Fernando dos Santos

Fernando Henrique dos Santos

Biography:

The saxophonist, educator, and researcher Fernando dos Santos (1993) is currently working on his Master in Music at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ, Brazil). He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Music (Saxophone Performance, 2016) and a degree in Music Education (2017) at Faculdade Integral Cantareira (FIC). He has Technical in Choral Conducting (2011) and Composition and Arrangement (2012) by Escola Técnica de Artes, Centro Paula Souza. He also studied Music Production (2013) at SP Escola de Teatro. He started his music studies at Escola de Música do Estado de São Paulo (EMESP) and throughout his studies, he went through Conservatório Dramático e Musical ‘Dr. Carlos de Campos’.
His research explores the contemporary music performance from 20th to 21st century, focuses on the performance of Ibero-American contemporary music ensembles, and collaboration with composers. As a performer, he is invited to premiere pieces in collaboration with Brazilian and international composers. He participated in concerts of the “XXIX Panaroma de Música Brasileira Atual” (Rio de Janeiro), “Série de Concertos do studio PANaroma com PUTS” (São Paulo), “Festival Música Estranha” (São Paulo), and others. He has also a member founder of In ensemble and has been contributing with Ateliê Contemporâneo (São Paulo) and UFRJ sax ensemble (Rio de Janeiro) for interpretations (also with electronic) of 20th- and 21st-centuries repertoire.