Orlando Haddad

Orlando Haddad brings a wealth of influences not only from his country of Brazil as a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and arranger, but from his classical background as well. He has been a bandleader since the age of twelve and studied classical piano before moving to Rio de Janeiro where he attended the Villa-Lôbos Institute and studied classical guitar. He has studied music at the U. of North Carolina School of the Arts and graduated with a degree in Composition. He received an M.S. in Arts Administration from Drexel and an M.A. in Composition from Temple. Orlando taught Brazilian Music at UArts for 10 years. His expertise in Brazilian music has inspired invitations to teach courses, classes, and clinics at numerous universities in the USA.