Flávio Chamis is a Brazilian composer and conductor. His CD "Especiaria" was released in Brazil by the
Biscoito Fino label. The CD was nominated for a 2007 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
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.
On the classical front, Chamis studied at the Rubin Academy of Music, at the
Tel Aviv University
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, graduating in Orchestral Conducting at the
Hochschule für Musik Detmold. Chamis served as an assistant conductor to
Leonard Bernstein
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on several occasions, and recorded for the Solstice Label with the
Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France. Mr. Chamis was the Music Director of the Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra in Brazil.
Flávio Chamis presently lives in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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, where he participates in many music-related activities, including combatting stigma around mental health
and regular contributions as Osher (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) acclaimed instructor at both Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh.
References
External links
Especiaria at Biscoito Fino official websiteJune 5 concert aims to combat stigma around mental health
Música Popular Brasileira musicians
Brazilian male songwriters
Tel Aviv University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Hochschule für Musik Detmold alumni
21st-century Brazilian conductors (music)
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