Graduated in Conducting from the University of São Paulo, Guilherme Sparrapan began his musical career studying popular choro guitar and classical guitar. At a young age, he became a member of the Regional Cordas Vivas, with which he recorded two live CDs, playing the 7-string guitar. Also at the same time, he studied Theory and Perception at the Carlos Gomes Conservatory in Campinas.
 

In the choral area, he sang in the Gilberto Mendes Coral (Valinhos), Collegium Musicum (São Paulo), Audi Coelum (São Paulo), as well as being assistant conductor of the Harmony Choirs (Valinhos) and Oficina Coral (Campinas). He had singing lessons and guidance with important singers, such as Francisco Campos, Adriana Giarola and Marília Vargas.
 

While studying Music (Bachelor of Conducting) at UNICAMP, he was Assistant Conductor and Archivist of the Youth Symphony of Campinas. In 2005, he joined the music course at ECA-USP, under the guidance of Maestro and Composer, Aylton Escobar. Participated in Orchestral Conducting courses at the 26th and 28th Music Festivals of Londrina, Choir Conducting Workshop at the Tom Jobim Center for Musical Studies (currently EMESP), 7th Music Festival in the Mountains of Poços de Caldas, 25th Music Workshop in Curitiba and 44th Campos do Jordão Winter Festival, taking classes with Marin Alsop(USA), Celso Antunes(Brazil), Daisuke Soga(Japan), Oswaldo Ferreira(Portugal), Werner Pfaff(Germany), among others.

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For two and a half years he was Assistant Conductor of the USP Chamber Orchestra, OCAM, being guided by Maestro Gil Jardim. During this period, he participated in the Música & Vida project, writing arrangements for the realization of several didactic presentations for children in pediatric hospitals in the capital of São Paulo.

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From 2013 to 2015, he worked as Technician in Musical Transcriptions of the Artistic Groups of Cubatão, under the guidance of Maestro Roberto Farias, performing transcriptions and arrangements for the most varied formations.
 

As a guitarist, he was awarded the VI Nabor Pires Camargo Award, as
arranger and interpreter; received an honorable mention in the 15th and first place in the 18th Nascente Award, popular music category.

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Among his artistic works, the duo with the flutist Toninho Carrasqueira, the trio Trinca Brasil, with Toninho Carrasqueira and Edmilson Capelupi, the Brasilis Guitar Duo, with the guitarist Edson Lopes, the Duo Opus Brasileiro with the pianist Milena Lopes and the Abayomi Quartet.

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The eclectic background and great dedication to music make Guilherme Sparrapan a very versatile musician, composing, producing arrangements, working as an instrumentalist, researcher, educator, conductor and orchestrator.