Brazilian bassoonist André Januário is an artist-researcher connecting performance, repertoire expansion, and research-informed musical practice. His current artistic projects focus on Brazilian music, chamber music, and the creation of new repertoire for the bassoon.
His recent work centers on Split Reed, his bassoon-and-saxophone duo, through which he develops new arrangements, commissions, and performance projects for this uncommon chamber pairing. In 2026, André’s Brazilian-centered programming will be featured at the International Double Reed Society Conference through a major commission and two premieres. He was named one of six winners of the 2026 International Double Reed Society Commissioning Grant, marking the Society’s 50th anniversary. At the conference, he will premiere Serenata e Maracatu, composed for him by Brazilian composer Gilson Santos, and present his arrangement of Villa Lobos’s Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 for bassoon and saxophone, dedicated to Split Reed.