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Frederick Carrilho was born in São Paulo, Brazil. He belongs of a familiar ancestry of musicians and was influenced by Altamiro Carrilho, one of the most important flutists of Brazilian Music, an alive legend of Brazilian Music.
As instrumentist (classical/acoustic and electric guitarist) is one of most proeminent musicians of his generation and composer as well. Carrilho began studying and playing music very young and, then, for more than 20 years he is performing solo, instrumental jazz groups, progressive rock bands and in chamber classical music and among this is your Classical Guitar Duo with classical guitarist and professor Mr. Henrique Pinto.
His work O Despertar do Anjo was awarded in XIV Biannual of Brazilian Contemporary Music promoted for the FUNARTE (National Foundation of Art, the Ministry of the Culture).
Carrilho was a writter of the magazine Cover Guitarra where he presented his article The History of the Guitar and Its Evolution.
Currently, he is collaborating to VIOLÃO PROmagazine showing articles, arrangments and transcriptions for acoustic guitar.
Mr. Carrilho was invited to present an article, in May 2005, on the International Symposium Iannis Xenakis, in Athens, Greek. In June/July 2005 he participated in Oregon Bach Festival, Oregon State, United States. The song Journey to Eternity was composed for steel string guitar and live electronics programmed by the composer and performed alive for himself. The EVENTVM III, for clarinet, trombone, percussion (2), classical guitar and violin, was premiered at XVI Biannual of Contemporary Brazilian Music, promoted by the FUNARTE and sponsored by Brazilian Academy of Music in 2005.
In October 2007, his new work PROFUSÃO5 (Toccata), composed in 2007 for percussion quartet, was premiered on XVII Biannual of Brazilian Contemporary Music and it was a very successful on audience which received international complements: “PROFUSÃO5 - Toccata (2007) by Frederick Carrilho closed the evening with a bang, skillfully integrating percussion elements from popular music into a clearly-structured large-scale work. Virtuoso, and extremely enjoyable. Bravo!...." – Tom Moore, Opera Today”.
Thank you so much for your comment which you left so long ago now (10thNov) I am so very flattered that a musician like yourself can say such things about my music. I really have enjoyed listening to your music, intricacy, and beauty of looping you obtain on the guitar is near on impossible with the voice, but I shall keep trying!! :)) I like your wholeimage and your design too, very unusual, I will be back.
Que buena tu música Frederick, tan variada, Eventum con sus momentos de tension, O despertar do anjo con sus armónicos y su reflexion, un gusto conocerte, Miguel.
Hi Frederick, many thanks for the add. I loved your music! The percussion quartet was fantastic also! Good luck with your music, and best wishes from Cornwall UK, Sue
Thank you very much for accepting my friend request Frederick! You music is very nice, it was a pleasure to listen to it, I liked it a lot. Welcome to my group of friends! Sayalessandra
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