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About Paulo Lopes
Paulo is a skilled musician, performer, and teacher with over 25 years of experience. Paulo’s extensive musical background includes teaching, playing the violin, playing classical and jazz guitar, composing and conducting, recording, audio studio engineering and CD production. Paulo has degrees in music composition and orchestra direction. He has played the violin in a number of well-known symphony orchestras in his native Brazil, including the Campinas Symphony Orchestra in Sao Paulo, the State University String Orchestra, the Americana String Orchestra, and the Bahia Federal University Symphony Orchestra. He has been the recipient of numerous awards in symphonic composition and arrangement in contests at the University of Campinas. Also in Brazil, Paulo was thrilled to direct several music laboratories sponsored by the state of Bahia for low-income residents. |
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As part of
this innovative initiative, for which Paulo received honors from the
State’s governor, Paulo inspired poor residents of Salvador to make
musical instruments from recycled materials; Paulo also formed a
classical guitar orchestra made up of 20 beginners with no previous
guitar experience, as well as directing and conducting a choir.
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Paulo
has lived in the US since 2000 and has been an active musician and
teacher in the Triangle area since 2005. As a teacher, Paulo has worked
with a variety of local music education providers such as Carrboro
Music Studio, the Chapel Hill Violin Shop, Durham Community College,
Pearson Music Studio and Music Explorium.
Paulo frequently performs as a soloist, sharing his love of Brazilian jazz guitar and vocals at jazz festivals, restaurants and nightclubs. Paulo also performs, sings, arranges and composes with other Brazilian bands, including the Brazilian Soul Band, the Brazilian Jazz Trio, Holly Samba and Brazilian Strings. |
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Paulo
invites you to visit his "Brazilian
Soul" website at www.brazilian-soul.com,
where you can sign up to
receive up-to-date information about his performance schedule. Paulo
promises he won't send you more than one email per month. ;-)
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In addition to his work as a teacher, performer, and composer, Paulo
has extensive hands-on experience with instrument repair.
At the Electric Violin Shop in Durham, Paulo continues to learn and share the age-old art of lutherie, repairing and restoring old violins and setting up and repairing modern electric violins. |
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