Ivan Vilela

Ivan Vilela (born August 28, 1962 in Itajubá, Minas Gerais) is a Brazilian composer, arranger, researcher, teacher and viola caipira player.Ivan Vilela is currently a professor at the ECA - School of Communication and Arts of the University of São Paulo.He is the director of the Orquestra Filarmônica de Violas, a Brazilian orchestra composed by Brazilian violas.Ivan Vilela is one of the main ten-string guitarists (viola) nowadays.With a special style and very developed technique, he has more than 15 albums recorded, solo or with different groups, and was nominated for and awarded several prestigious prizes in Brazil.