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 was the composer-in-residence for Boston's
Ludovico Ensemble
from 2005-2010, a collaboration that 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 Lorelei Ensemble, the Arbelos Trio, Gabby Diaz, Kent O'Doherty, Rane Moore and the Green Light Consortium 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 is a lecturer in harmony and ear training at the Boston Conservatory and the New England Conservatory's School for Continuing and
Preparatory Education. He is currently writing a textbook on advanced rhythmic training and theory
entitled 'Complexity in Rhythm'. He 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.