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Rodney Waschka II (composer, performer, filmmaker, poet, visual artist) is perhaps best known for his music made with compositional algorithms and his theatrical pieces including three unusual one-act operas. Internationally recognized for his work in computer music, Waschka also performs as a narrator / vocalist / actor — often with electronic music. His works are regularly presented across the world and recorded by labels in the USA, England, Portugal, Canada, Poland, and Australia. Waschka welcomes commissions and other opportunities. 


LA VERDAD EXCERPT




Astonishing Paris Transatlantic Magazine  

A milestone in the repertoire Computer Music Journal  

Cooler than cool Tim Perkis  

Profound composition Computer Music Journal  

Strikingly charismatic Paris Transatlantic Magazine   

Great sophistication Computer Music Journal   

Fluent and entertaining Musical Opinion, London   

Sit back and enjoy Saxophone Journal   

Unparalleled! Computer Music Journal    

Thoroughly enjoyable The Dispatch, South Africa    

Something new Fanfare  

Will make you put down your knitting and pay attention CVNC  

Oddly moving Journal Seamus  

Elegant Steve Benner 

A unique voice 21st-Century Music 

Often has a humorous twist  Vital Weekly


Waschka Aizuri Quartet String Quartet 4 mvt 1 Excerpt





The recordings on this page are an excerpt from the latest of Waschka's  four string quartets, String Quartet No. 4, Mvt. 1 in a live performance by the Aizuri Quartet and an excerpt from the "tape" piece La Verdad (The Truth).  La Verdad was made by manipulating a single, less-than-one-second sound -- the composer's voice saying "digame" (Spanish for "tell me"). No other source sounds were employed in the piece, except for the final sound of the piece -- not heard in this excerpt. The string quartet is a type of computer music -- it was composed with the help of a computer program designed and coded by the composer.