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Video Guitar Through the Ages COMPLETE (free)

The project, funded by the DF’s Culture Aid Fund (FAC-DF, in Portuguese), and held by Alvaro Henrique, aims to make a DVD telling the story of the guitar from the Babylon to modern day, presenting music from the first guitar-related printed music ever (El Maestro, by Luys Milan, printed in 1536) to premiered pieces, playied on replicas of the 16th, 18th, 19th Centuries and on a modern guitar made with moder techniques.

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Alvaro Henrique

Classical guitarist Alvaro Henrique connects audiences with emotions and stories that inspire change. Henrique’s programs include works played on early and modern instruments by composers such as Villa-Lobos, Scarlatti, Tárrega, Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky. Alvaro has worked with conductors Julio Medaglia, Ville Mankkinen, Angelo Cavallaro, and others. Recent projects include newly commissioned works focused on relevant social issues that spark audience discussion and debate.

Biography

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CONCERTOS

Music and Politics

Two concerti examine relevant contemporary political and cultural issues.
Goldenbaum’s “May All Dictators Fall,” written in response to the Arab Spring, offers audiences new ways to consider democratic ideals. And J. Antunes “What Should We Do?” reverberates with the recorded sounds of police dislocating people in a favela and asks us all to consider the moral questions that privilege and wealth pose for the rest of society.

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CONCERTOS

Brazil

Concertos for guitar and orchestra by several Brazilian composers, featuring Villa-Lobos (Concerto and Introduction to the Choros), R. Gnatalli (Concerto à Brasileira and Concerto de Copacabana), C. Soares (Concertino for Guitar and woodwinds, brass and percussion ensemble), J. Goldenbaum (Ode to Friendship for flute, guitar and orchestra, and the one mentioned above), Antunes, Ricardo Sousa-Castro (Concerto Homenagem a Villa-Lobos).

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Recitals

Brasilia 50

Written in 2009, Brasilia 50 is a dynamic work for guitar and tape by Jorge Antunes that references explosive historical, political, and cultural events since 1960. Written for guitar and recorded audio, the work includes excerpts from a speech by JFK the year of his assassination to astronaut Neil Armstrong’s speech on reaching the moon, and the news of journalist Wladimir Herzog’s torture and death by the military dictatorship.

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Recitals

Nostalgia and Longing

From patriotic anthems to love poems, from memorials for lost friends to wild dances, hear it all in works by Gottschalk and Manuel de Falla and 5 others, from 1892-2010. We meet our real selves — we find our homeland — in the range of emotions depicted.

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The Brazilian Guitar Celebration

Brazil has a long history of superb guitar playing and compositions—with the distinct flavor of its culture. This diverse program features works by some of country’s first guitar heros (Americo “Canhoto” Jacomino and Dilermando Reis) as well as the contemporary composers Baden-Powell and Pereira. The program is rounded out with special performances of works by Claudio Santoro (marking his 100th birth year) and by Villa-Lobos (in this, the 60th year of his death). Explore, connect, and celebrate the creative spirit.

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Duo Mota Henrique

(INTER)NACIONALISMS

Concert with nationalistic music from Spain, Argentina and Brasil, with a masterpiece by J. S. Bach.

DUO WITH JAZZ PIANO TRIO

Piano, bass, drums

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Guitar Through the Ages

The DVD Guitar Through the Ages (Violao de Todos os Tempos) tell the history of the guitar since the Babylon to the modern days, presenting music from the very first publication for a guitar-related instrument (El Maestro, by Luys Milan, printed on 1536), to the modern days, playied on a vihuela (15th Century), a Baroque Theorboed Guitar (18th Century), a Romantic Guitar (19th Century), and a Modern guitar. The recordings were made during outreach concerts in junior and high schools in Brasilia, Brazil. The DVD features a booklet telling the history of the guitar.

He plays works by Villa-Lobos, Scarlatti,Tárrega and Guerra-Peixe as well as surprising transcriptions of works by Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky.

As a soloist with orchestra, Henrique has performed in Brazil with the Orquestra do Teatro Nacional Claudio Santoro and the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro’s String Orchestra, as well as in Finland with the Vaasa Sinfonietta. He has premiered 5 concerti, and worked with conductors Julio Medaglia, Ville Mankkinen, and Angelo Cavallaro.

With a special interest in art for social change, Alvaro’s projects have included commissioning works centered on social issues.

Biography

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Recordings

Suíte Candanga

The CD Suite Candanga presents a project by guitarist Alvaro Henrique to honour the 50th anniversary of Brasilia, capital of Brazil. Upon the idealization of the project, the musician studied in Germany and wanted to turn his native city into a muse for new compositions.

First Compact Disc

Solo Guitar (Violao Solo) features a large scope of guitar music, from one of it earliest examples, music orginally for lute by John Dowland (England), to two major composers and guitarists from the 20th Century: the Brazilians Heitor Villa-Lobos and Anibal Augusto Sardinha (Garoto).

Jean Goldenbaum 2º CD

The second CD of the German-brazilian composer Jean Goldenbaum registers works for orchestra and chamber music. Three new compositions were commissioned, one from a composer who lives in Brasilia (Jorge Antunes), other from a composer who lives in a different part of Brazil (Carlos Alberto da Silva), and another for a composer who lived abroad (Mario Ferraro).

Guitar Through the Ages

The DVD Guitar Through the Ages (Violao de Todos os Tempos) tell the history of the guitar since the Babylon to the modern days, presenting music from the very first publication for a guitar-related instrument (El Maestro, by Luys Milan, printed on 1536), to the modern days, playied on a vihuela (15th Century), a Baroque Theorboed Guitar (18th Century), a Romantic Guitar (19th Century), and a Modern guitar. The recordings were made during outreach concerts in junior and high schools in Brasilia, Brazil. The DVD features a booklet telling the history of the guitar.

Concerts

Concerts for guitar and orchestra by several Brazilian composers, such as Villa-Lobos (Concerto for Guitar and Introduction to Choros), R. Gnatalli (Concerto a Brasileira and Concerto de Copacabana), Calimério Soares (Concertino for Guitar and percussion), J. Goldenbaum (Ode à Amizade for flute, guitar and orchestra, in addition to the above), J. Antunes, Ricardo Sousa-Castro (Concert Tribute to Villa-Lobos).

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“Magical hands and fingers . . . the most beautiful performances . . . Alvaro Henrique is a winner.”

Jorge Antunes

Composer

“It was a pleasure listening to you playing with soul, beautifully”

Gilberto Tinetti

TV Cultura

“I have just heard your CD: you are a true master, maestro.”

Minister Marcos Vinícius Vilaça

Minister

“His work in collaboration with BRAVIO – Guitar Society of Brasilia – is immensely important for the development and dissemination of solo guitar playing in Brazil.”

Fabio Zanon

Artistic director of Festival do Campos do Jordão

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On October 18 at 5:30 PM, I will join guitarist and composer Sara D’Ippolito-Reichert for a concert at Arts on Lafond in St. Paul, Minnesota. The program brings together works by four contemporary composers: Frederico Marques Teixeira, Elodie Bouny, Maria Arriola, and...

Two Bossa Nova classics on classical guitar

My new release is out today: “Garota de Ipanema” (The Girl from Ipanema) and “Samba de Uma Nota Só” (One Note Samba), two classics by Antonio Carlos Jobim and collaborators. For this recording, I created new arrangements of both songs for classical guitar. The idea...

Fall 2026 Recitals

I’m pleased to announce my upcoming recitals for Fall 2026. This season includes premieres, collaborations with composers and performers, Brazilian music, arrangements of rock and popular music, and concertos for guitar and orchestra. Here is the current schedule:...

Thanks

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