Luís Afonso Explained

Luís Afonso
Background:non_vocal_instrumentalist
Alias:Montanha
Origin:Brazil
Instrument:Clarinet
Occupation:Clarinetist and Professor

Luís Afonso (also known as Montanha) is a Brazilian clarinetist and bass clarinetist.

Afonso studied clarinet and bass clarinet at the Rotterdam Conservatoire under Walter Boeykens and Henri Bok.[1] He has taught at São Paulo University since 1992. He plays clarinet in the Orquestra Sinfônica Municipal and Orquestra Jazz Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo. He also plays in a bass clarinet duo called Clarones with the Dutch Henri Bok, as well as in the acclaimed clarinet quintet Sujeito a Guincho.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Luís Afonso "Montanha". World Bass Clarinet Foundation. 2009-08-06.