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Caio Facó

Caio Facó (born May 16, 1992) is a Brazilian composer.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Caio Facó
Born (1992-05-16) May 16, 1992 (age 32)
OriginFortaleza, Brazil
GenresContemporary Classical Music
OccupationComposer
Websitehttps://caiofaco.com/

Biography

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Caio Facó was born in Fortaleza, Brazil. He studied composition with Alfredo Barros, Germán Gras and Borges-Cunha and won several international prizes in his 20s. In 2017, Facó worked as a Composer in Residence for Ensemble MPMP, in Portugal. From 2017 to 2019, he was a Guest Composer from Orquesta de Cámara de Valdivia, in Chile.[7] Facó also worked with the International Contemporary Ensemble (USA), Mivos Quartet (USA) and Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa (Portugal).[8] For three consecutive years (2016–18), he won the most prestigious composition contest in Brazil: Festival Tinta Fresca.[9] In Brazil, his works are performed by Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo and Orquestra Filarmônica de Minas Gerais.[10][11] In 2021, Facó was a Composer in Residence at Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo.[12] In 2024, he was selected for a residency at Ibermúsicas, to work on two new chamber works in Portugal.[13] Facó's work has been associated with anti-colonialism movements and issues from the Global South, he has been recognized as one of the most important new artists of Latin America.[14][15]

Selected works

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Chamber orchestra

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  • Diário das Narrativas Fantásticas (2019)
  • As veias abertas da América Latina (2018)

Large orchestra

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  • O pássaro de areia (2023)
  • O tear das histórias do Sol (2022)
  • Ensaio sobre Cores e Sombras (2018)
  • Pandora (2017)
  • Aproximações Áureas (2016)

Chamber music

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  • Discurso das Poesias (2023)
  • Goldberg – Diálogos entre duas Eras (2021)
  • O lugar de todas as coisas (2021)
  • Cangaceiros e Fanáticos (2018)
  • Reminiscências (2017)
  • Sopros do Estuário (2017)
  • Ritos das Senhoras da Terra (2017)
  • As Vozes das Labaredas do Sertão (2017)
  • O Príncipe de Venosa (2016)
  • Canções Errantes (2016)

References

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  1. ^ Vasconcelos), Everardo Norões (Arte: Luísa. "Minúsculo elogio da música". www.suplementopernambuco.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  2. ^ "OSESP" (PDF).
  3. ^ emmanuelebaldini (2018-06-12). "Senhoras e senhores: Caio Facó". emmanuelebaldiniblog (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  4. ^ "Série de Concertos CCMTC – Quarteto Baldini | Centro Cultural". centroculturalminastc.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  5. ^ "Filarmônica de Minas Gerais encerra temporada 2017 | Secretaria de Estado de Cultura". www.cultura.mg.gov.br. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  6. ^ "Osesp terá maratona de Mozart e das nove sinfonias de Beethoven em 2018 – 29/09/2017 – Ilustrada". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  7. ^ OCV, RRPP. "La historia tras la pieza musical que estrenará Caio Facó en el último Programa de Orquesta de la OCV – Orquesta de Cámara de Valdivia". www.ocv.cl (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  8. ^ "Antena 2".
  9. ^ "Festival Tinta Fresca". Orquestra Filarmônica de Minas Gerais (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  10. ^ "FACÓ, Caio". Orquestra Filarmônica de Minas Gerais (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  11. ^ "Encomendas Osesp 2018". osesp.art.br. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  12. ^ "Osesp lança temporada 2021 com Beethoven, Stravinsky e Piazzolla - Cultura". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  13. ^ "Selecionados 2023 – Ibermúsicas" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  14. ^ "Composer". Caio Facó. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  15. ^ "FACÓ, Caio". Orquestra Filarmônica de Minas Gerais (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-27.
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