Renowned Brazilian composer and conductor Aylton Esconar, recipient of numerous awards both in Brazil and abroad, has works published in Venezuela, Germany, and the United States. He received the Molière Award for his compositions for the theater, and, for his work for the cinema, awards from the Governor of the State of São Paulo and the Paulista Association of Art Critics. He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Music, where he occupies Chair No. 25. His mentors include: Lúcia Branco, Magda Tagliaferro, Camargo Guarnieri, Alceo Bocchino, and Francisco Mignone. He also studied under Wladimir Ussachevsky and Mario Davidovsky at Columbia University in the United States.
He is Professor of Orchestration, Composition, and Conducting at the University of São Paulo, and served as Director at the Free University of Music in São Paulo and at the Campos do Jordão International Music Festival from 1993 to 1997. He has also served as Principal Conductor and Artistic Director for important Brazilian orchestras, with participations in the international seasons of the most prestigious symphonic ensembles of Latin America.
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