Dr. Caio Facó
Assistant Professor
Academic Qualifications Obtained
| 2022 | PhD in Music, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| 2018 | Master of Music, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| 2016 | Bachelor of Music Composition, Ceará State University, Brazil |
Teaching Expertise
| 2024-Present | Assistant Professor, Bahrain Polytechnic, Bahrain |
| 2023-2024 | Assistant Professor, Santa Catarina State University, Brazil |
| 2022-2023 | Assistant Professor, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
| 2017-2020 | Assistant Professor, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
Relevant Industry Expertise
| 2024 | Guest Composer, Musique 21 Ensemble – Michigan State University College of Music, USA |
| 2024 | Guest Composer, Ensemble Casa da Musica – Porto, Portugal |
| 2023 | Guest Composer, UFRJ Symphonic Orchestra, Brazil |
| 2021 | Guest Composer, Voxes Contemporánea, Argentina |
| 2021 | Composer in Residence, São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Brazil |
| 2018-2021 | Guest Composer, OSESP String Quartet, Brazil |
| 2017-2019 | Composer in Residence, Chamber Orchestra of Valdivia, Chile |
| 2017 | Composer in Residence, Ensemble MPMP, Portugal |
| 2016-2018 | Guest Composer, Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra, Brazil |
| 2016 | Guest Composer, Mivos Quartet, USA |
| 2015 | Guest Composer, International Contemporary Ensemble, USA |
Research
Areas of Research Interest
Music Composition, Sound, Culture of Global South
The concept of sound energy in musical composition
The main objective of this research (PhD Thesis) is to study the relationship between energy and listening, aiming to understand the influence that sound energy has on the listening experience of a musical work. The concept of energy is exposed under two biases. The first, in chapters 2 and 3, is an analytical approach, applying it in the following repertoire: Quattro Pezzi su una nota sola, by Scelsi; Voyage into the Golden Screen, by Per Nørgård; and Wolfgang Rihm’s String Quartet Nº3: Im Innersten. The second, in chapter 4, is a compositional approach, employing the concept in my own music. In Chapters 2 and 3, I examine the relationship between energy and the phenomenon of listening. In chapter 4, I present a method of employing the concept of sound energy as a compositional tool, clarifying some of my choices about the maintenance of the interest of listening. The scores and recordings of the five works written during this research are presented in chapter 5.
Publications
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Facó, Caio Menezes (2022). The concept of sound energy in musical composition, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.
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Facó, Caio Menezes (2018). Citation as material and as a structural and expressive resource: composition memorial, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.
