Brazil

Batista Jr is a clarinet professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ.  He develops different activities related to contemporary music: with Abstrai Ensemble he released “Experiencia” (2018); with Trio Paineiras, “Trio Paineiras Interpreta Compositores de Hoje” (2017); and he’s also a part of Ensemble Plurisons (2022). His research interests are related to musical performance, clarinet teaching, chamber music, Brazilian music, contemporary music and composer-performer collaboration.

Batista Jr uses Gonzalez reeds | model GD (clarinet) and Gonzalez Classic (bass clarinet).