Engelke is a former member of Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira (OSB, Rio de Janeiro) and has performed with the following orchestras: Phoenix Symphony, Harrisburg Symphony, Mesa Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Springfield Symphony, Ohio Valley Symphony, Orquestra Pro-Música (Rio de Janeiro), Music at Penn's Woods Festival Orchestra, Rome Festival Orchestra (Italy), and Pro-Music Chamber Orchestra of Columbus. Work in jazz, popular music, and other styles includes performances with Andrea Bocelli, the Moody Blues, the Heavenly Seven, and recordings for Globo TV in Brazil. Additionally, he has performed as a soloist in North America, South America, and Europe and recorded for the Pro-Arte and other labels. With OSB, Engelke recorded the trumpet solo for Heitor Villa-Lobos's Choros No. 10 on the soundtrack for the film Villa-Lobos: Sua Paixão (2000). He has taught at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Conservatório Brasileiro de Música, Arizona State University, Ohio State University, and Florida State University Music Camps, in addition to providing other master classes and workshops.
His scholarly work includes more than forty publications in the ITG Journal, Euro-ITG Newsletter, Jazz Educators Journal, and Triad, and several of his arrangements have been published by Topp Brass in Switzerland. Engelke holds the B.M. and B.M.E. degrees from Florida State University, the M.M. and M.A. degrees from Ohio State University, and Doctorate of Musical Arts from Arizona State University. He has won awards and scholarships from the following organizations: CAPES-Fulbright, Music Teachers National Association, International Trumpet Guild, Rádio Mec, etc. His former teachers include David Hickman (Regents' Professor, ASU), Bryan Goff (FSU), Dr. Richard Burkart (OSU), Larry Black (Atlanta Symphony), Pharez Whitted (OSU, jazz artist), Dr. Edward H. Tarr (Switzerland), Vincent Cichowicz (retired, Northwestern University), and Philip Smith (New York Philharmonic).
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