About

A practice built in three countries

More than thirty years of preparing people and music for performance. The places changed. The work stayed recognizable.

Santarém and Manaus

It began with classical piano in Santarém, Pará, in the Brazilian Amazon, and with church music from childhood. An official keyboard appointment came in 1994, followed by teaching theory and leading rehearsals, including a 1996 Christmas cantata and a citywide March for Jesus that brought musicians from several churches together.

In 1998 and 1999, independent session work at Studio Z, arranging and producing jingles and station audio for regional television and radio: the first real studio education.

From 2000 to 2007 in Manaus, Amazonas: playing and rehearsing with the bands, orchestra, and vocal groups of a large church, recording, and, for two years, touring and handling public relations for the progressive metal band Kalvarius.

Young Glauber Felipe at a grand piano during his first public recital, with a cameraman filming beside him — First public recital, at the piano · Casa da Cultura (city cultural center), Santarém, Pará, Brazil, November 1991

Glauber Felipe at age 10, smiling at a Casio keyboard at Primeira Igreja Batista in Santarém — At age 10, on keyboard at Primeira Igreja Batista (First Baptist Church), Santarém, Pará

Glauber Felipe at age 10 at a Yamaha and Casio keyboard rig at Primeira Igreja Batista in Santarém — At age 10, on keyboard at Primeira Igreja Batista (First Baptist Church), Santarém, Pará

Southern Brazil

In 2007, a move south to tour as a keyboardist with FDH Music in Pato Branco, Paraná. From 2008 to 2014 in Brusque, Santa Catarina: an independent teaching practice, the first online lessons, workshops across three states, tours with recording artists, and a full album produced for a vocal quartet.

Japan

From 2014 to 2021 in Gifu and Aichi prefectures, central Japan: up to 70 students a month in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, music direction for conferences, worship teams built for new churches, and releases produced remotely from a home studio. Also vocal kits and voice tutorials on YouTube, a channel that now has more than 17,000 subscribers (as of September 2026).

Dallas-Fort Worth

In 2022, a Certificate in Biblical Studies at Christ For The Nations Institute in Dallas. Then a BA in Music Business with a Recording emphasis at Dallas Baptist University, together with music operations and event production for the College of Fine Arts. Expected graduation: December 16, 2026.

Commercial Music Showcase photos

Christ For The Nations Institute commencement, Class of Fall 2022, Dallas · Completion of the Certificate in Biblical Studies

In October 2025, together with his wife, Josy, one of the three founding couples of the Portuguese Life Group at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano: a Sunday small group for Brazilians and anyone who loves the Portuguese language, which celebrated its first year in October 2026.

One year of the Portuguese Life Group at Prestonwood Baptist Church, from the first Sunday on October 19, 2025, with the three founding couples · Anniversary video produced by Glauber Felipe · Narration in Portuguese with English captions

In September 2026, an invitation from DBU’s International Student Services and Global Community to moderate a Brazilian student panel for visiting students from Legacy School in Brazil.

Principles

Clarity, preparation, teaching, and service. A rehearsal goes better when the parts are ready. A team grows when someone explains the why. An event runs well when the details were handled the day before.

Awards and honors

Recognition at Dallas Baptist University

AwardMusic Business - Recording Achievement AwardDallas Baptist University · May 2025

Alpha ChiNational academic honor societyBy invitation only, for the top 10% of juniors, seniors, and graduate students
Alpha Sigma OmegaChristian honor societyScholarship, leadership, and service · Nominated by Dr. Uriah Rinzel, 2024
Dean’s List and Honors ListMultiple terms
Audition ScholarshipDepartment of Music · Edmund F. Boettcher Foundation
GPA 3.77 / 4.00BA in Music Business

Recognition and media

Radio Shiga, Japan, 2019. Editorial profile in the Arts and Culture section, with a public recommendation for professionalism, technique, quality, and reliability.Also mentioned in Radio Shiga’s profile of drummer Amanda Imamura
Rádio Estação FM 104,9, Brazil, 2021. In-studio interview on music education, work in Japan, and the move to the United States.
CastBrothers Podcast, 2022. Episode 034, a 92-minute interview on teaching, production, and mastering.

Glauber Felipe at the studio desk, with microphones and cameras, Rádio Estação FM 104,9 — In-studio interview at Rádio Estação FM 104,9 · São Lourenço do Oeste, SC, Brazil, December 8, 2021

Invited to evaluate other musicians

Invited to run worship-team auditions at Casa do Avivamento Church in 2025 and again in 2026.
Festival judge across four editions at a congregation of more than 2,000 members in Brusque, Brazil.