Alberto P. Jaffe

Background

Jaffe, Alberto P. was born on May 5, 1935 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Son of Nathan and Paia (Coslovsky) Jaffe.

Education

Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Escola Fluminense de Engenharia, Niteroi, Brazil, 1958. Master of Arts in violin, Faculdade de Artes da University Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 1969. Post graduate free violin course, Superior School of Music, Cologne, Germany, 1959—1961.

Career

Concert master Orquestra de Camera de Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1961—1963. Member Rio de Janeiro String Quartet, 1964—1971, Trio Pro Arte, Rio de Janeiro, 1968—1973. Professor University Illinois, Urbana, 1983—1985.

Principal viola Sinfonia da Camera, 1984—1985. Professor University Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 1986—1992, Pensacola Christian College, Florida, since 1992. Artistic director International Pro Arte Festival, Teresopolis, Brazil, 1969—1988.

Director Summer Music Academy, Pensacola, Florida, since 1976. Chamber music and violin teacher Festival de Inverno, Campos de Jordao, Brazil, 1981—1982. Director, music division National Academy of Arts, Urbana, Illinois, 1982—1985, artistic director, Illinois, 1984.

Achievements

• Alberto P. Jaffe has been listed as a notable musician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President music committee Sao Paulo State Secretary Culture, Brazil. Member of Music Teachers National Association.

Connections

Married Daisy de Luca, December 5, 1960. Children: Claudio, Marcelo, Renata.

Father:

Nathan Jaffe

Mother:

Paia (Coslovsky) Jaffe

Spouse:

Daisy de Luca

child:

Renata Jaffe

child:

Marcelo Jaffe

child:

Claudio Jaffe