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Fagner Rocha, violin/viola
Dr. Fagner Magrinelli Rocha is Associate Professor of Violin and Viola and Director of Orchestra Activities at Angelo State University. He also serves as Music Director of the Big Spring Symphony and the Concho Valley Youth Orchestra, concertmaster for both the San Angelo Symphony and Ballet San Angelo Orchestras, and Music Curator for the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts. Previously, Dr. Rocha served as Assistant Professor of Violin at the Universidade Federal de Alagoas in Brazil. An active violinist, and conductor, Dr. Rocha has appeared in concerts and festivals throughout North and South America and Europe. As a violinist, he performs extensively as a soloist and chamber musician, while his conducting work spans professional, university, and youth ensembles. Deeply committed to music education, he is a frequent guest conductor for Honors, All-Region, and Youth Orchestras and maintains a strong presence in Texas public schools.
Dr. Rocha’s creative output includes original compositions, arrangements, and commercial music projects. Recent highlights include composing and recording original music for Angelo State University’s Centennial Capital Campaign, Leading the Charge, and his work on the feature film Texas Rhapsody, in which he appears as conductor, actor, and violinist, available on Amazon Video.
Dr. Rocha holds a Bachelor of Music in Violin performance from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre, Brazil) and a Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in Violin Performance from Texas Tech University. He studied conducting with Dr. David Becker at Texas Tech University. During the summer, he teaches at the Angelo State Music Camp, the Fredericksburg Summer Music Institute and InterHarmony Music Festival. He resides in San Angelo, Texas, with his wife, Emilee, and their daughters, Olivia and Emma. Outside of music, he enjoys reading, home projects, and spending time with his family.