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One of a coterie of “favorite Brazilian guitarists.”
Alvaro Henrique has built a career on bridging past and present, connecting audiences with stories that stir and inspire, featuring a palette of ancient and modern instruments in his programs. He performs classical guitar music rooted in Brazilian tradition yet open to transcriptions, cross-cultural repertoires, and new commissioned works. On March 14th, prepare to be swept away by Alvaro’s recital titled Brazilian Treasures, in which Henrique will bring to light overlooked masterpieces and contemporary voices from Brazil beyond the usual centers. Expect contrasts of color, rhythmic vitality, and lyrical depth as he exposes the breadth of Brazil’s guitar heritage.
Works to be performed by Guerra-Peixe, Burle-Marx, Reis, Lins, Vitor, Hobbs, and Gustavo.
Bring your friends!
MASTERCLASS
3/14/26: Alvaro Henrique will be teaching a masterclass in the afternoon, March 14th at 1:00 pm in the West Room of Presbyterian Church of the Covenant. The masterclass is free to observe and open to the public, but registration is required. Register as an auditor to sit in and hear what Mr. Henrique has to teach our guest performers, or register as a performer for your chance to perform for Alvaro and have him critique your performance (a small tuition fee applies). Register as either an auditor or performer in our Online Store.
Dubbed one of a coterie of “favorite Brazilian guitarists” by Villa-Lobos magazine, Alvaro Henrique’s mission is to connect audiences with a world of emotions and stories that spark ideas, conversation, and meaning.
Known for both the humor and drama of his performances, along with his engaging speaking with audiences from the stage, Henrique has toured 15 countries and has released 2 solo albums and a DVD.
Henrique’s recital programs typically include a host of plucked instruments covering a fascinating range of history and cultures. He plays the early vihuela, the Baroque theorboed guitar, the romantic guitar, and of course the modern classical guitar. His flexible repertoire allows for programs that can mix 5 centuries of music and cultures. Alvaro Henrique has also premiered works by a number of composers such as Mario Ferraro and Ernest Mahle.
He plays works by Villa-Lobos, Scarlatti,Tárrega and Guerra-Peixe as well as surprising transcriptions of works by Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky.
As a soloist with orchestra, Henrique has performed in Brazil with the Orquestra do Teatro Nacional Claudio Santoro and the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro’s String Orchestra, as well as in Finland with the Vaasa Sinfonietta. He has premiered 5 concerti, and worked with conductors Julio Medaglia, Ville Mankkinen, and Angelo Cavallaro.
With a special interest in art for social change, Alvaro’s projects have included commissioning works centered on social issues. Examples include Jean Goldenbaum’s concerto May All Dictators Fall (inspired by the Arab Spring) and Jorge Antunes’ Brasilia 50 (a fifty-movement work for guitar and pre-recorded sounds which describes historical events that took place from 1960 to 2010). Committed to helping audiences find meaningful connections to music, Alvaro frequently presents community engagement and educational concerts at schools, community center and senior residencies.
Alvaro Henrique is president-founder of the Associacao Brasiliense de Violao (BRAVIO) and the first South America Guitar Society partner of the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA). Dedicated to promoting the interest in the instrument and helping his fellow guitarists, Henrique has—since 2005—organized more than 100 BRAVIO events for colleagues including concerts, soirees, lectures, masterclasses, festivals and competitions.
From 2010 to 2012 he taught at the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, and during this brief period had 12 undergraduate students awarded in competitions, playing in important cities such as Salzburg (Austria), and/or recording CDs distributed worldwide. Besides teaching, has also given lectures on career planning, musical expressivity, and study technique for musicians.
Alvaro Henrique holds a bachelor’s degree from Universidade de Sao Paulo, a master’s degrees from the Universidade de Brasilia and a Kunstliche Ausbildung degree from the Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg (Germany). He studied with Franz Halasz, Alvise Migotto, Bohumil Med, and Zilmar Gustavo Costa.
Marisa Robinson, Soprano
Soprano Marisa Robinson has performed opera, operetta, and musical theater all over the greater Philadelphia region and beyond. In 2023, she made her West Coast debut in the staged premiere of Girondines as Pierrette, a role she had the privilege of performing in its 2022 Wilmington Concert Opera world premiere, here at Covenant. Favorite roles include Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, Ännchen in Der Freischütz, Angelina in Trial by Jury, and Casilda in The Gondoliers. Offstage, Marisa is the Executive Director of Wilmington Concert Opera, a Pure Barre addict, and a ridiculous fan of peanut butter with chocolate.
Matt Vice, clarinet
Matt Vice is a current graduate student at the University of Delaware studying Clarinet Performance pursuing a Masters in Music degree. Mr. Vice holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Clarinet Performance and a Bachelor of Science in Information Science from the University of Maryland, College Park. He is one of the recent winners of the University of Delaware Student Soloist Competition and performed Jenni Brandon’s Clarinet Concerto entitled Fin de la Tierra: Land’s End on March 13, 2026. He also has experience performing abroad in Austria, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and England. Mr. Vice has performed with the Manassas Symphony Orchestra.
Tim Crawford, Piano
Tim Crawford is a pianist and accompanist based in the Philadelphia region, with extensive experience in both opera and instrumental music. He has performed approximately 80 complete operas at the piano and has worked widely as a vocal accompanist and opera coach. Additionally, Tim has a great deal of experience teaching piano to students of all ages.
Tim began studying piano around the age of 11. By 13, he had taught himself Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata in its entirety, which he performed at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. At 18, he began serious piano studies with Steven Herbert Smith. He later earned a Master of Music degree in solo piano performance from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, where he held both a scholarship and a graduate assistantship in collaborative piano.
