
Rudolf Rojahn (b.1980) is a Boston-based composer of contemporary art
music. He is the founder and artistic director of Guerilla Opera, a
chamber opera company for which he has written two works; Heart of a
Dog and We Are Sons. He has also been the composer-in-residence for
Boston's Ludovico Ensemble since 2005, a collaboration that has
resulted in several pieces including Antikythera Mechanism for bass
clarinet and ensemble. He has also been commissioned and performed by
the Quincy Symphony Orchestra, Juventas! New Music Ensemble, the
Lorelai Ensemble, the Arbelos Trio, saxophonist Kent O'Doherty,
clarinetist Rane Moore and the Western Michigan New Music Ensemble
among others. From 2004-2006 he ran the Proletariat Tanning Salon, an
event series pairing young composers and visual artists such as
Camille Wainer and Nicole Margaretten.
Rudolf graduated from the Boston Conservatory in 2004 with a Masters
Degree in Composition under the tutelage of Andy Vores. Upon
graduation he was awarded the Roger Sessions Award for academic and
creative excellence. He is currently a lecturer in harmony and ear
training at the Boston Conservatory and the New England Conservatory's
School for Continuing and Preparatory Education