Mario L. S. Barbosa
Bryan
Summary
Concert pianist with expertise in diverse musical styles and genres. Proficient in sheet music interpretation, improvisation, and collaboration with musicians. Demonstrates technical skill, expressive performance, and strong music theory knowledge. Experienced in vocal coaching, opera conducting, choral direction, composition, arrangement, and music education.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Music Director
Atonement Lutheran Church
Boulder
07.2024 - 08.2025
- Assisted in arranging musical scores for performances and recordings.
- Coordinated rehearsal schedules for choirs and instrumental groups.
- Supported the music director in selecting repertoire for concerts.
- Led sectionals to enhance vocal and instrumental performance skills.
- Developed practice materials for musicians to improve technique.
- Communicated with performers to ensure alignment on artistic vision.
- Collaborated with other departments to integrate music into events.
Pianist
St. Philips Lutheran Church
Littleton
01.2022 - 07.2024
- Pianist, St. Philips Lutheran Church, Littleton, CO.
Staff Pianist
Texas Tech University
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Staff Pianist for the Voice Department at Texas Tech University.
Pianist and Accompanist
First Baptist Church of Lorena
Lorena
01.2010 - 01.2017
- Pianist and Accompanist at First Baptist Church of Lorena.
Ballet Pianist
McLennan Community College
- Ballet Pianist, McLennan Community College.
Graduate Assistant
CU Boulder
Boulder
- Graduate Assistant, Group Piano Instructor and Collaborative Pianist, CU Boulder.
Music Director
Boulder Opera Company
Boulder
- Music Director, Boulder Opera Company, G. Puccini, 'Suor Angelica'.
- Music Director, Boulder Opera Company, 'Operatizers'.
- Music Director, Boulder Opera Company, 'Opera in the Park', 2024 and 2025.
- Music Director, Boulder Opera Company, J. Dove, 'Pinocchio'.
- Pianist, Magic Flute, Mozart.
- Pianist, "Gianni Schicchi" and "Il Tabarro", Puccini.
Pianist
First Baptist Church Of Waco
Waco
Head Choir Director
Cesar Chavez Middle School
Waco
Education
A.C. Jones High School - Distinguished graduation plan
A.C. Jones High School
Bachelor of Music Degree - Piano Performance
Baylor University
Master of Music Degree - Piano Performance
Baylor University
Master of Music Degree - Collaborative Piano
Baylor University
Student - Doctorate of Musical Arts in Piano Performance Program
University of Colorado Boulder
Skills
- Musical arrangement
- Rehearsal coordination
- Repertoire selection
- Sectional leadership
- Practice material development
- Artistic communication
- Performance enhancement
- Team leadership
- Audience engagement
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Talented sight-reader
- Emotional expression
- Concert preparation
- Private lesson planning
- Repertoire versatility
- Chamber music experience
- Improvisation
- Stylistic interpretation
- Musical theory
- Composition
- Historical performance practice
- Recording experience
- Choir performances
- Live performances
Activities And Other Work Experience
Member of the Board of Directors, Jeffrey Arnold Foundation, Music Teachers National Association, (2009), Beeville Community Chorus, Baylor University Concert Choir, Baylor University Brazilian Student Association, Trojan Band- Vice President and Percussion Section Leader, Air force JROTC, Navy JROTC, A.C. Jones Choir, A.C. Jones Jazz Band, Connally H.S. Christianity 101, A.C. Jones UIL Science, Writer of weekly music articles for the Beeville Picayune
Awards
- Davidson Family Scholarship
- Music Incentive Talent Scholarship
- Waco Symphony Council Scholarship
- Babs Baugh Endowed Scholarship in Music Award
- Dean’s List, BSM
- Certificate for Completion of the Pipe Organ Encounter from Baylor University School of Music and Central Texas Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, 10/01/04
- Faculty and 'Audience Choice' award for the Baylor Summer Piano Institute student recital
- Academic Award- World Geography- Connally H.S.- 2005
- Renaissance Recognition for Academics 2006- 2008
- National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine- Invitation Nominee
- Coastal Bend College- Certificate for Outstanding Achievement in Spanish- 2008
- Mighty Trojan Band Award for Excellence- Outstanding Junior 2007 Departmental Award Medal- A.C. Jones Choir- 2007
- Citizenship Award Medal- A. C. Jones- 2008
- Beeville 'Fish Out Scholarship for Community Service' Recipient
- Third Prize, Gloria Artis International Piano Competition, Vienna, Austria (2021)
Languages
- Fluent in Spanish
- Conversational Italian
- Trained in Russian Diction Coaching and German
- Native Portuguese Speaker
Experience
Conducted two masterclasses, Damascus Higher Institute of Music, Damascus, Syria, Percussionist for the Del Mar Summer Chamber Orchestra, 07/01/09, Premiering of music written by composers at Baylor University, Experience accompanying vocalists, instrumentalists and choirs, FBC Lorena Summer Concert Series, Piano recitals, 07/01/11, Accompanying at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Recording of music by Baylor composers with Baylor Symphonic Band, Performance and lecture on Impressionist music at Coastal Bend College, 07/01/08, Guest performer for the Beeville Concert Association for the 2007-2008 season, Piano Recital, Guest Artist for the Beeville Concert Association for the 2009-2010 season, Piano Recital, Guest Artist for the Beeville Concert Association for the 2015-2016 season, Piano Recital, Guest Artist for the Beeville Concert Association for the 2017-2018 season, Piano and Vocal Recital, Baylor Summer Choir Camp, Accompanist, 07/01/10, Pianist for the Baylor Summer Wind Ensemble Camp, 07/01/11, Pianist for the Waco Civic Theater’s production of 'My Fair Lady', 07/01/12, Pianist for the Waco Children’s Theater, Summer Camp, 07/01/15, Recipient of Collaborative Assistantship Award, 07/01/13, Rehearsal pianist for the Baylor Opera, Benjamin Britten’s 'Turn of the Screw', 07/01/13, Pianist for the Baylor Women’s Choir, 07/01/12, Pianist for the Baylor Women’s Choir Festival, 07/01/13, Solo piano showcase recital and Q&A, Garland School District, 07/01/11, Collaborator in visiting artist voice recital and Q&A, Collin College, 07/01/12, Collaborator in horn recital and Q&A, McKinney High School, 07/01/12, Fundraising recital for the South Texas Music Academy, 07/01/12, Concerts with Baylor Jazz Combo, 07/01/12, Invitation to play an all-Chopin program for Baylor University’s After-Dark Show, 07/01/12, Pianist for yearly events and receptions for the president and the provost of Baylor University, Freelance pianist, Baylor University and McLennan Community College, Ballet Pianist, McLennan Community College, Fundraising recital and masterclass for the South Texas Music Academy, 07/01/14, Pianist for Westwood High School’s production of 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee', Pianist for West High School, Connally High School, Clifton High School, and Westwood High School, Staff Pianist for 'Music on the Marche' summer opera program, Mondavio, Italy, 07/01/12, Solo performances in Brazil (State of Rio de Janeiro) followed by local radio interview on 'Succeeding as a Musician', Guest Artist for the Beeville Concert Association’s 2015-16 concert season, solo and duo piano recital with Nayoung Barbosa, Pianist for masterclass/opera audition workshop with Kristen Roach, Pianist for Voice Recital (Solo and Trio), University Baptist Church, Austin, Texas, 07/01/17, Pianist for vocal masterclass with Tony Award winning actor, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, 07/01/17, Guest soloist (piano): Central Texas Chorale, L. Van Beethoven, Fantasia in C minor, for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra, 07/01/17, Harpsichordist, Baylor University Opera Theater, Monteverdi’s 'L’Incoronazione di Poppea', 07/01/19, Pianist for the Baylor University Wind Ensemble, 07/01/19, Staff pianist for 'Music on the Marche' summer opera program, Mondavio, Italy, 07/01/12, Staff pianist, Jeffrey Arnold Foundation Vocal Arts Retreat, Performed in solo piano masterclasses presented by Masako Suenaga, Martin Katz, Frederic Chiu, Helge Antoni, John Owings, Anton Nel, Guest Recital with Clarinet Duo, Eastern New Mexico University, Guest Recital with Clarinet Duo, Cameron University, Guest Recital with Clarinet Duo, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Staff Pianist for the Voice Department at Texas Tech University, Graduate Assistant, Group Piano Instructor and Collaborative Pianist, CU Boulder, Guest Solo Recital, Beeville Concert Series, 07/01/22, Guest Solo Recital, Brazilian Embassy in Beirut- Centro Cultural Brasiliban, 07/01/22, Soloist, National Syrian Symphony Orchestra, Damascus, Syria, A. Tfasman, 'Jazz Suite' for Piano and Orchestra, 07/01/22, Guest Performer, Ken Caryl Concert Series, 07/01/23, Guest Performer, Music in the West End Concert Series, Aspen, CO, Pianist, Denver Children’s Chorale, Pianist for soundtrack of documentary 'Radiating Joy: The Michelle Duppong Story', Pianist and Accompanist at First Baptist Church of Lorena, 07/01/10 - 07/01/17, Pianist and Accompanist for the FCC of Beeville and its Choir (Music Minister), 07/01/06 - 07/01/08, Pianist and Accompanist for St. Jerome’s Catholic Church of Waco, TX, 07/01/09, Substitute pianist for churches of the Corpus Christi and Waco areas, Experience with Piano and Organ duets, Experienced in Improvisation, Arranger of works for chorus, solo voices, and handbell choir, Pianist, First Baptist Church of Waco, 07/01/19 - 07/01/21, Pianist, St. Philips Lutheran Church, Littleton, CO, 07/01/22 - Present, Rehearsal /Substitute Conductor for Dr. James Lee, FCC Beeville Leader of Percussion Ensembles, A.C. Jones High School, Rehearsal/Substitute Conductor for Everett MacAulay, A. C. Jones High School, Rehearsal/Substitute Conductor for Calvin Zwernemann, Conally High School, Rehearsal/Substitute Conductor for James Simmons and Derrick Arellano, FBC Lorena, Head Choir Director for Cesar Chavez Middle School, Waco I.S.D., Private piano teacher in the Waco Area, Piano instructor for the McLennan Community College’s Adult Education Program, 07/01/15 - 07/01/17, Vocal Coach, Musical Theater class at West High School, Lecturer in Piano- Continuing Education Program, CU Boulder, Conductor and coach, W. A. Mozart, 'Cosi fan tutte', Matador Opera Workshop, Texas Tech University, 07/01/21, Rehearsal conductor and coach, W.A. Mozart, 'Le nozze di Figaro', Matador Opera Workshop, Texas Tech University, 07/01/22, Conductor and coach, W.A. Mozart, 'Don Giovanni', Music in the Marche, Mondavio, Italy, 07/01/22, Music Director, Boulder Opera Company, G. Puccini, 'Suor Angelica', Music Director, Boulder Opera Company, 'Operatizers', Music Director, Boulder Opera Company, 'Opera in the Park', Music Director, Boulder Opera Company, J. Dove, 'Pinocchio', Pianist and Vocal Coach, Steamboat Opera Company, 'Welcome to the Madness', Pianist, Opera Fort Collins, 'Don Giovanni' and 'La Vida Breve', Guest Artist and Lecturer, Columbine MTNA, CO, Associate Music Director, Atonement Lutheran Church
Teachers
- Piano, Dr. Bradley C. Bolen, Steinway Artist, Baylor University, Drs. David Korevaar and Jennifer Hayghe, CU Boulder, Zinaida Ignatieva, Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, Russia
- Pipe Organ, Joyce Jones, Baylor University
- Harpsichord, Bradley Bennight
- Percussion, Eric Flores, Pearl Drums Artist
Timeline
Associate Music Director
Atonement Lutheran Church
07.2024 - 08.2025
Pianist
St. Philips Lutheran Church
01.2022 - 07.2024
Staff Pianist
Texas Tech University
01.2018 - 01.2019
Pianist and Accompanist
First Baptist Church of Lorena
01.2010 - 01.2017
Ballet Pianist
McLennan Community College
Graduate Assistant
CU Boulder
Music Director
Boulder Opera Company
Pianist
First Baptist Church Of Waco
Head Choir Director
Cesar Chavez Middle School
A.C. Jones High School - Distinguished graduation plan
A.C. Jones High School
Bachelor of Music Degree - Piano Performance
Baylor University
Master of Music Degree - Piano Performance
Baylor University
Master of Music Degree - Collaborative Piano
Baylor University
Student - Doctorate of Musical Arts in Piano Performance Program
University of Colorado Boulder