Milene Moreira, violin
A native of Brazil, violinist Milene Moreira is currently a member of the Sarasota Orchestra and Sarasota Opera. Prior to joining the Sarasota Orchestra in 2003, Milene served as Concertmaster of ULBRA and Teatro São Pedro Chamber Orchestras (Porto Alegre, Brazil).
She received a Bachelor of Music degree from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, a Master of Music degree from the Carnegie Mellon University , and Arts Diploma from Freiburg Musikhochschule in Germany. An active chamber musician Milene also has a Graduate Performance Diploma from Hartt School of Music where she studied with the famous members of the Emerson String Quartet. During her school years she was a member of Carnegie Mellon New Music Ensemble, and “Con Anima” early music ensemble in Germany. Milene was invited as a fellow to a number of prestigious international music festivals such as the Orford Music Festival , Conservatoire Américain de Fontainebleau and Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival. In Germany she collaborated with the prestigious Offenburg Streich Trio and was invited to be guest artist at Offenburg Kreuzgang Konzerte . Her orchestral experience includes performances with The Florida Orchestra, Florida South West Symphony, Hartford Symphony, Tampa Opera, Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Freiburg Theater Opera, Basel Theater Opera and Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra. During the summers, she performs and teaches at the Wintergreen Music Festival in Virginia.