Rodrigo Camargo
Graduate Assistant for Broadcast Curation & CoordinationRodrigo Camargo is a Brazilian composer currently pursuing his DMA in Composition at the
UMKC Conservatory. He holds a Master’s degree from Louisiana State University and a Bachelor’s degree from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).
He is the recipient of the National Opera Association’s Dominick Argento Fellowship for Opera Composition. His music has been performed in Brazil and the United States, and his catalog includes chamber and vocal music, orchestral works, and opera. Some highlights are the operas "Emily Somebody"(American Prize 2nd place); "A Song For All" (commissioned by No Divide KC and the Lyric Opera of Kansas City); "Lira dos Enganos" (commissioned by FELINI - Festival Lírico de Niterói); "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" (comissioned by KC Sinfonietta); the string quartet “There Where I’m Not” and the “Pocket Concerto for violin and orchestra”. Other highlights are his EPs "5 Poemas de Fernando Pessoa" and "Two Duos", available on streaming platforms. Camargo is also a Composition Teaching Artist with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.
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In this episode, UMKC Conservatory alum Seyoung Park takes us on a pianistic journey through Robert Schumann’s dualities and emotional confessions of forbidden love. Plus Conservatory faculty members Joe Genualdi and Tom Rosenkranz perform very personal music by Ludwig van Beethoven. -
UMKC Conservatory faculty Joseph Genualdi and Sean Chen perform Gabriel Fauré's Violin Sonata No.1, and Alon Goldstein joins the Conservatory Orchestra for a performance of Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No.3. -
The UMKC Graduate Fellowship String Quartet performs Leoš Janáček’s "Kreutzer Sonata," a fierce and emotionally charged work inspired by Leo Tolstoy’s controversial psychological drama. And Igor Stravinsky’s once scandalous "The Rite of Spring," is brought vividly to life by the UMKC Conservatory Orchestra. -
It took him a while, but Johannes Brahms eventually found symphonic success. In this episode, the UMKC Conservatory Orchestra performs his Symphony No. 2, plus Sean Chen performs Chopin and Seokho Park sings Puccini’s “Nessun Dorma.” -
Three highly expressive performances by UMKC Conservatory students launch the first UMKC Conservatory Hour on Classical KC, with works for piano, saxophone and violin. -
The UMKC Conservatory Choirs and Orchestra take you on a journey through holiday favorites and new discoveries. Rodrigo Camargo is your host in this first ever UMKC Conservatory holiday special.
