SOLO VIOLIN · J. S. BACH
Allemande
Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
VIOLINIST · CONDUCTOR · EDUCATOR
Fagner
Magrinelli
Rocha.
A life in music.
On stage, in the studio, and beyond.
A LIFE IN MUSIC · ON STAGE AND BEYOND01 / INTRODUCTION
01 / WATCH & LISTEN
Music, in the moment.
VIOLIN · JOHANNES BRAHMS
Sonatensatz
A recent performance of Johannes Brahms’s Sonatensatz
VIOLIN · LIVE PERFORMANCE
E String Breaks During Performance
An unexpected moment on stage.
VIOLIN · ERNST MAHLE
Concertino for Violin
With Angelo State University Chamber Strings · 2026 TMEA Conference
Video: Angelo State Music
DOCUMENTARY · DAN FORREST
Steps to Creation
Behind the scenes of the Texas premiere
FILM & CONDUCTING · SERGIO SALANI
Texas Rhapsody
Original film soundtrack performed by Big Spring Symphony Orchestra. Fagner appears in the movie as conductor, actor, and violinist.
Video: Big Spring Symphony Orchestra
02 / THE ARTIST
One musician.
Many perspectives.
A violinist, conductor, and educator whose work connects the concert stage, the classroom, and the community.
Fagner Magrinelli Rocha has appeared as a performer, conductor, and clinician in concerts and festivals across South and North America and Europe. His work spans the intimacy of solo violin, the conversation of chamber music, and the shared energy of the orchestra.
Education & musical background
- Doctor of Musical Arts in Violin Performance — Texas Tech University
- Master of Music in Violin Performance — Texas Tech University
- Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance — Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
His principal violin teachers include Fredi Gierling, Hella Frank, Kirsten Yon, and Annie Chalex-Boyle. He studied conducting with David Becker.
He performs on a modern violin made by Luiz Amorim of Amorim Fine Violins and a 1977 Garner Wilson bow.
Profiles & affiliations
- Angelo State University Associate Professor of Music · Director of Orchestral Activities
- InterHarmony Violin & Viola Faculty
- Fredericksburg Summer Music Institute Artistic Director & Conductor
- San Angelo Symphony Concertmaster
- Big Spring Symphony Orchestra Music Director
- Concho Valley Youth Orchestra Music Director
03 / BEYOND THE VIOLIN
From one voice
to an orchestra.
Discover the work behind the performance. Steps to Creation follows the production of the Texas premiere of Dan Forrest’s Creation, conducted by Fagner Magrinelli Rocha in San Angelo in October 2024.
04 / GET IN TOUCH
Let’s make
music happen.
For performances, collaborations,
conducting, and teaching inquiries.