A versatile composer, Diogo Carvalho works with art, electroacoustic, popular, Brazilian, and jazz music. His compositions are frequently related to non-musical ideas that generate or inspire creation in several styles. Versatility also manifests in Diogo's arrangements, as you can listen here.
As the 2018-19 Harn Museum of Art Composer-in-Residence, Carvalho integrated dance, poetry, and music inspired by the museum's collection and architecture (more info here).
Using a language that communicates with diverse audiences, Carvalho’s pieces have been heard internationally, from Brazil to Russia. He serves the international composers community through Global Arts United, managing international festivals and educational exchange programs.
2025
Reveal [vibraphone and tape - 15'00"] +
2024
Lilacs and Lilies [opera - 60'] +
2023
Downtown São Paulo [chamber ensemble - 10'30"] +
A Girl From Ipanema [opera - 40'] +
Chula Miami Skyline [solo guitar - 4'] +
2022
Hit-and-Miss [orchestra - 4'30"] +
My Life Flashed Before My Eyes [chamber orchestra - 5'] +
Brazilian Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra [guitar and orchestra - 17'] +
2021
Nope [string quartet - 4'30"] +
Guitar Phoneme Mix [guitar ensemble - 10'-30'] +
2020
Dromic Episodes [chamber ensemble - 12'] +
The Invention of Routine [art song for baritone and piano - 4'] +
What Was That? [chamber ensemble - 12'] +
2019
Fabric [chamber ensemble - 9'] +
Ink Stone [art song cycle for voice, double bass, and piccolo/bass flute - 20'] +
Lazy Lizard [microtonal jazz standard - 5'] +
Garden Soundscape [quartet for flute, bass clarinet, violin, and cello - 12'] +
2018
Afrosamba [chamber ensemble - 11'] +
Beet Bait Bet Bat! [choir - 8'] +
Juxtaposed Colors [quartet for flute, clarinet, violin, and cello - 7'] +
2017
Space Duo [clarinet duo - 6'] +
Collage [string quartet - 8'] +
Reveal [tape and alto saxophone - 8'] +
Echo Chamber [interactive piece for mixed ensemble - 10'-60'] +
2016
Interleaving [percussion ensemble - 11'] +
Minuet & Candomblé [flute, horn, violin, and cello - 11'] +
Reveal [tape and guitar - 10'] +
Excursion [concert band]
2015
Detour [fixed media] +
Clarinetism [solo clarinet] +
2014
Cave of the Harmonic Beats [fixed media]
Wind Waltz [quartet for trumpet, piano, guitar, and violin]
2013
Kitsune [guitar and violin]
2012
Meditation (Afrosamba) [quartet for flugel horn, piano, guitar, and violin]
2011
Concert for guitar and orchestra [guitar and orchestra - 28'] +
2010
Mother-in-Law Suite, Janeiro Escuro [duo guitar and violin]
2009
Calavento, Ponte das Cordas [guitar and violin]
2008
Window of the Sun [guitar and violin]
2007
No Meio da Estrada [clarinet, percussion, and guitar]
Concrete Garden [percussion, guitar, and violin]
2006
Songs (12) for the album O Show do Planeta
2005
Rascunho para o Silêncio [solo viola caipira]
Alguém [song]
2004
Valsa pro Garoto [solo guitar]
Cataclisma [guitar and violin]
2003
Bons Sonhos [guitar trio]
Delírio [alto sax + guitar]
2002
Belo Caminhar [guitar trio]
Breve Fantasia [solo guitar]
Bicheiro [jazz standard]
2001
Melodiosa [saxophone quartet + percussion]