silvio ferraz, (b. 1959,
s.paulo), studied
composition
at the universidade de são paulo (usp) with
gilberto mendes and willy corrêa de oliveira.
he completed his studies
at royaumont foundation, france, with brian ferneyhough and james
dillon and at the ircam's "académie d'été", with gerard grisey
and jonathan harvey.
his works
have been performed in brazil and europe, and recorded on cd
by grupo novo
horizonte, camerata aberta, smith quartet and ensemble lami.
doctor in semiotic by pontificial catholic
university
of s.paulo (pucsp) with a thesis
about difference and repetition in music.
currently, is professor of
composition at the universidade de campinas (unicamp) and
researcher of fapesp (fundação
de amparo a ciência de s.paulo) and cnpq, focusing his studies on
the relation between composition and computer compositional
environments and use of instrumental extended techniques in new
compositions.
director of the international winter festival of campos do jordão for the bienum 2009-2010.
first artistic director of the brazilian ensemble camerata aberta.
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