Brazilian bassoonist André Januário maintains an international portfolio career as a performing artist, music lecturer, and researcher. André's current artistic activities center on two United States-based projects, the Trillium Wind Quintet and Split Reed, a bassoon-and-saxophone duo, alongside his role as an associate researcher at McGill University's Input Devices and Music Interaction Laboratory in Montréal (Canada). His artistic inquiry is devoted to expanding the contemporary Brazilian bassoon repertoire and to its research-informed performance practice.
In 2026, André Januário'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 IDRS Conference, he will premiere Serenata e Maracatu, composed for him by Brazilian composer Gilson Santos, and debut his arrangement of Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 for bassoon and saxophone, dedicated to the Split Reed Duo. Furthering this Brazilian-focused repertoire, his 2026-2027 concert season will also feature his arrangements for voice and bassoon of songs by Tom Jobim.
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BRINGING SCIENCE TO THE PRACTICE ROOM
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A Comparative Study on Bassoon Postures and Straps, and Potential Impacts on Sound Quality
This study analyzed a bassoon student performing Mozart’s bassoon concerto to investigate how playing posture (standing and sitting) and different styles of suspending accessories (seat straps and harnesses) can impact body posture, movements, intonation, and timbre, and consequently, learning and performance. Read More