Silvio Ferraz
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Silvio Ferraz, Brazilian contemporary composer, born in 1959 in São Paulo. In 1977 he joined the course of composition at the University of São Paulo (USP), where he studied with Gilberto Mendes
and Willy Corrêa de Oliveira.
After his university studies he followed courses of composition with Brian Ferneyhough
and James Dillon (1994 at Royaumont Abbey
, France) http://www.voixnouvelles.fr/histo/index.php?m=20&i=a953, and Gerard Grisey
and Jonathan Harvey
(at the IRCAM
's "Académie d'été" in 1998).
His works have been performed in Brazil and abroad. In 1993 he received two commissions from the British Council when he had the opportunity to work with The Nash Ensemble http://www.nashensemble.org.uk/html/prem.htm and The Smith Quartet.http://www.smithquartet.com/sq-discography.shtml In 1994 two works are performed by Ensemble Contrechamps. Among those ensembles that played his pieces are the Brazilian Grupo Novo Horizonte, Duo Diálogos, Camerata Aberta http://camerataaberta.wordpress.com/concertos/, Orquestra Municipal de São Paulo, Coral do Estado de São Paulo, Champs d’Action, Iktus Ensemble, Taller de Musica Contemporanea de Chile.
philosophic thought. In 2006 he passes his habilitation (“Livre Docência”) at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) with a thesis on compositional techniques.
Currently, he is professor of composition at UNICAMP http://www.iar.unicamp.br/docentes/index.php, and researcher at FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo a Ciência de S.Paulo) and CNPq (Brazilian National Council for Research).
Gilberto Mendes
-Biography:Mendes was born in Santos. He attended the Santos Conservatory from 1941 to 1949, and studied composition under Cláudio Santoro in 1954 and under George Olivier Toni from 1958-1960...
and Willy Corrêa de Oliveira.
After his university studies he followed courses of composition with Brian Ferneyhough
Brian Ferneyhough
Brian John Peter Ferneyhough is an English composer. His music is characterized by the extensive use of complex rhythmic tuplet notation which features in all his works...
and James Dillon (1994 at Royaumont Abbey
Royaumont Abbey
Royaumont Abbey was a Cistercian abbey, located near Asnières-sur-Oise in Val-d'Oise, approximately 30 km north of Paris, France.-History:It was built between 1228 and 1235 with the support of Louis IX...
, France) http://www.voixnouvelles.fr/histo/index.php?m=20&i=a953, and Gerard Grisey
Gérard Grisey
Gérard Grisey was a French composer of contemporary music.-Biography:Gérard Grisey was born in Belfort, France on 17 June 1946. He studied at the Trossingen Conservatory in Germany from 1963 to 1965 before entering the Conservatoire de Paris...
and Jonathan Harvey
Jonathan Harvey
Jonathan Harvey is the name of:*Jonathan Harvey , British composer*Jonathan Harvey , U.S. Representative from New Hampshire*Jonathan Harvey , British playwright...
(at the IRCAM
IRCAM
IRCAM is a European institute for science about music and sound and avant garde electro-acoustical art music. It is situated next to, and is organizationally linked with, the Centre Pompidou in Paris...
's "Académie d'été" in 1998).
His works have been performed in Brazil and abroad. In 1993 he received two commissions from the British Council when he had the opportunity to work with The Nash Ensemble http://www.nashensemble.org.uk/html/prem.htm and The Smith Quartet.http://www.smithquartet.com/sq-discography.shtml In 1994 two works are performed by Ensemble Contrechamps. Among those ensembles that played his pieces are the Brazilian Grupo Novo Horizonte, Duo Diálogos, Camerata Aberta http://camerataaberta.wordpress.com/concertos/, Orquestra Municipal de São Paulo, Coral do Estado de São Paulo, Champs d’Action, Iktus Ensemble, Taller de Musica Contemporanea de Chile.
professional background
In 1997 he conclude his doctoral studies in Music Semiotics at the Pontifical Catholic University of S.Paulo (PUCSP) with a thesis about the concept of difference and repetition in music according to Gilles DeleuzeGilles Deleuze
Gilles Deleuze , was a French philosopher who, from the early 1960s until his death, wrote influentially on philosophy, literature, film, and fine art. His most popular works were the two volumes of Capitalism and Schizophrenia: Anti-Oedipus and A Thousand Plateaus , both co-written with Félix...
philosophic thought. In 2006 he passes his habilitation (“Livre Docência”) at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) with a thesis on compositional techniques.
Currently, he is professor of composition at UNICAMP http://www.iar.unicamp.br/docentes/index.php, and researcher at FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo a Ciência de S.Paulo) and CNPq (Brazilian National Council for Research).