Arnaldo Freire

Arnaldo Freire is a Brazilian guitarist, teacher, cultural producer and composer. Composition Arnaldo Freire is an alumnus of Consevatório Musical Guarulhos and also studied at the Conservatory of Music and the Instituto Paulista Booklyn Souza. He is currently majoring in Composition course at the Federal University of Goiás – UFG. His composition “Apocalypse” for solo guitar was awarded by the Culture Secretariat of Goiânia. The award-winning short film by Roxanne Towers, “Catadores de Papel “, has an original score by Arnaldo Freire. Freire has also composed soundtracks: “Entre Memórias e Conquistas”, “Umas e Outras” and “Maria da Gruta” which were all directed by Lázaro Ribeiro. In his compositions, there are Brazilian techniques mixed with refined approaches: modinhas, frevos, sambas, valsas and other colors are mixed with post-tonal techniques, refined counterpoints and unusual instrumentation. The work of composition is quoted in Arnaldo Freire Guia de Música Contemporânea Brasileira, edited by CDMC – Brasil / Unicamp, a subsidiary of the Centre de documentation de la musique contemporaine, based on Cité de la Musique, Parc de la Villette, in Paris. Achille Picchi, Eduardo Es