Caio Facó
Caio Facó | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 16, 1992 |
| Origin | Fortaleza, Brazil |
| Genres | Contemporary Classical Music |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Website | https://caiofaco.com/ |
Caio Facó (born May 16, 1992) is a Brazilian composer.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Biography
[edit]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 Orquestra de Câmara 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
[edit]Chamber orchestra
[edit]- Diário das Narrativas Fantásticas (2019)
- As veias abertas da América Latina (2018)
Large orchestra
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ Vasconcelos), Everardo Norões (Arte: Luísa. "Minúsculo elogio da música". www.suplementopernambuco.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ "OSESP" (PDF).
- ^ emmanuelebaldini (2018-06-12). "Senhoras e senhores: Caio Facó". emmanuelebaldiniblog (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ "Série de Concertos CCMTC – Quarteto Baldini | Centro Cultural". centroculturalminastc.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ "Filarmônica de Minas Gerais encerra temporada 2017 | Secretaria de Estado de Cultura". www.cultura.mg.gov.br. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Antena 2".
- ^ "Festival Tinta Fresca". Orquestra Filarmônica de Minas Gerais (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ "FACÓ, Caio". Orquestra Filarmônica de Minas Gerais (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ "Encomendas Osesp 2018". osesp.art.br. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ "Osesp lança temporada 2021 com Beethoven, Stravinsky e Piazzolla - Cultura". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ "Selecionados 2023 – Ibermúsicas" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ "Composer". Caio Facó. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ "FACÓ, Caio". Orquestra Filarmônica de Minas Gerais (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-27.