Marco Pereira

Marco Pereira is a Brazilian classical guitarist. He was born in São Paulo and took lessons from Isaias Savio, an important Uruguayan guitarist and teacher who brought Miguel Llobet's technique to Brazil. Pereira obtained his master's degree at the University of Paris-Sorbonne; his thesis was titled Heitor Villa-Lobos and His Work for Guitar. He teaches harmony, composition arranging, and improvisation at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Pereira has released several solo CDs, including Dança dos Quatro Ventos, Elegia ,Brasil Musical, Valsas Brasileiras, Luz das Cordas, O Samba da Minha Terra, Camerístico, and Cristal, Original, "Stella del Matino" and "Essence". His compositions were issued by the publishers Éditions Lémoine of Paris and Guitar Solo Publications of San Francisco.