Paul John Rudoi

Composer

Years at Source: 2014
Biography: Paul John Rudoi is an award-winning composer, conductor, tenor vocalist, and arts entrepreneur.

Deemed “indisputably unique, confident, and innovative” through the American Prize, Paul’s award-winning compositions have been commissioned and performed worldwide. His work has garnered numerous grants from the Jerome Foundation, the ACF, MRAC, MSAB, the NEA, and ASCAP. His music is published through PJR Music alongside Graphite, Santa Barbara, Walton, Morningstar, and ECS music publishers.

As a professional tenor vocalist, Paul has performed and recorded a wide range of music in professional ensembles nationwide, including Seraphic Fire, The Santa Fe Desert Chorale, and most notably Cantus from 2008-2016.

Paul is also a fierce advocate for new music trends, resources, and issues. He is co-founder and CEO of “Consortio,” the online consortium building platform designed to help composers, conductors, and ensembles find common themes and interests for consortium-based commissioning while offering tools and services to make such commissioning more readily accessible and feasible. Visit Consortio.io for more information.

Paul holds degrees from The Hartt School and the University of Oregon. His teachers have included Dr. Sharon Paul, Robert Kyr, Libby Larsen, and Dr. Edward Bolkovac.
Website: www.pauljohnrudoi.com
Source Moment: Learning from the iconic Libby Larson was an incredible experience. That coupled with seeing my baritone aria coming to life was amazing.

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