For Immediate Release

Media Contact: Chip Lowe

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14th Annual Brazilian Music Institute Returns to UF on Monday, May 12

Bringing Artists Together for a Weeklong Event of Learning and Performing

GAINESVILLE, Fla., May 9, 2014 – The University of Florida’s Brazilian Music Institute

(BMI) (www.brazilianmusicinstitute.com) returns for its 14th year on Monday, May 12th. The

weeklong event combines various music styles, ranging from classical to contemporary. Each

year the BMI brings exceptional artists together in an event designed to facilitate the experience

of great music and expand the possibilities of participating attendees.

“With so many great past Institutes, it is hard to proclaim that this year will be the best,”

said Dr. Welson Tremura, Director of the BMI, “but I have a good feeling it is going to be

unforgettable of its own accord.”

Guests this year include Jorge Continentino (flute, saxophone, pífano), Ulisses Rocha

(acoustic and electric guitars), Alexander Crook (drum set) and UF Professors Larry Crook

(percussion) and Welson Tremura (voice/guitar).

The five-day camp (http://bmicamp.wix.com/bmi-camp) will be held at the Music

School, with clinics held in various classrooms and ensemble rehearsal halls. Musicians will

practice the guitar, voice lessons, drums and percussion or wind and brass each morning. Group

sessions will be held in the afternoons.

“The BMI gave me the opportunity to meet with amazing artists I would have rarely had

access to otherwise,” said Todd Williams, a UF School of Music senior, who practiced

percussion at last year’s BMI. “Seeing someone live out their passion, and then have them

willing to pass along their knowledge to me was just aweing. It was a great inspiration.”

The week will conclude with a concert on Saturday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Squitieri

Theatre, located in the West Wing of the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Gainesville.

Tickets are $17. (http://performingarts.ufl.edu/events/2014/brazilian-music-institute-2014-

closing-concert/)

About BMI:

The Brazilian Music Institute (BMI) was founded and organized in 2001 by Dr. Welson

Tremura. It is an annual event, hosted at the University of Florida, sponsored by the Center for

World Arts, Center for Latin American Studies, School of Music, UF Student Government, and

Visit Gainesville. The BMI offers a challenging and exhilarating atmosphere for musicians to

hone their talents and network with others that have a passion for Brazilian music.

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