CARLOS BAUZYS
CARLOS BAUZYS
Composer · Arranger · Music Director · Conductor · Music Educator
USA - BRAZIL
🌐 www.carlosbauzys.com
✉️ bauzys.carlos@gmail.com
📱 +55 (11) 99543-1030 (WhatsApp)
PROFILE
Award-winning composer and music director with over 20 years of experience in musical theatre, dance, film, and concert performance in Brazil, the United States, and Europe. MFA graduate of NYU’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program and the first Brazilian to receive a full scholarship to the program. Known for original works, large-scale productions, and innovative approaches to rhythm, body percussion, and vocal music.
EDUCATION
MFA – Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program
Tisch School of the Arts, New York University — USA
Bachelor’s Degree – Composition & Conducting
Instituto de Artes, UNESP — São Paulo, Brazil
Scientific Research Fellowship
FAPESP — São Paulo, Brazil
SELECTED ORIGINAL MUSICAL THEATRE (Composer)
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BARBA – Brazilian Body Percussion Musical
Composer, Co-Book Writer, Arranger, Music Director
NAMT Recommended Musical 2024 | Off-Broadway (NYC), Costa Rica -
Aparecida – Um Musical por Walcyr Carrasco
Nominated: Best Original Music – Prêmio Bibi Ferreira -
Aladdin – O Musical
Nominated: Best Original Music – Prêmio CNTIJ -
Isaura – The Musical (in development)
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O Pífaro
SELECTED MUSIC DIRECTION & ARRANGING (Major Productions)
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Funny Girl — Best Music Director, Prêmio Bibi Ferreira 2024
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In the Heights — Bristol Riverside Theatre (USA)
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Sunset Boulevard — Nominee, Best Music Director
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Zorro – The Musical — Nominee, Best Music Director
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Singin’ in the Rain — Nominee, Best Music Director
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Man of La Mancha — Best Music Director, Prêmio Bibi Ferreira 2015
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Donna Summer – The Musical
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Peter Pan, Cinderella (R&H), Hello, Dolly!, La Cage aux Folles
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DANCE & CONCERT WORK
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Bioglomerata — Orchestrator
São Paulo City Ballet & São Paulo Municipal Orchestra -
Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival — Composer & Music Director
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Barbatuques – 20 & 25 Years — Music Director
FILM & TELEVISION
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Uma Garota Comum — Arranger & Music Director (Disney+ Brazil)
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Alice no Mundo da Internet — Composer
Nominated: Best Children’s Film – Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro -
Teatro BR, ABIT, Guerra de Arturo
AWARDS & HONORS
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Prêmio Bibi Ferreira (The Brazilian equivalent of the U.S. Tony Awards”)
— Best Music Director (2015, 2024)
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Full Scholarship Recipient — NYU MFA (First Brazilian Awardee)
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Coca-Cola / FEMSA Award — Best Music (ÓcTrombada)
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Multiple nominations across Brazil’s most prestigious theatre and music awards
TEACHING & EDUCATION
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Music Teacher & Music Director — TASIS Switzerland (Summer Program)
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Arranger — Youth Choir of the State of São Paulo (2018–present)
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Program Developer & Coordinator — SESI Musical Theatre Education
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Guest Instructor:
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London A Cappella Festival
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Brazil International Tap Festival
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PUBLICATIONS
Songbook Barbatuques – Volume 1
Author | Available on Amazon
SKILLS
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Orchestra Conductor
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Instruments: Guitar, Piano, Bass, Flute, Percussion
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Proficient in Logic, Qlab, Finale, ROCS
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Vocal Range: Tenor
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Body Percussion Specialist
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Fluent in Portuguese, English & Spanish