{"id":514,"date":"2024-07-03T11:57:31","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T11:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidganc.com\/en\/?page_id=514"},"modified":"2024-07-04T19:55:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T19:55:11","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/davidganc.com\/en\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1718972354087{background-color: #000000 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]\n\t\t\t<!-- START Slider 2 REVOLUTION SLIDER 6.5.11 --><p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<rs-module-wrap id=\"rev_slider_2_1_wrapper\" data-source=\"gallery\" style=\"visibility:hidden;background:transparent;padding:0;margin:0px auto;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<rs-module id=\"rev_slider_2_1\" style=\"\" data-version=\"6.5.11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slides>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-2\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/davidganc.com\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"Slide\" title=\"Biography\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/davidganc.com\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/transparent.png\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-2-slide-2-layer-0\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"yo:-63px,-63px,-63px,-24px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:20,20,20,7;l:0,0,0,9;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:['100%','100%','100%','100%'];h:['100%','100%','100%','100%'];\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:5;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/davidganc.com\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" class=\"tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/davidganc.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/8-Capa-Fl-Cor-04022016-_NC23537-1.jpg\" data-c=\"cover-proportional\" data-no-retina> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-2-slide-2-layer-1\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"shape\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:20,20,20,7;l:0,0,0,9;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:100%;h:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:6;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slides>\n\t\t\t\t<\/rs-module>\n\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\tsetREVStartSize({c: 'rev_slider_2_1',rl:[1240,1240,1240,480],el:[500,500,500,200],gw:[1240,1240,1240,480],gh:[500,500,500,200],type:'hero',justify:'',layout:'fullwidth',mh:\"0\"});if (window.RS_MODULES!==undefined && window.RS_MODULES.modules!==undefined && window.RS_MODULES.modules[\"revslider21\"]!==undefined) {window.RS_MODULES.modules[\"revslider21\"].once = false;window.revapi2 = undefined;if (window.RS_MODULES.checkMinimal!==undefined) window.RS_MODULES.checkMinimal()}\n\t\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\t<\/rs-module-wrap>\n\t\t\t<!-- END REVOLUTION SLIDER -->\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Biography<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;&#8221; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; el_width=&#8221;20&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#0193c1&#8243;][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a solo artist, Ganc has released 6 CDs &#8211; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baladas Brasileiras<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (1996), <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caldo de Cana<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2000), <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Ganc &amp; Guerra Peixe String Quartet interpret Tom Jobim<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2004), nominated for the 2005 TIM Award, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pixinguinha + Benedito<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2005) with M\u00e1rio S\u00e8ve, Noturno &#8211; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Ganc interprets Nivaldo Ornelas\u2019chamber music <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(2016), <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encontro<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2019) with Duo Ganc Adour and the single <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Milharal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2021).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is co-author of the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sheet music books <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choro Duetos &#8211; Pixinguinha &amp; Benedito Lacerda Vol. 1 e Vol. 2\u201d,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ed. Irm\u00e3os Vitale, 2010 \/ 2011, with transcriptions of the melodies and counterpoints of these masters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He began his career in the 1970s with the band \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Barca do Sol<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d, with which he released two LPs: Durante o Ver\u00e3o and Pirata.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He has appeared on several compilations that features the greatest exponents of the flute in Brazil, such as \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sopro Contempor\u00e2neo Brasileiro<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d, \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Os Bambas da Flauta<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d, \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sons do Brasil<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d, and on the CD \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pixinguinha Sinf\u00f4nico<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fluent in popular music, improvisation and classical music, he holds a PhD in music from UNIRIO (2017), a bachelor&#8217;s degree in flute from UFRJ (1986) and in Professional Music from Berklee College of Music &#8211; Suma Cum Laude (1984). Currently (2024) he is doing a post-doctorate at UNIRIO with his research project: \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reflections on Brazilian musical genres and structuring a collection of Brazilian music arrangements for transverse flute groups<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d &#8211; sponsored by FAPERJ. This project includes the production of 12 new arrangements of Brazilian music for flute choir and its reduction for flute quartets, available for download to students and teachers, in the arrangements section on this website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an arranger, he has more than 100 arrangements recorded on disk, with commissions for the WDR Big Band in Cologne, Germany (2018) and the NFA (National Flute Association) Phoenix, Arizona, 08\/2023. Ganc has in his collection more than 50 songs arranged for flute ensembles, 22 arrangements for flute and strings and 2 for big band, and 10 arrangements for symphony orchestra, always focusing on Brazilian popular music.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2020, he wrote an arrangement of his song <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caldo de Cana<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the ABRAF Orchestra (Brazilian Association of Flutists, of which he is a board member), performed by 220 flutists from all over Brazil in an online format. In 2021 he repeated the experience with Daniel Ganc&#8217;s song <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Milharal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He conceived the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flutuar Orquestra de Flautas presents Clube de Esquina 50 anos Project<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which took place in Belo Horizonte on November 2022, for which he wrote the 15 arrangements for this formation, reproducing the songs from this classic album.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a studio musician, he has recorded more than 200 albums of instrumental music and with Brazilian artists such as: Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa, Paulo Moura, Lu\u00eds Melodia, Nivaldo Ornelas, Moraes Moreira, Tim Maia, Alcione, Beto Guedes, Jo\u00e3o Bosco, Elba Ramalho, Cassia Eller, Bibi Ferreira, Z\u00e9 Ramalho, Olivia Byington and has produced\/co-produced 20 CDs. He took part in three editions of the Free Jazz Festival RJ and SP, in 1995 (Stevie Wonder), 1999 (Vittor Santos Orquestra) and 2001 (The Temptations).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participations:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>THEATRE<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0He has performed on stage and in soundtracks for 40 plays, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pixinguinha<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d, by Amir Haddad, \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Noel Rosa<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d, by Tim Rescala, and \u201cO Cors\u00e1rio do Rei\u201d, by Augusto Boal and Chico Buarque, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>TV<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participation in soundtracks recordings for more than 50 soap operas and TV specials, mostly for Rede Globo de Televis\u00e3o.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Movie Soundtracks<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He has recorded more than 20 soundtracks for feature films, including David Tygel&#8217;s \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O Homem da Capa Preta<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d and Nivaldo Ornelas&#8217; \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dan\u00e7a dos bonecos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He has played on stages in many countries including the USA, France, Italy, Portugal, Germany, Mexico, Uruguay, Angola, Israel and Switzerland. He performed at the 2001 Mellon Jazz Festival in Pittsburgh in the concert Tones of Nature, a tribute to Tom Jobim.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He regularly records for TV, film and theater soundtracks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On stage, in recording studios, creating arrangements and doing academic research, David Ganc is a multifaceted artist who is always open to new musical experiences.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; content_aligment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1720013105727{background-color: #387898 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space][qodef_audio_playlist playlist_type=&#8221;spotify&#8221; playlist_url=&#8221;https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/intl-pt\/artist\/1XMyOohoNWcPIOa50HeNbH&#8221;][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1718972354087{background-color: #000000 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text] Biography [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;&#8221; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; el_width=&#8221;20&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#0193c1&#8243;][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]As a solo artist, Ganc has released 6 CDs &#8211; Baladas Brasileiras (1996), Caldo de Cana (2000), David Ganc &amp; Guerra Peixe String Quartet interpret Tom Jobim (2004),&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-514","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidganc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidganc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidganc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidganc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidganc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=514"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/davidganc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":624,"href":"https:\/\/davidganc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/514\/revisions\/624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidganc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}