Rodney Waschka II

Rodney Waschka II is an American composer known for his algorithmic compositions and his theatrical works.

Waschka studied at Brooklyn College, at the Institute of Sonology, then newly part of the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, and earned his doctorate at the University of North Texas. His teachers include Larry Austin at the University of North Texas, Charles Dodge (composer) at Brooklyn College, and Paul Berg, Clarence Barlow, Joel Ryan and George Lewis (trombonist) at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. He also studied with Robert Ashley.

His music has been performed throughout the world including numerous instances at the annual International Computer Music Conference, at the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the US festival, at the World Saxophone Congress in Montreal, and various other venues including Merkin Concert Hall in New York, the Sheremetev Palace and Glinka Hall in St. Petersburg, Russia, the International Review of Composers in Belgrade, the Purcell Room in London, Hong Kong City Hall, and the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid.

Currently, Rodney Waschka II is Director and Professor of Arts Studies at North Carolina State University and he is the director of the North Carolina Computer Music Festival.

Waschka's performances and recordings are regularly reviewed in Computer Music Journal (MIT Press), the Classical Voice of North Carolina and Fanfare. Reviews have appeared in Journal SEAMUS,Technology Review, and other journals. A lengthy interview with Waschka appeared in 21st-Century Music, in December, 2007, conducted by Tom Moore.

Waschka has written articles on techniques used in his music and on other topics. Explanations of his notable work on composing with genetic algorithms appear in the book, Evolutionary Computer Music. He has performed music by Allen Strange, Pertti Jalava, Mansoor Hosseini, himself, and others.

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