Rodney Waschka II
Encyclopedia
Rodney Waschka II is an American composer known for his algorithmic compositions and his theatrical works.
, at the Institute of Sonology
, then newly part of the Royal Conservatory of The Hague
, and earned his doctorate at the University of North Texas
. His teachers include Larry Austin
at the University of North Texas, Charles Dodge (composer)
at Brooklyn College, and Paul Berg, composer, Clarence Barlow
, Joel Ryan and George Lewis (trombonist)
at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. He also studied with Robert Ashley
.
His music has been performed all around the world including numerous instances at the annual International Computer Music Conference, at the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the US festival, at the World Saxophone Congress
in Montreal, and various other venues including Merkin Concert Hall in New York, the Sheremetev Palace and Glinka Hall in St. Petersburg, Russia, the International Review of Composers in Belgrade, the Purcell Room in London, Hong Kong City Hall, and the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid.
Currently, Rodney Waschka II is Professor of Arts Studies at North Carolina State University
and he is the director of the North Carolina Computer Music Festival.
CPS-8781, 2007.
Recorded by the Nevsky String Quartet
.
"Evolutionary Computation" compact disc. London and Berlin: Springer, Release Date: May, 2007.
Recorded by Steve Duke
.
Volume XII of the "America's Tribute to Adolphe Sax Series". Arizona University Recordings disc (AUR 3129), Released April 16, 2007.
Recorded by Phillip Barham
and the Tennessee Tech Symphony Band, Joseph Hermann
, director.
Recorded by Steve Duke
.
"Presence III" CD, Montreal: PeP 005, 2002.
CDCM Computer Music Series, Vol. 24. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Centaur Records compact disc, (CRC 2310), 1996.
CDCM Computer Music Series, Vol. 16. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Centaur Records compact disc, (CRC 2193), 1994.
Recorded by Bruce Berg.
CDCM Computer Music Series, Vol. 14. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Centaur Records compact disc, (CRC2170), 1993.
Recorded by Waschka.
CDCM Computer Music Series, Vol. 11; Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Centaur Records compact disc (CRC 2133), 1992.
Recorded by Phillip Barham
, sax; Yumi Mayama-Livesay, piano; .
CDCM Computer Music Series, Vol. 9; Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Centaur Records
compact disc (CRC 2078) 1991.
Recorded by George Dimitri, string bass.
"LOW FIDELITY MUSIC" Lisbon, Portugal: Ama Romanta Records (AR 05) 1988. Rereleased on Plancton Records, 2002.
Composer: Antonio Ferreira; Text: Waschka and Ferreira.
Recorded by Waschka.
"Cartography". Canton, Texas: IRIDA Records
(IRIDA 0007), USA, 1986.
Biography
Waschka studied at Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn College
Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located in Brooklyn, New York, United States.Established in 1930 by the New York City Board of Higher Education, the College had its beginnings as the Downtown Brooklyn branches of Hunter College and the City College of New...
, at the Institute of Sonology
Institute of Sonology
The Institute of Sonology is an education and research center for electronic music and computer music based at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague in the Netherlands.-Background:...
, then newly part of the Royal Conservatory of The Hague
Royal Conservatory of The Hague
The Royal Conservatory of The Hague is a conservatorium of music, providing higher education in music and dance, it is located in The Hague, Netherlands.-The Conservatory:...
, and earned his doctorate at the University of North Texas
University of North Texas
The University of North Texas is a public institution of higher education and research in Denton. Founded in 1890, UNT is part of the University of North Texas System. As of the fall of 2010, the University of North Texas, Denton campus, had a certified enrollment of 36,067...
. His teachers include Larry Austin
Larry Austin
Larry Austin is a United States composer noted for his electronic and computer music works. He was a co-founder and editor of the avant-garde music periodical Source: Music of the Avant Garde...
at the University of North Texas, Charles Dodge (composer)
Charles Dodge (composer)
Charles Dodge is an American composer best known for his electronic music, specifically his computer music. He is a former student of Darius Milhaud and Gunther Schuller.-Education and teaching career:...
at Brooklyn College, and Paul Berg, composer, Clarence Barlow
Clarence Barlow
Clarence Barlow is a composer of classical and electroacoustic works.-Biography:Barlow was born in Calcutta, a member of the anglophone minority, of British and Portuguese descent...
, Joel Ryan and George Lewis (trombonist)
George Lewis (trombonist)
George E. Lewis is a trombone player, composer, and scholar in the fields of jazz and experimental music. He has been a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians since 1971, and is a pioneer of computer music.- Biography :Lewis graduated from Yale University with a...
at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. He also studied with Robert Ashley
Robert Ashley
Robert Ashley , is a contemporary American composer, best known for his operas and other theatrical works, many of which incorporate electronics and extended techniques. Along with Gordon Mumma, Ashley was also a major pioneer of audio synthesis.Ashley was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan...
.
His music has been performed all around the world including numerous instances at the annual International Computer Music Conference, at the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the US festival, at the World Saxophone Congress
World Saxophone Congress
The World Saxophone Congress is a festival gathering approximately 1000 saxophonists and other musicians from all over the world. It is currently held every three years at a different congress centre in a different country and focuses primarily on the performance of classical saxophone music.The...
in Montreal, and various other venues including Merkin Concert Hall in New York, the Sheremetev Palace and Glinka Hall in St. Petersburg, Russia, the International Review of Composers in Belgrade, the Purcell Room in London, Hong Kong City Hall, and the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid.
Currently, Rodney Waschka II is Professor of Arts Studies at North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
and he is the director of the North Carolina Computer Music Festival.
Articles and Reviews
Waschka's performances and recordings are regularly reviewed in Computer Music Journal (MIT Press), the Classical Voice of North Carolina and Fanfare. Reviews have appeared in Journal SEAMUS, Technology Review, and other journals. A lengthy interview with Waschka appeared in 21st-Century Music, in December, 2007.- "An Interview with Rodney Waschka II" - Tom Moore, 21st-Century Music, December, 2007.
- "Rodney Waschka II: Saint Ambrose", Mary Simoni, Computer Misc Journal Vol. 31 Issue 3
- "An Incomplete Diskography of Computer Music" Stephen Travis Pope Computer Music Journal Vol. 17 Issue 4
- "Broadening horizons", Jilly Gooud, Dispatch Online, Tuesday, July 2, 2002
- "Composer, Teacher Host of North Carolina Computer Music Festival", Christina Dyrness, The News & Observer, Raleigh, North Carolin,a Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, March 28, 2002
- "Artificial Life Models for Musical Applications: Workshop Report" Eleonora Bilotta, Eduardo Reck Miranda, Pietro Pantano, and Peter M. Todd, Artificial Life, Winter 2002, Vol. 8, No. 1, Pages 83–86
- "Rodney Waschka II: Saint Ambrose, A Chamber Opera in One Act", John Lambert, Classical Voice of North Carolina.
- "Two Offerings from the North Carolina Computer Music Festival", Karen Moorman, Classical Voice of North Carolina.
- "Success Yanked from the Jaws..." John Lambert, Classical Voice of North Carolina.
Publications
Selected Scholarly Publications- "Composing with Genetic Algorithms: GenDash", in Evolutionary Computer Music, Miranda, Eduardo Reck; Biles, John Al (Editors) 2007, XIV, 259 p. With CD-ROM., Softcover, ISBN 978-1-84628-599-8
- "Musician responses to changes in technology". In Music and Technology. Osnabruck, Germany: Osnabruck University Press. (2000) pp 220–226.
- "Theories of Evolutionary Algorithms and a 'New Simplicity' Opera: Making Sappho's Breath in Artificial Life Models for Musical Applications. Cosenza, Italy: Editoriale Bios, 2001, pp79-86.
- "Computer Music for Compact Disc: Composition, Production, Audience", Rodney Waschka II and Larry Austin. Computer Music Journal, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp 17–27. Summer, 1996. Republished, December, 1997, at the Computer Music Journal Website Computer Music Journal Website
- "Computer-assisted Composition and Performance: The Making of A Noite, Porem, Rangeu E Quebrou". Leonardo Music Journal, Volume 2 (1992) number 1 pp 41–44.
- "Rapid Event Deployment in a MIDI Environment". Rodney Waschka II and Toze Ferreira, Interface, a journal of new music research, (now titled, Journal of New Music Research) V. 17 (1988) no. 4, pp 211–222.
Discography
"Music for Strings" Capstone RecordsCapstone Records
Capstone Records is an American classical music record label focusing particularly on contemporary classical music. It was established by Richard Brooks in 1986, and was based in Brooklyn, New York...
CPS-8781, 2007.
- String Quartet: Laredo,
- Ravel Remembers Fascism (cello alone),
- Six Folksongs from an Imaginary Country (viola alone),
- Xuan Men (violin alone, Russian version), and
- String Quartet: Ha! Fortune.
Recorded by the Nevsky String Quartet
Nevsky String Quartet
Nevsky String Quartet is a string quartet based in St. Petersburg, Russia. They are noted for their award-winning performances of Russian music and their performances of contemporary music.-History and Repertoire:...
.
"Evolutionary Computation" compact disc. London and Berlin: Springer, Release Date: May, 2007.
- Singing in Traffic
Recorded by Steve Duke
Steve Duke
Steve Duke is an American classical and jazz saxophonist noted for his performance of contemporary classical music, particularly computer music.-Education and teaching career:...
.
Volume XII of the "America's Tribute to Adolphe Sax Series". Arizona University Recordings disc (AUR 3129), Released April 16, 2007.
- Summer Concerto for alto saxophone and Symphony Band.
Recorded by Phillip Barham
Phillip Barham
Phillip Wayne Barham is a classical and jazz saxophonist and professor of saxophone at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee.-Biography:Barham was born in Dowagiac, Michigan...
and the Tennessee Tech Symphony Band, Joseph Hermann
Joseph Hermann
Joseph W. Hermann is a leading American wind band conductor and educator and is currently Director of Bands and Professor of Music at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee...
, director.
- Saint Ambrose a chamber opera in one act for saxophonist/actor and recorded electronic computer music. Capstone Records CPS-8708, 2002.
Recorded by Steve Duke
Steve Duke
Steve Duke is an American classical and jazz saxophonist noted for his performance of contemporary classical music, particularly computer music.-Education and teaching career:...
.
"Presence III" CD, Montreal: PeP 005, 2002.
- Still Life with Castanets, recorded electronic computer music.
CDCM Computer Music Series, Vol. 24. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Centaur Records compact disc, (CRC 2310), 1996.
- Visions of Habakkuk
CDCM Computer Music Series, Vol. 16. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Centaur Records compact disc, (CRC 2193), 1994.
- Xuan Men for violin alone.
Recorded by Bruce Berg.
CDCM Computer Music Series, Vol. 14. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Centaur Records compact disc, (CRC2170), 1993.
- Help Me Remember for performer, interactive computer systems, recorded electronic computer music, and visual projections.
Recorded by Waschka.
CDCM Computer Music Series, Vol. 11; Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Centaur Records compact disc (CRC 2133), 1992.
- Last Night for alto saxophone and piano.
Recorded by Phillip Barham
Phillip Barham
Phillip Wayne Barham is a classical and jazz saxophonist and professor of saxophone at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee.-Biography:Barham was born in Dowagiac, Michigan...
, sax; Yumi Mayama-Livesay, piano; .
CDCM Computer Music Series, Vol. 9; Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Centaur Records
compact disc (CRC 2078) 1991.
- A Noite, Porem, Rangeu E Quebrou for string bass, computer music and computer.
Recorded by George Dimitri, string bass.
"LOW FIDELITY MUSIC" Lisbon, Portugal: Ama Romanta Records (AR 05) 1988. Rereleased on Plancton Records, 2002.
- More Adult Music
- This Is Music As It Was Expected
Composer: Antonio Ferreira; Text: Waschka and Ferreira.
Recorded by Waschka.
"Cartography". Canton, Texas: IRIDA Records
IRIDA Records
IRIDA Records was an American classical music record label focusing particularly on contemporary classical music. It was established by Jerry Hunt in 1979, and was based in Canton, Texas. The label released at least seven sound recordings featuring works by Hunt, James Fulkerson, Larry Austin,...
(IRIDA 0007), USA, 1986.
- Euwe Suite
- Runes