Between Monday June 3 and Wednesday July 3 2024, the finalists of the Jazz & Pop, Music Theatre, Composition for Film and Theater (CFT) and the Master of Music programmes of the ArtEZ Academy of Music Arnhem will play their graduation performances.
All final exams are free to the public from outside ArtEZ. For some final exams, a (free) ticket must be booked. If this is the case, it is indicated on the final webpage.
Rodrigo Woodhouse is a Mexican conductor and composer based in Graz, Austria.
He was born in the small town of Cuernavaca, Morelos, where he grew up listening to different music styles and cultures. Outside on the street and in public transport he listened to folk and traditional music such as cumbia, son jarocho, banda and salsa. At home he listened mostly to classical music and with his friends rock and jazz music. Later in life he moved to Austria to study contemporary composition and choir conducting at the Music University.
After finishing his bachelor's degree in Conducting he did two private courses in Film Scoring. He is currently working as a choir conductor for SUPERAR and is the artistic director of Styria. Since 2022 he has enrolled in the Music Masters Degree at the ArtEZ University of the Arts.
His musical background in jazz, classical, film, theatre and contemporary music makes him a versatile composer. His experience with choirs made him want to research the use of the voice in film music. The voice alongside percussion is one of the oldest musical instruments in mankind and yet it is still being used and treated in new ways. This is why Rodrigo’s research focuses on manipulating the sound of the voice in its entirety, from lyrical singing through to guttural noises, consonant sounds and processed audio using the computer.
https://rodrigowoodhouse.com/
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