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Uan\u00e1 Barreto<\/h1>
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Uan\u00e1 Barreto holds a Bachelor\u2019s and Master\u2019s degree in Piano Performance from the Federal University of Para\u00edba (UFPB), where he studied under Professor Dr. Luciana Noda. His musical trajectory spans both classical and popular realms. In the field of concert music, he has performed in numerous recitals and taken part in masterclasses with renowned Brazilian and international pianists such as Maria Jos\u00e9 Carrasqueira, Ricardo Ballestero, and David Korevaar.<\/p>\n

In the realm of Brazilian popular music, Barreto has developed an intense body of work as a researcher, composer, and arranger for piano, establishing a long-term partnership with the Instituto Piano Brasileiro, which has published his original arrangements of works by Guinga, Chico Buarque, and Baden Powell. His compositions have been performed in major concert venues, including Sala Guiomar Novaes (Rio de Janeiro), Teatro Municipal de Uberl\u00e2ndia (Minas Gerais), and the University of \u00d6rebro (Sweden). He was the winner of the 2nd Jos\u00e9 Siqueira Composition Competition with his work Divertimento for Clarinet and Orchestra<\/em>.<\/p>\n

As a performer, he has shared the stage in Jo\u00e3o Pessoa with artists such as Leila Pinheiro, C\u00e1tia de Fran\u00e7a, M\u00e1rcio Bahia, Nailor Proveta, Marcelo Martins, Letieres Leite, Luca Raele, Ilessi, and Carol Panesi. In 2014, he toured Senegal with the Brazilian singer Glaucia Lima, and in 2018 participated in the 2nd Brazilian Musical Improvisation Seminar in Florian\u00f3polis, where he studied Universal Music with the multi-instrumentalist Itiber\u00ea Zwarg. The following year, he toured France with the Afro-Brazilian ensemble Berimbaobab.<\/p>\n

In 2020, he studied Brazilian piano performance with Andr\u00e9 Marques at the 37th Curitiba Music Workshop and taught a workshop on Piano in Northeastern Brazilian Music<\/em> at Florida State University (USA). He currently teaches piano at the Escola Estadual de M\u00fasica Anthenor Navarro and at the Federal Institute of Para\u00edba, both in Jo\u00e3o Pessoa, Brazil.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>

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