Sérgio Burgani is a Brazil

Brazil

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ian clarinetist.

Burgani teaches clarinet

Clarinet

The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...

 at Sao Paulo State University. He is a member of Sujeito a Guincho

Sujeito a Guincho

Sujeito a Guincho is a clarinet quintet from Sao Paulo, Brazil. It started as a quartet, featuring Sérgio Burgani, Edmilson Nery, Luca Raele and Luiz Afonso Montanha, music professors who teach in and around the city of São Paulo while playing in the country’s top orchestras, such as the...

, a clarinet quintet based in Sao Paulo

São Paulo

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. Sujeito a Guincho received the Eldorado Award in 1996. Burgani is also the first clarinetist at the Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo - OSESP (São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra) which is considered the best orchestra from Latin America.

Discography

• Sujeito a Guincho. 1997. Received the Sharp Music Award (Best Instrumental Album).
• Die Klarinetmaschine, with Sujeito a Guincho. 1999.