Paul Rudy Composer

Episodes

1. 12

   Shimmering threads

   ~Pause a moment, exhale and let your breath meet the wind. Feel the cells of a leaf quiver in anticipation of the wind. In the vastness of the Rocky Mountains, there is a place I have loved dearly for over fifty years — a place where the wind is constantly seeking to chose a body. Wandering…

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   Mar 29, 2026

   12m
2. 11

   Zoo Hypotheses

   Why have we not had any direct encounters with aliens? One theory that stirs my imagination is the “Zoo Hypotheses” that more advanced extraterrestrial civilizations are just observing us (to learn, or for entertainment?), and we are being given the freedom to develop on our own without outside...

   Jun 3, 2025

   10m
3. 10

   Mountains Rising Everywhere

   Mountains Rising Everywhere is an homage of sorts to Joseph Schwantner’s and the mountains rising nowhere which rocked my world when I heard it at age 26 in my first composition class. I had played in band all the way through college, but had never heard anything like Schwantner’s work before.…

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   Nov 9, 2024

   9m
4. 9

   Rudy The 39th City

   Premier Performance by Emlyn Johnson, Flute Molly Morkoski, Piano UMKC Conservatory, November 15, 2023 Grant Recital Hall Published by Alias Press, a Theodore Presser Affiliate

   Oct 26, 2024

   12m
5. 8

   Assembly Line Suite

   Performed by Factory Seconds Brass Trio: Jack Sutte, Jessie McCormick and Richard Stout. Assembly line Suite in nine movements 1) Daily grind 1’55” 2) Paper jam 1’50” 3) Cutting room floor 2’20” 4) Squeaky wheel 2’40” 5) Interchangeable parts 2’25” (may be interchanged to #8) 6) Lunch break 4’33”...

   Dec 7, 2023

   33m
6. 7

   Song For My Father

   I started composing this for the Soundtrack of your Galaxy Soundcloud contest and missed the deadline. It was composed around my Father's last weeks on this Earth, so it is for him that I realized I made this. I don't think he danced much in his nearly 95 year epic life, at least not that I know...

   Oct 23, 2022

   6m
7. 6

   Awaken!

   Commissioned by the Curators of the University of Missouri for JoDee Davis Published by Alias Press, a Theodore Presser Affiliate

   Oct 7, 2022

   13m
8. 5

   Tantrum

   Sometimes the only way for me to really process and move on from something, is to compose about it! 5-3-2018

   May 4, 2018

   1m
9. 4

   9 Eye Of The Storm

   Composing in a busy place and still finding peace within to create.

   Mar 27, 2018

   0m
10. 3

    Are Your Ducks In A Row, Solar Plex-her?

    A one day quantum collaboration with Paul Rudy. We tune in from remote location and tap into a "field" to create, Paul with music and myself with animation. We set a specific time frame for the work. When we each finish our piece, Paul sends his audio over and I drop it into my video. Together,...

    Mar 20, 2018

    0m
11. 2

    Allowing and reclaiming self

    Created in a day by forging a mutual "field" between artists to connect in non-local time and space. "Getting rid of old stuff clears out space for allowing the new to effortlessly flow in," Paul Rudy. "Sometimes we must go back and reclaim the pieces of ourselves we lost along the way. Sometimes...

    Mar 9, 2018

    0m
12. 1

    Moving Through It

    3/1/18 “No matter how dark the night, or long the winter, morning always comes followed closely by spring,” Paul Rudy "Just hold on, this may hurt but it's gonna be alright," Lisa Marie Evans Quantum Collaboration indeed: Music by Paul Rudy Animation by Lisa Marie Evans

    Mar 8, 2018

    0m
13. Reach

    2/28/18 Give beauty, send love. Animation by Lisa Marie Evans Music by Paul Rudy

    Feb 28, 2018

    0m
14. Surrender

    "Paul Rudy and I created another #onedaycollaboration today. Make sure to turn on the audio. The synchronicity of the title is rather perfect. Without speaking (and actually never truly meeting), he sent me the audio file titled "Surrender" just as I was thinking of ways to animate themes of...

    Feb 22, 2018

    1m
15. Dark Night Of The Soul

    2/20/18 "I saw a video on Instragram, with these blinking eyes surrounded by darkness. They were longing and felt trapped, but not defeated. I turned on the sound and there was none. But I heard sound, in my head. So I emailed Lisa Marie Evans to ask if I could make some sound for it. It was like...

    Feb 20, 2018

    1m
16. Equinox Deep Vision Excerpt (from April New Moon/Equinox Meditation)

    April new moon and equinox sound meditation without words.

    Mar 30, 2017

    2m
17. Larger than home (Wind Ensemble Version)

    Larger than home Commissioned by Steven Davis and the UMKC Wind Symphony Larger than home is a line from the poetry of Nathan Bartel and the music here is a transliteration of the last two movements of my epic 13 movement electroacoustic suite, In lake’ch (or: “I am another yourself” in Mayan)....

    Dec 23, 2016

    7m
18. My Future Well 1

    My Future Well 1 by Paul Rudy

    Nov 7, 2016

    1m
19. Harmony Harp Spring Equanox - 2016

    Harmony Farm is located on 70 acres in NE Kansas. The aeolian harp gives a particular musical voice to the wind and is used in sound healing and meditation. Please take a few minutes to meditate with its. Follow your thoughts, images and intuitions as if you are in conversation with it! Or simply...

    Jun 30, 2016

    13m