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Rodas, Arturo (b. March 3, 1954, Quito).
Ecuadorian composer, now based in the UK, of orchestral, chamber, choral,
piano, and electroacoustic pieces that have been successfully performed in the
Americas and Europe.
Mr. Rodas studied first at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música in Quito and then privately with Gerardo Guevara. In 1978-79, he studied and worked with the French composer José Berghmans in Quito and Paris. He then studied composition at the École Normale de Musique in Paris on scholarships from the French government and UNESCO.
He has also attended composition and musique concrète courses at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris, several seminars at IRCAM and a course with Luciano Berio at the Centre Acanthes in 1983.
In 1983, he co-founded the now inactive Ensemble Denojours in Paris and from 1986-89, he was editor of the musical magazine OPUS under the sponsorship of the Central Bank of Ecuador. Since 1990, he has lived in London (except for a brief stay in Rome in 1998-99), where he works as a free-lance composer and teacher and was formerly a critic.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: arturorodas@aol.com or
arturodas@yahoo.com
Street address: Mr. Arturo Rodas, 55 Gideon Rd., London SW11 5UA, UK
Website (publisher): www.virtualscore.com
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: Entropia, 1980-81; Arcaica, 1983-84; Climax,
1985; Güilli gu, 1985; Fibris, 1986; Habia una vez, 12 mixed voices ad libitum, percussion, 12 strings,
1990
CHAMBER MUSIC: Andino III, flute, 1983; Mordente, 4 clarinets, 1984; Espacios Invertidos, percussion, 1985; Ramificaciones temporales, clarinet,
1985; Oh…!, trumpet, 1986; Melodias de Cámara, ensemble, 1987; Obstinado, cello, 1987; A, B,
C, D, string quartet, 1988-89; Andante,
saxophone, piano, organ, 3 percussion, 1991; Obstinado II, cello, 1992; Andino
IV, flute, 1992; Espacios Invertidos
II, percussion, 1992; Mordente II,
4 clarinets, 1993; Lieder,
percussion, 1996; Full Moon Business,
ensemble, 1997; Buñuelos, trumpet,
2002; 3 Piezas para clarinete,
clarinet, 2002; Laútico, lute, 2002;
Fauna (18 solo pieces), piccolo, alto flute, flute,
oboe, English horn, bass clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon, French horn,
piccolo trumpet, trumpet, trombone, tuba, violin, viola, cello, timpani,
vibraphone, 2002-03 (sections from project The Book of the Orchestra; each
section may be performed separately); Five Jokers, 3 trumpets, 2003 (sections from project
The Book of the Orchestra; each section may be performed separately)
CHORAL: Introitus, 4 soloists, 2 mixed choruses,
organ, orchestra, 1987-88; Kyrie, 4
soloists, 2 mixed choruses, organ, orchestra, 1987-88; La, mixed chorus, orchestra, 1988
PIANO: Oh…!, 1987; 24.5 Piano Preludes,
1998-99
ELECTROACOUSTIC: Fermez les yeux s.v.p., tape, 1983, revised
2001; Obsesiva, speaker, orchestra,
tape, 1987-88; Bailecito, tape, 2001;
El Llanto del Disco Duro, tape, 2001;
Bestiario, tape, 2002 (section from project
The Book of the Orchestra)
(Last updated on March 24, 2003)
