a.m. – 6:00p.m. (GMT -5)

MANTRA - The Art of Healing

Teatro Prometeu, Quito, Ecuador.

MUSLAB – Electroacustic Music International Exhibition, Quito, Ecuador 

Performance: Dreaming in Shards (2024) - Acousmatic/Fixed Media

November 15, 2025 - 7:30p.m.
The University of Alabama Contemporary Ensemble 
Moody Concert Hall – University of Alabama, AL, USA
 

World premieres:

• Lembrança de uma Perola (2022 - rev. 2025) - performed by Link Hernandez

• 5 Clarinet Duos (2024) - performed by Gabriel Duarte and Colin Kemper

October 11, 2025 - 9:30p.m - (GMT +2)
Orquestra Filarmonia das Beiras e Gileno Santana

Cine Teatro de Estarreja - Sala Principal

Performance: Asa Branca - Luiz Gonzaga - Arr. Gabriel Duarte (2025) and Caxangá - Milton Nascimento - Arr. Gabriel Duarte (2025) - arrangements dedicated and commisioned by Gileno Santana
Performed by: Gileno Santana and Orquestra Filarmonia das Beiras

September 24, 2025 - 8p.m - (GMT -3)
Banda Sinfônica de Sumaré

Festival Juca Jazz - Praça do Macarenko

Performance: April Child - Moacir Santos - Arr. Gabriel Duarte (2023) and The Brothers Go To Mother - Henry Mancini - Arr. Gabriel Duarte (2024) -
Performed by: Banda Sinfônica de Sumaré - Conductor: Edson Piza

August 31, 2025 – 5p.m - (GMT +2)
Karin Fernandes, Recital Solo: Musique Pour Retarder La Fin 

Studio Piano Gobelins, Paris, France

World premiere: Folhas (2025) - Piano Solo - dedicated and commisioned by Karin Fernandes 2025 - celebrating the Brazil-France Year of Culture
Performed by: Karin Fernandes

August 30, 2025 – 5p.m - (GMT +2)
Karin Fernandes, Recital Solo: Musique Pour Retarder La Fin

Mundolsheim Auditorium de La Ville Ravel, Mundolsheim, France

World premiere: Folhas (2025) - Piano Solo - dedicated and commisioned by Karin Fernandes 2025 - celebrating the Brazil-France Year of Culture
Performed by: Karin Fernandes

June 20, 2025 – 7p.m
ARTZenter Institute Emerging Composer Program
Herbst Theatre – San Francisco, CA, USA
World premiere: färgstark (2024) – for chamber orchestra
Performed by: San Francisco Contemporary Music Players - conducted by: Eric Dudley

June 13, 2025 – 12noon
2025 Iceberg  New Music Institute
Timucua Arts Foundation, FL, USA
World premiere: Beyond Borders (2025) – for flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin and violoncello
Performed by: Hub New Music

June 7 2025 – 8p.m
Big Band Brasil Jazz Sinfônica apresenta Henry Mancini

Blue Note (Paulista) - SP

Performance: The Brothers Go To Mothers - Arr. Gabriel Duarte (2024) – for Big Band
Performed by: Brasil Jazz Sinfônica - Big Band - conducted by: João Maurício Galindo

May 2, 2025 – 12noon
First Fridays at Redeemer
Church of the Redeemer – Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
World premiere: Pássaro de Vidro (2024) – for piano solo
Performed by: Dr. Kevin Lee Sun (Assistant Professor of Piano and Artistic Director of the City Music Center at Duquesne University).

April 17, 2025
Oxigênio: A Flauta Contemporânea
Centro MariAntonia – Universidade de São Paulo, BR
World premiere: Revoada dos Pássaros de Porcelana (2023) – for flute sextet
Performed by: Núcleo de Flautas do Instituto de Artes da UNESP – supervised by Dr. Sarah Hornsby

March 27, 2025
We are Breathing – The University of Alabama Contemporary Ensemble
Moody Concert Hall – University of Alabama, AL, USA
World premieres:

• br[asas] N.4 (2024) – for french horn solo – performed by: Alexandria Franck

• br[asas] N.7 (2024, rev. 2025) – for bass clarinet solo – performed by: Zao Nelems

January 17, 2025
ARTZenter Institute Emerging Composer Program
Herbst Theatre – San Francisco, CA, USA
Performance - public reading: färgstark – for chamber orchestra
Performed by: San Francisco Contemporary Music Players – conducted by: Eric Dudley

2024

2023

March 15, 2023

O Meio do Caminho – Recital de Formatura em Percussão de George Ferreira
Auditório Olivier Toni – Universidade de São Paulo, SP, BR
World premiere: br[asas] N.5 (2020) – for vibraphone solo – performed by: George Ferreira

2020

December 14, 2020

Painéis do Tempo – Laboratório de Música Contemporânea da USP (concerto digital)
Performance: br[asas] N.5 (2020) – for vibraphone solo – performed by: George Ferreira

2019

Intersecções Poéticas: Diálogo entre Violoncelo e Escritura
Museu de Arte Contemporânea – Universidade de São Paulo, SP, BR
Performance: br[asas] N.1 (2016) – performed by: Rodrigo Prado

27ª Mostra Nascente de Música Erudita
Anfiteatro Camargo Guarnieri – Universidade de São Paulo, SP, BR
Performance: br[asas] N.3 (2018) – for Brazilian pandeiro solo – performed by: Daniel Alfaro

VII Encuentro de Compositores e Intérpretes
Universidad Nacional de La Plata – La Plata, Argentina,
Performance: br[asas] N.3 (2018) – for Brazilian pandeiro solo – performed by: Daniel Alfaro

I Atemporánea – Festival de Música Contemporânea
Conservatorio Superior de Música Astor Piazzolla – Buenos Aires, Argentina
World premiere: br[asas] N.3 (2018) – for Brazilian pandeiro solo – performed by: Daniel Alfaro

2018
26ª Mostra Nascente de Música Erudita
Auditório Ivstván Jancsó – Universidade de São Paulo, SP, BR
World premiere: Três Fragmentos para Piano Solo (2018) – performed by: Dennis Gomez
Awarded Honorable Mention for artistic excellence

II Concurso de Composição Eduardo Álvares – 1º Prêmio
Auditório Zequinha de Abreu – EMESP Tom Jobim, SP, BR
World premiere: Gradações e Linhas de Entrelaço (2018)
Performers: Giuliano Rosas (clarinet), Carlos Freitas (trombone), Pedro Gadelha (double bass), Horácio Gouvea (piano) – conducted by: Rodrigo Lima

2017
25ª Mostra Nascente de Música Erudita
Auditório Ivstván Jancsó – Universidade de São Paulo, SP, BR
Performance: br[asas] N.1 (2017) – for cello solo – performed by: Amanda Ferraresi

5ª Academia de Flauta de Verão – 4º Concurso de Composição para Flautas Transversais – 1º Prêmio
Teatro Helena Sá e Costa – ESMAE – Instituto Politécnico do Porto – Portugal
World premiere: br[asas] N.2 (2017) – performed by: Stephanie Wagner

XVII Véspera Profana – Mostra de Composição dos Alunos da Graduação

Auditório Olivier Toni - Universidade de São Paulo, SP, BR
World premiere: br[asas] N.1 (2016) – performed by: Rodrigo Prado

Congress, Symposiums and Conferences

2024

October 26–27, 2024
8th Annual Research on Contemporary Composition Conference
University of North Georgia – Gainesville/Dahlonega Campus
Presentation: br[asas] N.3 for Brazilian Pandeiro: Processes, Compositional Techniques, and an Interpretative Approach

2020
I Encontro Internacional de Pandeiros
Presentation: br[asas] N.3 for solo pandeiro: Processes, Compositional Techniques, and an Interpretative Approach

2019
V Simpósio Villa-Lobos
Presentation: Direcionalidade e Pontos de Apoio no 1º Mov. do duo para Oboé e Fagote de Heitor Villa-Lobos (1957): uma análise composicional.

27º SIICUSP – Simpósio Internacional de Iniciação Científica da USP
Presentation: A Composição Musical a partir de Estruturas Heterogêneas: Uma abordagem a partir de Charles Ives.

2018
IV Simpósio Villa-Lobos
Presentation: Elementos e Processos Composicionais: o tratamento motívico no Quarteto de Cordas N.3 de Heitor Villa-Lobos e a conexão com outras obras.

2017
III Simpósio Villa-Lobos
Role: Monitor