ISB 2023 Convention Presenter — Alexandre Ritter

The Brazilian bassist Alexandre Ritter has been developing artistic, pedagogical and research work since 2000 at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (BRAZIL). He is a founding member of the Bach Society Brazil and bassist at Bach Brazil Ensemble. He received both Doctor and Bachelor of Performance degrees from The University of Georgia (USA) and attended a Masters in Performance at the University of British Columbia (CANADA). He has won scholarships for the Academia Musicale Chiggiana (ITALY) where he received Diploma di Mérito, Campus Internazionale di Musica in Sermoneta (ITALY), the Banff Orchestral Program and the Toronto Summer Music Academy (CANADA), as well as for the North Caroline School for the Arts (USA). He has played in orchestras in North and South Americas. His masterclasses, concerts and lectures have taken him to various parts of Brazil and to countries such as Germany, Argentina, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Holland, Italy and the USA.