Flávio Chamis is a Brazilian composer and conductor. His CD "Especiaria" was released in Brazil by the
Biscoito Fino
Olivia Hime (born June 25, 1943) is a Brazilian singer and lyricist. She is also the co-owner and musical manager of the record label Biscoito Fino. In 2005, the song ''Cancao Transparente'', composed by Hime and her husband, pianist and composer ...
label. The CD was nominated for a 2007
Latin Grammy Awards
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, and one of its songs "Deuses do Céu" was a finalist in Session 1 of the 2007 John Lennon Songwriting Contest.
Chamis also received the "2007 International Press Award" in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale () is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and largest city in Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the 2020 census, making it the tenth ...
.
On the classical front, Chamis studied at the Rubin Academy of Music, at the
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...
, graduating in Orchestral Conducting at the
Hochschule für Musik Detmold
The Hochschule für Musik Detmold is a university-level music school situated in Detmold, Germany.
Academics
The Hochschule offers performance degrees in composition, all orchestral instruments, piano, voice, opera, art-song, conducting, as we ...
. Chamis served as an assistant conductor to
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein ( ; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first America ...
on several occasions, and recorded for the Solstice Label with the
Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France is a French radio orchestra, affiliated with Radio France. The orchestra performs principally at the auditorium of the Maison de la Radio in Paris, along with several concerts at the Philharmonie de P ...
.
Flávio Chamis presently lives in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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.
References
External links
Especiaria at Biscoito Fino official website
Música Popular Brasileira musicians
Brazilian male songwriters
Brazilian conductors (music)
Tel Aviv University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Hochschule für Musik Detmold alumni
21st-century conductors (music)
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