Stadlmann Viennese violone and several modern and historical bows, including a modern German bow by Marco Pasquino, a baroque bow by Antonio Airenti and a couple of transitional bows made by Ed Shillitoe.ĭouble Bass students at UTRGV have the unique opportunity to hear and work with some of the finest musicians in the world through master classes and clinics. George performs on an unlabeled mid-1700’s bass, a 1860 French bass and an Aaron Reiley’s copy of a 1756 M.I. Amorim spends his summers teaching and performing in various programs and this past summer he joined the artist-faculty of the Nuevo Mundo Festival in Aruba and the Campamento de Cuerdas in Puerto Rico. He also founded and directs the ¡Viva el Bajo!, an organization that promotes double bass playing in South Texas and helps inspire and guide young musicians in their studies of the double bass.ĭr. Amorim heads a thriving double bass studio at UTRGV, which is comprised of some of the most gifted young bass players from the RGV and a handful of equally talented international students. He has been a featured clinician, adjudicator and consultant in several states and abroad, such as the Texas Music Educators Association Convention, the International Society of Bassists Convention, the Chicago Bass Festival and the European Double Bass Congress.ĭr. Amorim’s articles on double bass pedagogy has been published by Bass World and Strings magazines. He is currently principal double bassist with the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra and most recently he was invited to travel to Yerevan, capital of Armenia representing the USA in the 24/04 World Orchestra for a concert in remembrance of the 100 th Year of the Armenian Genocide.Īn educator in demand, Dr. George performed for several years with the Paraná State and Recife Symphony Orchestras in Brazil as well as with the Santo Domingo Music Festival Orchestra under Philippe Entremont.

In addition, George has also pursued studies with Francesco Petracchi and he also devotes time to the study of historical performance practices subject in which he has received instruction from David Sinclair and Robert Nairn. He also holds a Master of Music from Baylor University and a Bachelor Degree from the Ceará State University. George earned a doctoral degree from the University of North Texas where he studied under the world-renowned performer and pedagogue Jeff Bradetich. Amorim’s career is marked by versatility and creativity as a performer and educator with teaching and performances engagements that have taken him to Europe and across Central, South and North Americas. George Amorim is Associate Professor of Double Bass at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and director of the annual ¡Viva el Bajo! South Texas Double Bass Festival.ĭr. Nicaulis Alliey is Executive Director of the Music of the Americas Project (Chicago) and holds a DMA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a Maîtrise en Musique from Sorbonne University (Paris), Diploma of Superior Studies in Flute under renowned French flutist Raymond Guiot (France), and a degree of Profesor Ejecutante de Flauta (Venezuela). Her work 'Sonoridad en la flauta traversa: Consideraciones para su estudio y resolución de dificultades técnicas' was published by the Universidad del Zulia (2014). Nicaulis Alliey has been Flute Professor and Founder Director of the Music School at the Universidad del Zulia, Flute Professor at Universidad de Los Andes, Guest Artist-Teacher at UNET (Venezuela), Flute Instructor at North Park University (Chicago), and guest teacher at El SISTEMA-Venezuela and numerous universities and festivals in the US, Venezuela, Colombia and the Caribbean. Nicaulis Alliey as a versatile and sought-after artist.

Two recordings (CD) with La Cuadra Venezolana, and numerous collaborations that include recitals with renowned classical musicians, as well as productions and recordings of renowned Venezuelan popular musicians, endorse Dr. Nicaulis Alliey has been featured as a soloist with most major orchestras in Venezuela, has been First Flute with Orchestre International de Paris, Assistant Principal Flute with Orquesta Sinfónica de Lara, First Flute with Orquesta Sinfónica de Maracaibo, and flutist with the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra. First Prize Unanimous at the Ville de Paris Centralized Contest (1994), First Prize at the Latin American Flute Competition (Caracas, 2000), Nicaulis Alliey is an artist with Polyphony Artist Management and part of the Artistic Roster of Cayambis Music Press, and develops her artistic work as a solo performer, flutist with Music of the Americas Ensemble (chamber music) and with La Cuadra Venezolana (Venezuelan and Latin-American music, traditional-jazz fusion). Nicaulis Alliey has appeared as a soloist, chamber musician, and flute teacher in France, Venezuela, the United States, and the Caribbean area. Performing artist, teacher, author and entrepreneur, Dr.

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