Bio

Brazilian guitarist and academic Dr. Felipe Garibaldi is an accomplished performer and educator. His musical innovations span premiere performances, recordings, scholarly work, original compositions, and unique collaborations. Recent projects include the world premiere and U.S. debut of Claudio Santoro’s works for guitar, a feature in Soundboard Magazine, a lecture at the Guitar Foundation of America convention, and broadcast premieres of Brazilian guitar music on São Paulo’s Cultura FM.

Garibaldi’s career bridges concert performance, studio work, and music pedagogy. He received the Prêmio Nascente from the University of São Paulo for his performances of J.S. Bach and has worked as a session musician and arranger on Sony Music projects. He has taught guitar for over twenty years, mentoring students into leading music programs and artistic careers.

Having studied with renowned guitarists such as Leo Brouwer, Sérgio Assad, David Russell, Eliot Fisk, and Manuel Barrueco, he earned his doctorate at the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University under Julian Gray, following his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of São Paulo, under Edelton Gloeden.

He currently teaches at UMBC, where he directs the Guitar Collective, and at Frostburg State University. Additionally, he has previously taught Guitar Music Skills at the Peabody Conservatory.