Paul Rudy

Composer, sound practitioner, land artist and photographer Paul Rudy (MMus’92) was scheduled to participate in the Composing in the Wilderness program in Alaska in June. Paul and five other composers were selected to spend 10 days exploring Alaska’s backcountry. The composers will create new wind ensemble works inspired by the trip to premiere with top university ensembles in Nebraska, Michigan and Texas in 2024. Paul — a Guggenheim, Rome Prize and Fulbright fellow — has climbed all 54 of Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks. He is the Curators’ Distinguished Professor and Coordinator of Composition at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory.