Sílvio Ferraz
Sílvio Ferraz (São Paulo, 1959) is a Brazilian contemporary composer.
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 [1] and The Smith Quartet.[2] In 1994 two works are performed by Ensemble Contrechamps. His works has also be played by Arditti StringQuartet, Champs d’Action, Iktus Ensemble and Taller de Musica Contemporanea de Chile. Among those ensembles that played his pieces are the Brazilian Grupo Novo Horizonte, Duo Diálogos, Camerata Aberta [3], Orquestra Municipal de São Paulo, Coral do Estado de São Paulo.[1]
professional background
In 1977 he entered the composition course at the University of São Paulo (USP), where he studied with Gilberto Mendes and Willy Corrêa de Oliveira. After his university studies he followed composition courses with Brian Ferneyhough and James Dillon (1994 at Royaumont Abbey, France) [4], and Gerard Grisey and Jonathan Harvey (at the IRCAM's "Académie d'été" in 1998).
In 1997 he concluded his doctorate in Music Semiotics at the Pontifical Catholic University of S. Paulo (PUC-SP) with a thesis about the concept of difference and repetition in music according to Gilles Deleuze philosophic thought. In 2006 he passed his habilitation (“Livre Docência”) at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) with a thesis on compositional techniques.
Currently, he is professor of composition at USP [5], and researcher at FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo a Ciência de S.Paulo) and CNPq (Brazilian National Council for Research).
Bibliography
- Livro das sonoridades [notas dispersas sobre composição]. Rio de Janeiro: 7 Letras editor. 2004
- Música e Repetição: aspectos da diferença na música do séc. XX. S.Paulo: EDUC/Fapesp. 1997
- Notas.Atos.Gestos, Rio de Janeiro : 7 letras. 2007
References
- ^ Edson Passetti -Terrorismos -2006 Page 7 "O desfecho apresenta as partituras de uma peça musical composta por Sílvio Ferraz - "quarta cena de terrorismo .."
- Voix Nouvelle - Rouyaumont Fondation http://www.voixnouvelles.fr/histo/index.php?m=20&i=a953
- The Nash Ensemble http://www.nashensemble.org.uk/html/prem.htm
- The Smith Quartet http://www.smithquartet.com/sq-discography.shtml
- Campos do Jordão International Winter Music Festival http://www.festivalcamposdojordao.org.br/equipe.php
- Escola de Música do Estado de São Paulo http://www.emesp.org.br
- Faculty of the Unicamp Art Institute http://www.iar.unicamp.br/docentes/index.php