UF's Jacaré Brazil represents the most diverse performance ensemble of its kind within a university performing arts program. Specializing in the musical traditions of Brazil, the Jacaré Brazil collective comprises four complementary ensemble sections: percussion, voice, guitar, and choro (Brazilian instrumental genre). Each semester, the selection of specific repertory combines these sections into unique groupings for performances with invited guest artists. Directors, arrangers, instrumentalists, and singers come from faculty and students (undergraduate and graduate) within the School of Music and from other units on campus as well as from the local community. Guest artists from international arenas frequently perform with the group, fostering a rich and diverse environment of artistic and cultural collaboration. Under the direction of Welson Tremura and Larry Crook, the ensemble has been a key component of the School of Music since 1997. A vibrant part of the World Music and Ethnomusicology programs at UF, Jacaré Brazil is supported through the Center for World Arts, Center for Latin American Studies, School of Music and UF Student Government.
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