(b. 3 March 1954, Quito).
Ecuadorian composer, now resident in the UK, of orchestral, chamber, choral, piano, and electroacoustic works that have been performed in the Americas and Europe.
Mr. Rodas studied initially at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música in Quito and then privately with Gerardo Guevara. He studied with José Berghmans in Quito and Paris in 1978–79, then studied composition at the École Normale de Musique de Paris, on scholarships from the government of France and UNESCO.
He is also active in other positions. He co-founded Ensemble Denojours in Paris in 1983 and served as editor of the musical magazine OPUS from 1986–89.
He has lived in the UK since 1990.
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL:
Entropia, 1980–81
Arcaica, 1983–84
Climax, 1985
Güilli gu, 1985
Fibris, 1986
Obsesiva, speaker, orchestra, fixed media, 1987–88
Habia una vez, 12 mixed voices ad libitum, percussion, 12 strings, 1990
CHAMBER MUSIC:
Andino III, flute, 1983
Mordente I, 4 clarinets, 1984
Espacios Invertidos I, percussion, 1985
Ramificaciones temporales, clarinet, 1985
Oh...!, trumpet, 1986
Melodias de Cámara, ensemble, 1987
Obstinado I, 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
Tres Piezas para clarinete, clarinet, 2002
Laútico, lute, 2002
The Book of the Orchestra: 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 (its sections may be performed separately)
The Book of the Orchestra: Five Jokers, 3 trumpets, 2003
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., fixed media, 1983, revised 2001
Bailecito, fixed media, 2001
El Llanto del Disco Duro, fixed media, 2001
The Book of the Orchestra: Bestiario, fixed media, 2002