Welson Tremura
Professor/Director | University of Florida
Gainesville, FL, UNITED STATES
Welson Tremura specializes in musicology-ethnomusicology and is a professor at the School of Music & Center for Latin American Studies.
Biography
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.
Areas of Expertise (11)
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
Media Appearances (3)
Welson Tremura at Juan del Enzina in Salamanca
University of Salamanca Center for Brazilian Studies tv
2024-10-21
With the support of the University of Salamanca Center for Brazilian Studies, this concert showcased the rhythmic diversity of Brazilian music, including songs from MPB, bossa nova, samba, and songs written by the author. With a selection of popular Brazilian songs and their rhythmic elements, the concert valued Brazilian musical plurality and included artistic expressions that reflect history and regional expressions in the fusion of musical styles.
UF grad student pioneers his own style of music
The Independent Florida Alligator online
2020-07-10
“He is a very creative and engaging performer,” said UF Professor Welson Tremura, a teacher in the School of Music and the Center for Latin American Studies. As director of Jacaré Brazil, Tremura said he has noted White’s electric guitar playing with the group and hopes White explores more classical guitar.
Final "Free Friday" of concerts at Bo Diddley Plaza
WCJB online
2019-10-24
Friday is the last chance to take advantage of the "Free Fridays" concerts at the Bo Diddley Plaza. At 8 P.M., students and faculty musicians and dancers will be featured from UF's College of the Arts.
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