Brazil adds free USP music workshops and Joinville Musicarium festival

The University of São Paulo’s Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters in Ribeirão Preto announced a series of free instrument workshops for the second semester. Registrations open online on 22 July, with sessions running from 10 August to 4 December. Available courses include musical appreciation, vocal training, choir, flute, piano, percussion, strings (viola, violin, cello) and guitar, and participants must bring their own instruments.

Separately, the Musicarium Academia Filarmônica Brasileira is hosting the IX Festival Musicarium in Joinville from 23 July to 1 August. The ten‑day event offers free concerts, masterclasses and chamber music, culminating in a special concert on 30 July conducted by Italian maestro Massimiliano Carraro. Both initiatives aim to broaden musical education and community access to high‑quality performance experiences across Brazil.