Ivan Vilela
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Ivan Vilela is a Brazil
ian composer
, arranger
, research
, teacher
and viola caipira player. Ivan Vilela is teacher of the School of Arts and Communication, University of São Paulo
.
He is director of Orquestra Filarmônica de Violas, a Brazilian orchestra composed by
Brazilian violas. Ivan Vilela is one of the main ten-string guitarists (viola) nowadays. With a special style and very developed technique, he has more than 15 albums recorded, solo or with different groups, and was nominated or awarded in several prestigious prizes in Brazil.
(UNICAMP) where he completed a BA and MA in Arts. In 1989, he moved to Campinas. In 1995, he assumed the viola as a solo instrument. Since 1996 he has been frequently performing not only in Brazil, but also in Spain, France, Britain, Italy and Portugal. Vilela worked for over 20 years of research with popular culture. He is currently completing a doctorate in social psychology from the University of São Paulo
with a thesis on the social history of Brazilian country music.
Brazil
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ian composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, arranger
Arranger
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, research
Research
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, teacher
Teacher
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and viola caipira player. Ivan Vilela is teacher of the School of Arts and Communication, University of São Paulo
University of São Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo is a public university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is the largest Brazilian university and one of the country's most prestigious...
.
He is director of Orquestra Filarmônica de Violas, a Brazilian orchestra composed by
Brazilian violas. Ivan Vilela is one of the main ten-string guitarists (viola) nowadays. With a special style and very developed technique, he has more than 15 albums recorded, solo or with different groups, and was nominated or awarded in several prestigious prizes in Brazil.
Biography
Ivan Vilela is the youngest of a family of eleven children. When he was 11 years, Ivan has gained from his father a guitar. The first guitar teacher was in 1973, Amaury Vieira, Itajubá. He began his artistic career at 18 years, integrating the "Pedra" Group and then the "Àgua doce" Group, who did research on the music roots from the state of Minas Gerais. Vilela attended the faculty of history before joining the course in Music Composition from the Universidade Estadual de CampinasUniversidade Estadual de Campinas
Universidade Estadual de Campinas is one of the three public universities of the Brazilian state of São Paulo, along both USP and UNESP....
(UNICAMP) where he completed a BA and MA in Arts. In 1989, he moved to Campinas. In 1995, he assumed the viola as a solo instrument. Since 1996 he has been frequently performing not only in Brazil, but also in Spain, France, Britain, Italy and Portugal. Vilela worked for over 20 years of research with popular culture. He is currently completing a doctorate in social psychology from the University of São Paulo
University of São Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo is a public university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is the largest Brazilian university and one of the country's most prestigious...
with a thesis on the social history of Brazilian country music.
Discography
- 1985 — Hortelã (LP)
- 1994 — Trilhas (CD)
- 1997 — Trovadores do Vale (CD)
- 1997 — Espiral do Tempo (CD)
- 1997 — Violeiros do Brasil — SESC-Contemporary Nucleus — (CD, live)
- 1998 — Paisagens (CD)
- 1999 — Rumos Musicais (CD)
- 1999 — Teatro do Descobrimento. With the group Anima and singer Anna Maria Kiefer (CD)
- 2002 — retratos em Vários Compassos (CD)
- 2002 — Quatro Estórias — Stories from Rubem Alves converted into music by Ivan Vilela (CD)
- 2004 — Orquestra Filarmônica de Violas — Classics of Brazilian country music played by 20 violas(CD)
- 2004 — Caipira com Suzana Salles e Lenine Santos (CD) — Label: Rob Digital
- 2004 — Orquestra Filarmônica de Violas (CD)
- 2006 — Vereda Luminosa with Andréia Teixeira (CD)
- 2007 — Dez Cordas - Viola solo (CD)
- 2009 — Do Corpor à Raiz (CD)