Born in Belo Horizonte in 1958. He studied violin with José de Mattos and musical theory at the Fundação Clóvis Salgado in Belo Horizonte. In 1977 he traveled to the United States, where he studied viola at Westport School of Music and composition with Charles Jones at Juilliard School of Music in New York. Returning to Brazil in 1980, he performed in the experimental orchestra established by the Funcação Clóvis Salgado, and continued his studies in composition with Rufo Herrera and Willy Correia de Oliveira. Between 1984 and 1994 he resided in Ouro Preto, where he researched the music of the local composers from colonial Brazil. He eventually edited 20 works, foremost among them the discovery of the Overture in D major by Padre João de Deus de Castro Lobo. He participated of conferences on Brazilian music at the University of Texas (Austin), the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, and the Early Music Festival in Utrecht. In 1993 he was awarded a scholarship from the British Council, which allowed him to study composition with the Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe in Dartington. Mr. Crowl's output comprises more than 60 works, many of which have been performed in several Latin American and European countries. He teaches Brazilian music, 20th century music, orchestration and composition at the Escola de Música e Belas Artes of the state of Parana. He won the Saul Trumpet Award in 1997 for the program "20 Century Music," as the best radio program in Parana.

Selected Works

• Concerto, for bass clarinet, percussion, and piano (1995) [Real Player] [Quicktime]
• Lumen De Lumine, for cello and five players (1997) [Real Player] [Quicktime]
• Na Perfurada Luz em Plano Austero, for string quartet (1993) [Real Player] [Quicktime]