Danilo Mezzadri
Assistant Professor of Flute
D.M.A., Michigan State Uiversity
M.M., Michigan State University
B.M., School of Music and Arts Paraná
E-mail: Danilo.Mezzadri@usm.edu
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Danilo Mezzadri is a Brazilian flutist who has sustained an active career as performer and teacher. He has appeared as a soloist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Jackson Symphony Orchestra, Pró-Música Symphony Orchestra of Rio de Janeiro, Camerata Florianópolis, Michigan State University Symphony Orchestra, Musique 21, and University of Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. He has won several competitions, such as the International Porto Alegre Symphonic Orchestra Young Instrumentalist Competition, Michigan State University Honors Competition, and the Brazilian International Flute Association Competition.
Dr. Mezzadri is an avid chamber music performer. As a founding member of the Quarteto Brasilis, he has given international tours and recorded a CD featuring South American music for flute and strings. He is also a member of the Category 5 Winds, which is currently in a project to record a CD featuring woodwind literature from four continents, and the Promenade Trio, an ensemble dedicated to revitalize Baroque wind literature.
In addition to performing as soloist, orchestral player, and chamber musician, Dr. Mezzadri is passionate about performing and promoting new music. Most recently he was invited to perform as a guest artist at Tulane University’s New Music series, where he performed Pangu’s Song for flute and percussion by Kui Dong. In March 2006, he has been invited to present a recital of contemporary flute music by Texas composers at the College Music Society South Central Chapter Conference. In the spring 2006, Dr. Mezzadri will premier the Divertimento for flute, winds, and percussion by the American composer Jere Hutcheson.
Dr. Mezzadri is assistant professor of flute at The University of Southern Mississippi and guest principal flute at the Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra. Last fall, at Southern Miss, he hosted the world-renown Sir James Galway, who soloed with the Southern Miss Symphony Orchestra and presented master classes to Dr. Mezzadri’s flute students. During the summer, Dr. Mezzadri served on the faculty at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp and Cortona Contemporary Music Festival, and he also maintains an active performing and teaching schedule in United States, Italy, and Brazil. His performances have been broadcasted by Rede Vida Television in Brazil and by Mississippi Public Radio in the United States.
Dr. Mezzadri earned his undergraduate degree at the School of Music and Arts of Paraná, where he received the First Prize Award of his graduation class. He received his Masters and doctorate in flute performance at Michigan State University, where he studied with Richard Sherman.