Tasso Bangel

Tasso José Bangel (Taquara, 1931), also known as Maestro Tasso Bangel, is a Brazilian singer, conductor and composer best known as member of the vocal ensemble Conjunto Farroupilha. He was a student of Roberto Eggers in Porto Alegre, studying French horn, composition, and conducting. He formed the Conjunto Vocal Farroupilha of regionalist music, which would last 35 years, with presentations and recordings around the world. Afterwards, he settled in São Paulo, where he developed most of his career. His compositions have a nationalist character, making use of gaucho and Brazilian folklore. He received the São Paulo Association of Art Critics Award in 1997, the Sharp Award in 1998, and the Simões Lopes Neto Medal, from the state government, for his relevant cultural work. His opera Romance Gaúcho won a national composition contest in 1994. He won the 2013 Açorianos Award in the Arranger and Instrumental Composer categories.