Rosângela Sebba
Rosângela Sebba is a native of Brazil where she won many prizes in national competitions. In 1990 she won the prize "Most Talented and Musical" in the National Piano Competition "Paulo Giovanini," in São Paulo, and was awarded a series of recitals in Brazil. Her major professors were Belkiss S. Carneiro de Mendonça, Gary Smart, and Stanley Waldoff, and master classes with: Arnaldo Cohen, Miguel Proença, Antonio Guedes Barbosa, Luís de Moura Castro, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and John Browning. In the United States, Rosângela accompanied master classes and concerts of the following renowned artists: Simon Estes, Wynton Marsalis, Emerson String Quartet, Joseph Robinson, Csaba Erdelyi, and Leontyne Price. She is specialized in Brazilian music and has given lectures, lectures/recitals and recitals in Brazil, United States, Mexico and Costa Rica. She is the founder and coordinator of the "Brazilian Festival" held annually at MSU. Her biography is featured in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Emerging Leaders and she is part of the Mississippi Arts Commission Roster as well as chair of the Independent Music Teachers Forum, part of the Mississippi Music Teachers Association. Rosângela has presented papers, recitals and lecture/recitals in the College Music Society international and regional conferences and the International Double Reed Society. During the summer, she teaches piano, piano pedagogy and master classes and performs as soloists and accompanist in Brazil. She is also an active accompanist in United States, working with her colleagues in the Mississippi area. Prior to her appointment at MSU, she has served on the faculty of Gustav Ritter State Conservatory - Brazil, University of Southern Mississippi and Pear River Community College. Reviews of some of her performances include: "...Music is her soul, and the piano her lives, we Brazilians have the privilege to hear again this wonderful pianist..." (Revista O Estado de Goiás) |
