Paul John Rudoi is an award-winning musician, entrepreneur, and advocate for the arts. Deemed “indisputably unique, confident, and innovative” by the American Prize, Paul John Rudoi’s compositions are commissioned and performed by ensembles worldwide including Orphei Dränger, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Cantus, and Seraphic Fire. As a tenor vocalist, Paul has performed and recorded a wide range of music in professional ensembles nationwide including Seraphic Fire, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, True Concord, the Oregon Bach Festival, and Cantus.
Paul is also a fierce advocate for new music trends, resources, and issues. He is the co-founder of Consortio, an online platform designed to make commissioning music better for composers, conductors, and ensembles.
Paul served as Artistic Director of the St. John’s Boys’ Choir during their 40th Anniversary Season. He is now a digital strategist for the National Lutheran Choir and Chorale Director at Meetinghouse Church. Paul enjoys building, eating, and singing, not always in that order.
1: (Easy) No divisi in voice parts, accompaniment doubles or supports vocal parts, diatonic, symmetrical phrases, textures mostly homophonic, simple rhythms, stepwise voice leading (conjunct), moderate ranges, no extended techniques, and limited sustained singing.
2: (Medium Easy) Limited divisi, voices somewhat independent from accompaniment, some chromatics, phrases may be longer or more fragmented, mostly homophonic, moderate rhythmic complexity, some difficult intervals (disjunct motion), moderate ranges, extended techniques are simple, limited sustained singing.
3. (Medium) Limited divisi, unaccompanied, or with independent accompaniment (voice parts not doubled), many chromatics, phrases of varying lengths, more contrapuntal textures, moderately complex rhythms, some difficult intervals (disjunct motion), moderately difficult/challenging ranges, extended techniques are potentially challenging, and some sustained singing.
4. (Medium Difficult) Abundant divisi, unaccompanied, or accompanying instruments are fully independent from voice parts, many chromatics and/or key changes, long and/or broken phrases, potentially little homophony, complex rhythms, many difficult intervals (disjunct motion), difficult/challenging ranges, potentially difficult extended techniques, and a demand for sustained singing.
5. (Difficult) Adundant divis, unaccompanied, or accompanying instruments are fully independent from voice parts, many chromatics and/or key changes, long and/or broken phrases, potentially little homophony, complex rhythms, extreme ranges, use of challenging or unusual extended vocal techniques, abundant sustained singing.