About

Caio Facó (Brazil, 1992) is a composer whose work spans from solo repertoire to large-scale orchestral music. His artistic voice engages critically with questions emerging from the Global South, including anti-colonial thought, cultural memory, and identity, while cultivating a distinctive sonic language.

His music has been performed by leading ensembles and orchestras including the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra (OSESP), International Contemporary Ensemble (USA), Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra, Voxes Contemporánea (Argentina), Mivos Quartet (USA), and Ensemble CEPROMUSIC (Mexico), as well as by distinguished performers such as Jiajia Li (China) and Emmanuele Baldini (Italy).

Currently based in Bahrain, Facó is Professor of Music at Bahrain Polytechnic. His recent research in composition has focused on non-Western musical systems and intercultural approaches to sound, expanding his artistic inquiry beyond the European canon and exploring alternative epistemologies in music.

Facó has also collaborated with the Chamber Orchestra of Valdivia (Chile) and served as Composer-in-Residence with Ensemble MPMP (Portugal). He was the first Guest Composer of the OSESP String Quartet and has been an artist-fellow with Ibermúsica (Ibero-America). His work has received recognition in international competitions, including the Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa Competition (Portugal), the Biennial Festival of Brazilian Contemporary Music, the International Composers Competition (Bosnia and Herzegovina), and, for three consecutive years, the Festival Tinta Fresca — one of Brazil’s most significant composition awards.

With a work strongly influenced by elements of Brazilian culture, combined with colorful harmonies and refined orchestrations, Facó has established himself as one of the most important composers of his generation. Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra

Visitors are invited to listen to selected works, and to connect directly through the contact page for collaborations, commissions, and academic engagements.