DIOGO PIMENTEL

"Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland." ------------------------------------------------------------ ------Diogo Pimentel is from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In August, 2004, after winning a scholarship to study at Campbellsville University, Mr. Pimentel moved to the United States. During these years he had intense musical activity as recitalist, chamber musician (participating in several recordings), teacher, and composer under the supervision of diverse teachers such as Norma Cuppertino, Amarillis Guimaraes, Alysio de Mattos, Nicole Lech, Peter McHugh, Soh-Hyun Park Altino and Janna Lower. He shows a tendency to philosophic aspects about music and life that defines his personality as a thinker. Outside of music, Diogo Pimentel has a passion for fixing things, especially violins. Mr. Pimentel was appointed as the concert master of the University of Florida Symphony Orchestra in 2007 and 2008. Preceding that, he was concert master of Campbellsville University Symphony Orchestra, Campbellsville University String Ensemble, Orquestra Sinfonica da Associacao de Musicos Batistas Fluminenses, Conjunto de Camera Sacra Vox, as well as assistant of concertmaster, principal 2nd violin and violin apprentice of orchestras in festivals conducted by diverse music directors such as David Bowden, Anthony Spain, Patrick Kavanaugh, Robert Gaddis, Ernani Aguiar, and others. Diogo Pimentel's scholastic background includes Iniciacao Musical (1988), Elementos de Armonia (1991), Curso Tecnico (1992), and Bacharelado em musica/ violin (teaching assistant of violin and chamber music - 1999) from UFRJ; Master of Arts in Music (concert master of the orchestras and first violin of the string quartet - 2005) from Campbellsville University. He is currently pursuing a Master in Violin Performance at the University of Florida (2007).