GUSTAVO DO CARMO

Gustavo do Carmo is a distinguished pianist, educator, and collaborative artist. His career spans solo performances, teaching, and extensive collaborations with choirs, orchestras, vocalists, instrumentalists, and dancers in both the United States and Brazil. Currently, he serves as an Assistant Professor of Music and Collaborative Pianist at Kansas Wesleyan University. In addition, he holds the position of Collaborative Piano Chair for the Kansas Music Teachers Association (KMTA) and is a highly sought-after teacher and adjudicator for numerous piano festivals, clinics, and competitions.

As a soloist, he has performed with orchestras, presenting celebrated works such as the Grieg Piano Concerto, Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto, and Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. His collaborative work has been a cornerstone of his career, with collaborations with renowned artists and conductors, including Benjamin Zander, Ann Howard Jones, Don V. Moses, Timothy Stalter, David Puderbaugh, Bill Hatcher, Fernanda Lastra and vocalists Stephen Swanson, Rachel Joselson, and Amin Feres.

A native of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Dr. do Carmo earned his Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from Minas Gerais State University. He continued his education at the University of Iowa, where he completed both his Master of Arts and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in Piano Performance and Pedagogy, with a secondary area of study in Jazz.