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Honorable Mention in the 1st Concorso Musicale Internazionale di Composizione Pinuccia Marzocchi, Grosseto, Italy. Work: Flagelos, for chamber orchestra (2020)
Honorable Mention in the Cerddorion Vocal Ensemble’s 2025-2026 Emerging Composers Competition, New York, USA. Work: Agnus Dei, for a cappella mixed choir (2015)
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Finalist in the Ylioppilaskunnan Laulajat Male Voice Choir International Choral Composition Competition 2025, Finland. Work: … and Shadows End, for TTBB choir (2019)
Selected in the New Music on the Bayou 2025 Call for Scores (with scholarship), Louisiana, USA. Work: Concordia, for oboe, clarinet, and bassoon (2016). Audio/Video
Selected in the 2025 Call for Scores promoted by the Lowell Chamber Orchestra, Massachusetts, USA. Work: Resiliens, for chamber orchestra (2015). Audio/Video
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Finalist in the II Concurso Internacional de Composición de la Sociedad Siero Musical de Pola de Siero, Spain. Work: Luna Blanca/White Moon, for a cappella mixed choir (2023). Score
Selected in the Call for Works 2024, solo instrument category, promoted by Empirica Records and the Social Promotion Association MID SIDE Aps, Italy. Work: Impressões – No. 4, for solo marimba (2017). Audio/Video
Finalist in the 2024 New Works Rising International Choral Composition Competition, launched by the Phoenix Boys Choir, Arizona, USA. Work: Nosso Deus, for mixed choir and piano (2020). Audio/Video
Selected in the 2024 C4 Premieres Workshop, organized by C4: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective, New York, USA. Work: … and Everything Began, for a cappella mixed choir (2023). Audio/Video
Selected in the Millennium Composers Initiative Call for Proposals with Lawrence University's Flute/Trombone Ensembles, Wisconsin, USA. Work: Reaffirmations, for trombone quartet (2024). Audio/Video
Selected in the Reading Session of the Performance Project, organized by the Center for Integration, Documentation and Cultural Diffusion (State University of Campinas-UNICAMP), and Unicamp Symphony Orchestra, Brazil. Work: Nomos, for symphony orchestra (2015). Audio/Video
Call for Scores Winner for the XXXI Panorama of Current Brazilian Music, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Work: Com o Meu Coração/ With All My Heart, for a cappella mixed choir (2021). Audio/Video
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2nd place in the 2023 Marion R. Brown Prize, sponsored by the Bowdoin College, Department of Music, Maine, USA
Postdoctoral fellowship at University of São Paulo, sponsored by Provost of Inclusion and Belonging (USP)
1st place in the Northwest Horn Symposium Composition Contest, horn quartet category, organized by the Northwest Horn Society and Central Washington University Horn Club, Washington, USA. Work: Logging, for horn quartet (2021). Audio
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Leo M. Traynor Composition Competition, sponsored by Viola da Gamba Society of America, Minnesota, USA. Work: He Came All So Still, for viola da gamba consort (2019). Score
Finalist in the Voces Caelestium Call for Scores 2022, Australia. Work: … and Shadows End for a cappella mixed choir (2019)
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Selected in the Sistema Nacional das Orquestras Sociais (SINOS), commissioning project, sponsored by the National Arts Foundation (FUNARTE) and Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – School of Music, Brazil. Commissioned work: Pequeno Cancioneiro, for string orchestra (2022). Score | Audio/Video
Dolphy Prize, professional category, sponsored by Alea Publishing & Recording, Washington, USA. Work: Tesserae, for oboe, bass clarinet and piano (2014). Score | Audio/Video
FUNARTE Call for Scores: work selected to be performed during the XXIV Biennial of Contemporary Brazilian Music. Work: Logging, for horn quartet (2021). Audio/Video
Selected in the New Music Initiative for Black Voices (recording opportunity), Georgia, USA. Work: Devaneio, for string quartet (2012). Audio/Video
1st Prize in the Stellar Composer Competition, intermediate category, sponsored by Edition Svitzer, Denmark. Work: Calvary Song, for solo marimba (2020–21). Score | Audio/Video
Call for Scores Winner for the VI MusMat Conference, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Work: SuÃte Gestaltina, for solo piano (2020). Audio/Video
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Selected in The Happy Composer Commission Project, Texas, USA. Work: El Cielo en Una Estrella, for a cappella mixed choir (2020). Audio/Video
Internationalen Eisenacher Bach Kompositionspreis, sponsored by the Cultural Office of Eisenach, Germany. Work: Ascensão, for symphony orchestra (2019)
Honorable Mention in the 2020 Splinter Tongue Call for Proposals, North Carolina, USA
Honorable Mention in The Diversity Initiative' Call for Scores, Brass Quartet Division, USA. Work: Two Christmas Songs, for brass quartet (2020)
Call for Scores Winner for the V MusMat Conference, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Work: Askesis, for solo bassoon (2020). Audio/Video
Digital Concert Commissions Winner: work selected for the Digital Concert Series by Nebula Ensemble, Colorado, USA. Work: Kenosis, for solo clarinet (2020). Audio/Video
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1st Prize in A Hymn for Mercy Competition, sponsored by the St. Joseph's Secondary School in Navan, Ireland. Work: Holy Spirit, Ever Dwelling/No Natal, for SSA choir and piano (2019). Score | Audio/Video | Audio/Video 2 | Audio/Video 3
2019-20 Doctoral Dissertation Research Award, Fulbright Foreign Scholarship, sponsored by Fulbright Commission, USA
1st Prize in the 5th Composition Competition of the Academia de Flauta de Verão, Portugal. Work: Luftmensch, for flute trio (2019). Audio/Video
113 Composers Collective Call for Scores: work selected to be performed on Twin Cities New Music Festival, USA. Work: Impressões – No. 1, for solo voice (2011). Score | Audio/Video
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– 2nd Prize in the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – School of Music National Composition Competition, Brazil. Work: Hudhud, for symphony orchestra (2018). Audio/Video
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2017-18 Emerging Composers Competition (Commissioning Prize), launched by the Société de Concerts de Montréal, Canada. Work: Impressões – No. 4, for solo marimba (2017). Audio/Video
1st Prize in the Jorge Antunes National Composition Competition, Brazil. Work: Segmentos, for symphony orchestra (2013). Audio/Video | Audio
1st Prize in the Itamaraty Contest of Music Composition, fanfare division, sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil. Work: Apophrades, for brass and percussion (2017). Score | Audio/Video
Call for Scores Winner: work selected to be performed on I Mostra TribOz/Impulso, Brazil. Work: Strata, for wind quinted (2015). Audio/Video
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FUNARTE Prize for Classical Composition, sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Brazil, to be performed during the XXII Biennial of Contemporary Brazilian Music (2017). Work: Resiliens, for chamber orchestra (2015). Audio/Video
Semi-finalist in Seatle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra’s second International Composition Competition for Young Composers, USA. Resiliens, for chamber orchestra (2015). Audio/Video
Call for Scores Winner for the XXVIII Panorama of Current Brazilian Music, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Work: Strata, for wind quintet (2015). Audio/Video
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1st Prize in the Opus I Composition Competition, sponsored by Goiás Philharmonic Orchestra, Brazil. Work: Frustum, for symphony orchestra (2015). Audio/Video
5th Prize in the OPUS National Composition Competition, organized by Opus Philharmonic Orchestra, Brazil. Work: Nomos, for chamber orchestra (2015). Audio/Video
OSUEL (Londrina State University Symphony Orchestra) Call for Scores winner. Work: Tesserae, for oboe, bassoon and piano (2014). Audio/Video
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2014 MAB Seminary in Contemporary Music Scholarship – Actual Music from Bahia, organized by the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil. Work: Devaneio, for string quartet (2012). Score | Audio/Video
1st Prize in the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – School of Music National Composition Competition, Brazil. Work: Kesem, for symphony orchestra (2014). Audio/Video | Audio
2nd Prize in the Guerra-Peixe: 100 years National Composition Competition, sponsored by the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Work: Gênesis, for symphony orchestra (2014)
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3rd Prize in the Camargo Guarnieri National Composition Competition, sponsored by the University of São Paulo, Brazil. Work: Dimensões, for symphony orchestra (2013)
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FUNARTE Prize for Classical Composition, sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Brazil, to be performed during the XX Biennial of Contemporary Brazilian Music (2013). Work: Devaneio, for string quartet (2012). Score | Audio/Video
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Student Merit Award – Best Undergraduate Student (2009), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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