Leonardo Rocha, guitarist, born in São Gonçalo(RJ), in1971. Began to play guitar at nine years old. His first contact with music was at the First Baptist Church in Porto da Madama, as a child.His firsts chords happened there, in free classes for the comunity, given by the church’s own musicians, among them: Marduqueu da Silva Bastos and David Gomes.In the church there was too a musician that, in his youth had played popular music ,seresta style.He kept this style to acompain the hymns.His name: Norival Teixeira (today’s almost one hundred years old). Norival gave him some lessons and his first guitar.In this time knew too WellingtonPolegário that played too at the church and today make his instruments.Polegário is,in his opinion, one of the bests luthiers of Brazil. At church learned too keyboards,electric guitar and bass guitar ,playing in several bands.
A few latter, studied with Franz Ambrósio,unhapyly deceased ,with who worked the MPB repertoire.
In1985 meet his first classical guitar’s teacher ,Josué Marins, musician with great hability, that showed him a musical universe that he didn’t know yet. At this time learned to read muisc and falled in love with Bach, Barrios, Dilermando Reis, Villa-Lobos and many oders. In 1987 studied with Júlio de Freitas (guitarist of Rio Grande do Sul that was in Rio at that time).
In1994 began in UNI RIO ,had studied the first year with Nicolas de Souza Barros,that introduced him the repertoire of Renaisance and of the instruments before the guitar.
The next years of his graduation course were under orientation of Maria Haro, principal person in his formation as an interprete and for whom has great admiration and careness.
Ricky Ventura(unhapyly deceased) was another important teacher for Leonardo Rocha in his graduation time, cause with him learned much of brazilian music and jazz.
Leonardo Rocha made master classes with Eduardo Fernandez, Eduardo Isaac and Hopkinsom Smith. In this time participated of his only guitar competition, theVI Concurso Nacional de Violão Souza Lima (SP),won the third place.
Joined several groups as: Orquestra de Violões da UFF, Orquestra de vilões da UNIRIO, was director of orquestra de violões do Conservatório Carlos Gomes. As a camerist played with musicians like: wagner Meirelles , Nicolas de Souza Barros, Maria Haro, Luiz Carlos Mantovani, Marcílio Meira, Allan Muniz, Kátia Balloussier, Francisco Frias, Fábio Neves, André Bracher, Jackson Prevot, Nathália Gama,Vinícius Vivas, Leandro Carrari, Vernon Barros, Anderson Neri, Maranhão, Davi Rocha,and others.
Beyond six strings guitar, Leonardo Rocha had adventured himself with the seven strings guitar ,tenor guitar,bandolin and viola caipira.
Leonardo had performed in places like: Teatro Municipal de Niterói, Teatro da UFF, Cine Arte da UFF,Clube Portu Leonardo Rocha, guitarist, born in São Gonçalo(RJ), in1971. Began to play guitar at nine years old. His first contact with music was at the First Baptist Church in Porto da Madama, as a child.His firsts chords happened there, in free classes for the comunity, given by the church’s own musicians, among them: Marduqueu da Silva Bastos and David Gomes.In the church there was too a musician that, in his youth had played popular music ,seresta style.He kept this style to acompain the hymns.His name: Norival Teixeira (today’s almost one hundred years old). Norival gave him some lessons and his first guitar.In this time knew too WellingtonPolegário that played too at the church and today make his instruments.Polegário is,in his opinion, one of the bests luthiers of Brazil. At church learned too keyboards,electric guitar and bass guitar ,playing in several bands.
A few latter, studied with Franz Ambrósio,unhapyly deceased ,with who worked the MPB repertoire.
In1985 meet his first classical guitar’s teacher ,Josué Marins, musician with great hability, that showed him a musical universe that he didn’t know yet. At this time learned to read muisc and falled in love with Bach, Barrios, Dilermando Reis, Villa-Lobos and many oders. In 1987 studied with Júlio de Freitas (guitarist of Rio Grande do Sul that was in Rio at that time).
In1994 began in UNI RIO ,had studied the first year with Nicolas de Souza Barros,that introduced him the repertoire of Renaisance and of the instruments before the guitar.
The next years of his graduation course were under orientation of Maria Haro, principal person in his formation as an interprete and for whom has great admiration and careness.
Ricky Ventura(unhapyly deceased) was another important teacher for Leonardo Rocha in his graduation time, cause with him learned much of brazilian music and jazz.
Leonardo Rocha made master classes with Eduardo Fernandez, Eduardo Isaac and Hopkinsom Smith. In this time participated of his only guitar competition, theVI Concurso Nacional de Violão Souza Lima (SP),won the third place.
Joined several groups as: Orquestra de Violões da UFF, Orquestra de vilões da UNIRIO, was director of orquestra de violões do Conservatório Carlos Gomes. As a camerist played with musicians like: wagner Meirelles , Nicolas de Souza Barros, Maria Haro, Luiz Carlos Mantovani, Marcílio Meira, Allan Muniz, Kátia Balloussier, Francisco Frias, Fábio Neves, André Bracher, Jackson Prevot, Nathália Gama,Vinícius Vivas, Leandro Carrari, Vernon Barros, Anderson Neri, Maranhão, Davi Rocha,and others.
Beyond six strings guitar, Leonardo Rocha had adventured himself with the seven strings guitar ,tenor guitar,bandolin and viola caipira.
Leonardo had performed in places like: Teatro Municipal de Niterói, Teatro da UFF, Cine Arte da UFF,Clube Português,Conservatório de Música de Niterói,Paço Imperial,Centro de Letras e Artes da Uni-Rio, ,ICBEU,Teatros do SESC São Gonçalo and Niterói,Centro Cultural Joaquim Lavoura, Sociedade Musical e Dramática Riobonitense,Escola Municipal de Música Pixinguinha and many other places.
Leonardo works as performer,and teacher at Conservatório de Música de Niterói , Artemus and too with particular classes.
leonardoviolonista@bol.com.br

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