Paulo Rios Filho

I'm a composer born in the Brazilian city of Salvador, Bahia. I own a Ph.D. in Music Composition at the Federal University of Bahia, under the supervision of Dr. Paulo Costa Lima.

My works have been performed in most Brazilian states, besides the Netherlands, Germany, USA, Canada, Venezuela, Argentina, Switzerland, France, Russia, Portugal, Spain and Norway.

As a composer, I have been collaborating with great musicians and ensembles, like Ensemble Modern (GER), Nieuw Ensemble (NE), Orpheu Ensemble, ICE Ensemble (US), GNU, ABSTRAI, Camerata Aberta, Camará Ensemble, Lucas Robatto, João Carlos Victor, Cristiano Braga and Luciane Cardassi (BRA).

Between 2009 and 2010, I was a substitute professor of Music Composition at the Federal University of Bahia. Between 2013 and 2019, a professor of music at the Federal University of Maranhão.

Currently, I live in the city of Santa Maria, in the Brazilian province of Rio Grande do Sul, where I am a professor of Music Composition at the Federal University of Santa Maria.