Caio Facó

Caio Facó (born May 16, 1992) is a Brazilian composer.

Biography
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. Facó also worked with the International Contemporary Ensemble (USA), Mivos Quartet (USA) and Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa (Portugal). For three consecutive years (2016–18), he won the most prestigious composition contest in Brazil: Festival Tinta Fresca. In Brazil, his works are performed by Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo and Orquestra Filarmônica de Minas Gerais. In 2021, Facó was a Composer in Residence at Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo. In 2024, he was selected for a residency at Ibermúsicas, to work on two new chamber works in Portugal. 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.

Chamber orchestra

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

Large orchestra

 * 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

 * 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)