{"id":1220,"date":"2024-10-28T21:51:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T21:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukbpo.org\/?page_id=1220"},"modified":"2025-03-12T10:11:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T10:11:45","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ukbpo.org\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1220\" class=\"elementor elementor-1220\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e021c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e021c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad30c4e\" data-id=\"ad30c4e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e377b36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e377b36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About us<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecbf922 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecbf922\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d8ad52\" data-id=\"0d8ad52\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2120035 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2120035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/ukbpo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/orchestra3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1244\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukbpo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/orchestra3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ukbpo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/orchestra3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0874a3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0874a3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">The UKBrazil Philharmonic Orchestra (UKBPO) is a community-focused ensemble dedicated to fostering connections through music. We believe in the power of music to bring people together, regardless of age or experience.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Our orchestra offers a welcoming environment for musicians of all levels, from young beginners to seasoned professionals. We provide a supportive space for families and friends to learn and perform together, creating a true sense of musical community.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Our repertoire is designed to enhance orchestral technique and broaden musical knowledge. We explore a diverse range of styles, including film scores, folk music, popular music, and classical compositions.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The UKBPO was founded in August 2022 by conductor Tarc\u00edsio Dantas. Inspired by his travels in the UK and Brazil, Tarc\u00edsio envisioned an orchestra that would bridge the cultural gap between these two nations. Since our inaugural concert in November 2022, we have maintained an annual program of public performances.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We are grateful for the support of our members, audience, and community partners. Your belief in our mission is essential to our continued success.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This orchestra is a project of Targues Musical, under the direction of Tarcisio Dantas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ef169e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7ef169e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-deb4bdf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"deb4bdf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6c04f1\" data-id=\"b6c04f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef14173 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef14173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conductor: Tarcisio Dantas<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f8050d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f8050d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0cdb5ba\" data-id=\"0cdb5ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6730be1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6730be1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-915339b\" data-id=\"915339b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6c10c1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6c10c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Born in Minas Gerais, Brazil, Tarc\u00edsio began his musical studies at the church of the Christian Congregation in Brazil. His violin skills developed under the guidance of Davi Graton, a soloist with the S\u00e3o Paulo Symphony Orchestra. In 2007, while studying with Ana Ghit\u0103 (Romania), he joined the Sergipe Symphony Orchestra and was appointed principal second violinist in 2010. During this time, Tarc\u00edsio participated in masterclasses with renowned soloists Daniel Guedes, Ronedilk Dantas, Emanuelle Baldini, Elisa Fukuda, and Marcio Rodrigues.<\/p><p><br \/>In 2008, Tarc\u00edsio began teaching music at the Federal University of Sergipe and was a founding member of the university&#8217;s orchestra (Osufs). From 2009 to 2014, he coordinated string teaching at the Youth Orchestra of the Vale of Contiguiba (OSVC) social project and at the Youth Orchestra of Aracaju since 2013.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ef04c5\" data-id=\"3ef04c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7f9652 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b7f9652\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/ukbpo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MUSIC-301-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1252\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukbpo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MUSIC-301-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ukbpo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MUSIC-301-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ukbpo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MUSIC-301-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ukbpo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MUSIC-301-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ukbpo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MUSIC-301-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-127c1bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"127c1bd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9963bf2\" data-id=\"9963bf2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f6e1a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f6e1a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tarc\u00edsio&#8217;s tenure with the Sergipe Symphony Orchestra marked a significant milestone in his career. He performed as a soloist in several baroque concertos, including Vivaldi&#8217;s Four Seasons and La Stravaganza, under the direction of esteemed maestros like Isaac Karabtchevsky, Michel Legrand, Roberto Tibiri\u00e7\u00e1, Guilherme Mannis, Luiz Malheiro, Ion Bressan, and Piotr Borkowski. He also participated in notable orchestral tours and international music festivals.<br \/>In 2014, while visiting Lisbon, Portugal, Tarc\u00edsio met Professor Bogumila Burfin (Portland) and attended a pedagogical music orientation day at her music school. He subsequently traveled to Spain, France, and England, where he conceived the idea of a collaborative musical project.<\/p><p><br \/>Upon returning to Brazil, Tarc\u00edsio continued developing his private music school project, which had been in progress since 2010. He founded the Targues Musical company and subsequently established the Brazilian Musical Institute (Instituto Musical Brasileiro &#8211; Imusb). From 2015 to 2021, he served as coordinator and conductor of the Juvenile Orchestra of Imusb, fostering musical growth in S\u00e3o Crist\u00f3v\u00e3o, Sergipe.<br \/>Since his European trip in 2014, Tarc\u00edsio has maintained musical connections and joined the Bromley Symphony Orchestra in 2015. While visiting London, he envisioned creating an orchestra composed of British and Brazilian musicians.<\/p><p><br \/>In 2022, Conductor Dantas presented a proposal to the British government for the establishment of this musical project. 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