Rudolf Rojahn

Rudolf Rojahn (born July 10, 1980) is a Boston-based composer of classical music.
Rojahn was awarded the Roger Sessions Award for composition upon graduation from the Boston Conservatory with a Master of Music in Composition in 2004. His music has been featured at the Boston Conservatory's New Music Week. He has been the Composer-in-Residence for the Ludovico Ensemble since 2005. Commissions include the Quincy Symphony Orchestra under Yoichi Udagawa and the Arbelos Piano Trio. His song cycle Lust based on the novel by Elfriede Jelinek was staged by Sanford Sylvan for the Boston Conservatory's Opera Department in 2007. He is the co-artistic director of Guerilla Opera since 2007.
Selected compositions
*Bone Palace Ballet (2003), 7 movements; soprano, violin, contrabass, piano, percussion
*Quadruple Concerto (2003), 2 movements; harpsichord, piano, cello, percussion, 3 sopranos, and symphony orchestra
*Thanksgiving (2004), 7 movements; symphony orchestra
*String Trio No. 1 Sirenum Scopuli (2005)
*Piano Trio (2005)
*Wintering the Queen (2005), 2 sopranos, 2 tenors, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, harp, and percussion
*Lust (2006), 7 movements; soprano and piano
*Heart of a Dog (2007), chamber opera; soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, alto saxophone, viola, cello, and percussion
*Eula (2008), women's chorus
*Cratylus (2008), alto saxophone and percussion
*We Are Sons (2008), chamber opera; 2 sopranos, male soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, actor, flute, alto saxophone, cello, and percussion
*Antikythera Mechanism (2009), bass clarinet, with flute, piano, percussion, violin, viola, and cello
*Bovinus Rex (2012), chamber opera; 2 sopranos, tenor, baritone, violin, alto saxophone, bass clarinet, and percussion
Faculty positions
*The Boston Conservatory, Theory and Ear Training
*The New England Conservatory, Division of Preparatory and Continuing Education, Theory and Ear Training faculty

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