PAULO FAUSTINI, was born into an Italian-Brazilian family of professional church musicians, singers, and music teachers in São Paulo, Brazil, and has been a professional musician and teacher for over 25 years. He maintains a private voice studio in Fairmount, Philadelphia, where he inspires singers from all walks of life to develop their craft, be it as soloists or ensemble performers. He is an avid Art Song recitalist and recent performances have included recitals at St. Martin's Episcopal Church and for The Philadelphia Orchestra at The Musical Cocktails Club Concert Series in Chestnut Hill. In addition to his voice studio in Philadelphia he is presently voice faculty for The Hotchkiss Summer Portals Chamber Music Program in Lakeville, CT, a unique vocal chamber program for talented high school singers. He has coached at the New York Festival of Song, Curtis Institute, Sacred Music Society of Brazil, and was voice faculty at Westminster Choir College and Westminster Conservatory, in Princeton, NJ, for many years. He has performed and recorded with professional groups such as The New York Choral Artists at Lincoln Center, The Philadelphia Singers, and The Spoleto Festival Choir, in Charleston, and Spoleto, Italy, as well as Fuma Sacra, in Princeton. As choral director he has held several conducting positions, including at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in Newark, NJ, The Unitarian Church of Summit, NJ, and First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia. He holds a Master of Music in Vocal Pedagogy and Performance with distinction as well as a Bachelor of Music in Church Music from Westminster Choir College, where his conducting mentors have been Joseph Flummerfelt, Frauke Haasemann, Allen Crowell and Constantina Tsolainou. For many years he performed, recorded and toured as a member of the world renowned Westminster Choir. This June Paulo will be working and singing with CHANTICLEER at their Sonoma Workshop in California. He is also the founder and co-artistic director of a choral and cultural program in Umbria, Italy, called UMBRIAN SERENADES: Choral & Cultural Tastings in the Green Heart of Italy. In addition to devoting his life to the singing/choral art, Paulo is very passionate about wines; in 2004 he received a certificate from The Wine School of Philadelphia.

• Umbrian Serenades: Choral & Cultural Tastings in the Green Heart of Italy
• Paulo Faustini