Paul John Rudoi is an award-winning musician, entrepreneur, and advocate for the arts.
Deemed “indisputably unique, confident, and innovative,” Paul’s compositions are commissioned
and performed worldwide. As a tenor vocalist, Paul performs with professional ensembles nationwide
including Seraphic Fire, True Concord, The Santa Fe Desert Chorale, and Cantus. Paul is
the co-founder of “Consortio,” an online consortium building platform with tools, services, and a
marketplace to help musicians connect and facilitate new music commissions. Most recently,
Paul served as Artistic Director of the St. John’s Boys’ Choir, a staple of Central Minnesota’s arts
community, during their 40th Anniversary Season.
Paul holds degrees from the Hartt School and the University of Oregon. His teachers include Dr.
Sharon Paul, Robert Kyr, and Dr. Edward Bolkovac. Visit www.pauljohnrudoi.com for more information and for a complete catalog of works.
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.