Alachua Guitar Quartet : Member

Brazilian Music Institute : Director

BRAZILIAN FOLIA DE REIS: With An Open Heart: A Spiritual Journey Through Song

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University of Florida

Welson Tremura holds a Ph.D. in musicology-ethnomusicology and is currently a professor in the School of Music and the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida. He is also the director of the Florida-Brazil International Linkage Institute. In addition, he possesses a law degree and a technical degree in civil engineering from Brazil. He developed businesses between Brazil, the USA, and France for several years. Additional research areas include the use of digital technology in performance, global technology, and the integration of world music as a core discipline and collaborative method for composition and performance. At the University of Florida, he has taught courses in ethnomusicology, applied fieldwork, music and identity, Latin American music, and world music.

He teaches courses in ethnomusicology, Latin America, and Brazilian studies while coordinating artist residencies through the College of the Arts. Additionally, he directs the Brazilian Music Institute, teaches Brazilian guitar and vocal repertoires, and serves as the director of the instrumental ensemble Jacaré Choro, which is dedicated to performing traditional Brazilian instrumental music, as well as the vocal ensemble Jacaré Brazil at the University of Florida. 

Tremura’s outstanding performances include concert halls across the USA, such as Carnegie Hall in New York City and the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center in Notre Dame, Indiana. He maintains an active schedule of performances and academics. He has performed and given lectures in Brazil, China, Mexico, Guatemala, the United States, India, Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.

Folia de Reis

Brazilian Studies

Music and Religion (Folk Catholicism), Samba, and Bossa-Nova

Portuguese Language (Culture, Politics, and Identity)

Musicology

Latin American Studies

Business in Latin America (Management, Law, and International Consulting)

Ethnomusicology

Technology and Intercultural Global Learning

Folk Catholicism

Brazilian Music

English

Portuguese

Spanish

Faculty Page

UF Center for Latin American Studies Profile

Personal Website

Vimeo Channel

Youtube Channel

Google Scholar Citations

UF grad student pioneers his own style of music

Final "Free Friday" of concerts at Bo Diddley Plaza

Professor | Director

The best way to deal with this situation is to continue maintaining social distance while in Brazil, playing the guitar, and bringing memories of music and a new theme in June.

WELSON TREMURA (SOCIAL DISTANCING BRAZIL)

BEAUTIFUL MELODIES (Guitar, Voice, and Trumpet) with Welson Tremura and Randy Lee. Formed in 2018 by two University of Florida music professors from different areas, this eclectic trumpet, and Brazilian guitar/vocal duo features classical transcriptions, Brazilian songs, jazz, and more as you have never heard them before. Since their founding, they have performed at UF as well as done a couple of tours to Spain. This duo is excited to play their set for the North Florida community, so enjoy an hour of fun, virtuosic, and beautiful music.

WELSON TREMURA &amp; RANDY LEE (FULL CONCERT)

The best way to deal with this situation is to continue maintaining social distance while in Brazil, playing the guitar, and bringing memories of music, people that we love and practicing for better days to come.

WELSON TREMURA (SOCIAL DISTANCE II BRAZIL)

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