Composer Alejandro Rutty is best-known for his distinctive mix of South American styles, lyrical melodies, meticulous rhythmic detail, and textures suggested by modern recording processing techniques. Another aspect of Rutty’s music is his music based in oral histories, such as The Other Side of My Heart – based on interviews with Latina immigrants-, and Down Home: The Cantata; Jewish Life in the American South – based on audio recordings of the Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina.

Rutty’s compositions and arrangements have been played by the Minnesota Symphony Orchestra, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Argentina, National Symphony Orchestra of Brazil, Montevideo Philharmonic Orchestra, Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra, American Modern Ensemble, the New York New Music Ensemble, the Red Clay Saxophone Quartet, the Cassatt String Quartet, Beo String Quartet and Carlos Chávez String Quartet among other groups. Recordings of his music have been released by Navona Records, Capstone Records, Albany Records, Arizona University Recordings, and ERM Media.

The Boston Globe wrote about The Conscious Sleepwalker Loops “…the result is a blaring, multi-channel, gleefully vernacular carnival. It made a terrific curtain-raiser." The New York Times wrote: "Alejandro Rutty’s amusing Conscious Sleepwalker Loops offered an immediate test of the ensemble’s mettle…”. Osnabrüker Zeitung (About L'accordeoniste) “… in every respect, an impressive listening experience.". The Classical Voice of North Carolina wrote about Rutty's recent Down Home: The Cantata: "Rutty's creative music made the stories live with humor, with determination and with dignity”. Concertonet.com (about Black Box Bossa) “I was knocked sideways, couldn’t quite get my aural balance in sync, and found it delightful”.

Alejandro Rutty (Ph.D SUNY Buffalo) is Professor of Music Composition at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Website: www.alejandrorutty.com