The ABCs of Brazilian Percussion
A native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Ney Rosauro has developed a successful international career as a percussionist, composer and pedagogue. He has a Doctoral degree from the University of Miami, FL, Masters degree from the Hochschule fur Musik Wurzburg in Germany and Bachelors degree from the Universidade de Brasilia in Bazil. Many of his more than 40 compositions have become standards in the percussion repertoire and have been recorded by artists such as Evelyn Glennie and the London Symphony Orchestra. His five solo recordings have critical acclaim and have been hailed by precussionists and general music-lovers alike. Ney Rosauro has appeared in numberous solo concerts and as a soloist with orchestras in more than 30 different countries, including the most prestigious International Percussion Festivals. Currently he is teh Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Miami in Coral Gables,FL, USA.