I`m a do-it-all cellist from Brazil, living in US. I'm probably one of the few cellists to have a Masters in Jazz studies. I surely can play Brazilian music.
I developed a cool harmonic/rhythmic accompanying technique in the cello and am also a singer
check out my cello&voice work in www.celloandvoice.com
best to all!
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stay tuned for the upcoming release of my first Cello&Voice album!
Marcelo Vieira - creative cello
A versatile musician and artist eager to explore new artistic medias, Marcelo Martinez Vieira is a cello player with a solid education as well as a passionate composer, musical creation and improvisation enthusiast, always in transit between different musical styles and diverse artistical activities. Raised in Piracicaba-SP, had an early musical initiation, at the age of five, in Piracicaba Music School-"Maestro Ersnt Mahle", where he had cello lessons for several years with Monica Wolff and André Micheletti among others, and where he took part in several chamber, orchestral and vocal groups.
Graduated in Campinas State University (Universidade de Campinas-Unicamp) under the orientation of the great Greek-Brazilian cellist Dimos Goudaroulis, Marcelo played in Experimental Repertoire Orchestra in São Paulo and in many Inner State Cities Orchestras in São Paulo State, and presently works as a freelancer musician in Campinas region orchestras including Campinas City Orchestra (Sinfônica Municipal de Campinas), City where he lived for 8 years. Marcelo is now pursuing a Master degree under the orientation of Prof. Dennis Parker at the Louisiana State University Music School, and living in Baton Rouge.
Marcelo has a wide experience in improvisation and musical production in Popular Music and Brazilian Jazz, and already performed along with Orquestra Popular de Câmara, Luiza Possi, Sandy&Jr. and Falamansa,(in Montreux Jazz Festival in 2003), among many other artists.
Prizewinner Dance and Theater soundtracks composer, he explores live improvisation for all kinds of Dance and Theater performances, and worked in this field with Adilson Nascimento and Myiako Kato Dance Space (Tokyo-Japan), among many others. Was awarded with a full scholarship from Louisiana State University, where he presently works on a master degree. He has been presenting the show "Cello&Voice", a unique work in which he plays the cello and sings, exploring the relationship musician-instrument in an multi-artistical performance, and have also been supporting and developing new contemporary repertoire for the cello and for chamber groups.