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Associate Professor Daniel Rojas

BMusHons (Hons First Class & Medal), MMus, PhD

Senior Lecturer in Music
Program Leader Bachelor of Music (Composition), Bachelor of Music (Composition for Creative Industries), Bachelor of Music (Digital Music and Media) and Postgraduate Research (Composition)

Email

daniel.rojas@sydney.edu.au

Address

C41 - Sydney Conservatorium of Music

The University of Sydney

Websites

http://danielrojas.com.au

Biographical details

Composer and pianist Daniel Rojas’s research focuses on the indigenous, folk and popular music of Latin America—particularly salsa, tango and Peruvean Andean music—and how these can serve as a resource for composition and improvisation.

Rojas has won several composition prizes and awards and is currently working on a number of commissions for Australian and international artists. His work has been performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Youth Orchestra and various ensembles and soloists.

Rojas completed a PhD in composition in 2010 and teaches classes in music language and skills and composition.

Current research students

Project title	Research student
Forces of Nature	May LYON

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Musical Compositions

Rojas, D. (2019). Idilico: for piano. Sydney, Australia: The Australian Music Centre.
Rojas, D. (2019). La Gran Salsa. Sydney, Australia: self-published.
Rojas, D. (2017). Cantos Espanoles: three songs of Garcia Lorca (orchestral-choral version) i. Nana de Sevilla (Lullaby of Seville), ii. Los Pelegrinitos (the Little Pilgrims), iii. Zorongo Gitano (Gypsy Song-Dance). Sydney, Australia: Australian Music Centre.
Rojas, D. (2017). Happenstance and the Muse. Sydney, Australia: Australian Music Centre.
Rojas, D. (2017). of magic and realism. Sydney, Australia: Australian Music Centre.
Rojas, D. (2013). Concerto for Marimba and Chamber Orchestra: 1. Serpentine 2. Ebb 3. Soiree. Sydney, Australia: Self Published.
Rojas, D. (2013). Three Songs of Garcia Lorca: 1. Nana de Sevilla 2. Los Pelegrintos 3. Zorongo. Sydney, Australia: Self Published.
Rojas, D. (2011). Entre Bajos y Alturas (solo piano). Self Published.
Rojas, D. (2011). Mirimba. Sydney, Australia: Self Published.
Rojas, D. (2010). Entre Ritos y Parrandas: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.2. Self Published.
Rojas, D. (2008). Apertura dura hervida: hard-boiled overture. Sydney: Australian Music Centre.
Rojas, D. (2008). Little Serenade for string orchestra. Self Published.
Rojas, D. (2008). Two Peruvian Jungle Legends for Percussion Ensemble 1. The Legends of the Sun, Moon and the Seven Stars 2. Bari, Use and the Seven Little Fishes. Sydney, Austalia: Self Published.

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Music

Rojas, D. (2019). 1. Libertango - Prelude in C minor (Bach/Piazzolla 2. Valicha (Hurtado 3. Besame Mucho (Velazquez 4. Don Juan (Di Sarli 5. Oblivion (Piazzolla 6. Mambo Influenciado (Valdez 7. Idilico (Rojas 8. Resurreccion del Angel (Piazzolla 9. Viva Jujuy (Rossi 10. Tres Minutos de Realidad (Piazzolla). Daniel Rojas at the Melbourne Recital Centre. Primrose Potter Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne Recital Centre.
Rojas, D., Williams, S., Metropolitan Orchestra. (2019). Libertango Suite : 1. Libertango by Astor Piazzolla arranged by Daniel Rojas, 2. Navegar composed and arranged by Daniel Rojas 3. Le Grand Tango by Astor Piazzolla, arranged by Daniel Rojas. The Metropolitan Orchestra - MET Concert 3: Tangos and Tchaikovsky. Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo, Sydney, Australia: The Metropolitan Orchestra.
Rojas, D., Russoniello, N., Russoniello, J., Stender, P. (2019). Nick Russoniello and the Golden Age Quartet : 1. Man Skating (Historical Film), Piano Improvisation 2. The Immigrant (Film by Charlie Chaplin). Echoes of the Picture Palace. The Independent Theatre, North Sydney, Australia: Prelude in Tea Series.
Rojas, D. (2018). El Corazon al Sur by Eladia Blazquez. The Ryde Hunters Hill Symphony Orchestra - DiVeRsITy. North Ryde School of Arts Community Hall, North Ryde, Australia: Ryde Hunters Hill Symphony Orchestra.
Rojas, D. (2018). Hanacpachac Cussicuinin. Daniel Rojas & Orquesta La Luna Tango. Foundry 616, Sydney, Australia: Foundry 616.
Rojas, D. (2017). Piano Concerto No. 1 (Daniel Rojas) "The Latin" i. Montunos ii. Valses iii. Alegrias. Willoughby Symphony: Glory. The Concourse, Chatswood, Sydney, Australia: Willoughby Symphony Orchestra.
Rojas, D. (2017). Recital of Flute and Piano Music - 1. Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla, 2. Introduccion y Allegro by Carlos Guastavino, 3. Navegar by Daniel Rojas, 4. Milonga and El Cronopio by Coco Nelegatti, 5. Jalousie Tango by Jacob Gade, 6. Carmen Fantasy by Francois Borne. Twilight Musical Dialogues from Five Continents - Spain and South America. Adamstown Uniting Church, Newcastle, Australia: Twilight Musical Dialogues.
Rojas, D. (2016). Orquesta La Luna at Camelot, Camelot Lounge; also various salon venues (, Sydney, Australia: Camelot Lounge.
Rojas, D. (2013). The Latin Piano Concerto: Piano Concerto No. 1. Tours en l'air: A Celebration of Music and Human Movement. Great Hall, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia: Sydney University Symphony Orchestra.
Rojas, D. (2012). 1. Sikureada 2. Virgenes del Sol 3. Valicha 9. Resurreccion del Angel 11. Luna Sobre Miraflores 13. Improvisation. Latin Piano Expressions. Recital Hall West, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, Australia: Daniel Rojas and Chiara Pascuzzo.

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Recorded / Rendered Performance

Rojas, D., Baldini, E., Martins, A., Monteiro, E., Cesario, R., Cuttriss, S. (2021). 1. SalTango 2. Libertango 3. Besame Mucho 4. Mambo Influenciado 5. Navegar 6. Valicha 7. Brother 8. Hanacpachap Cussicuinin (The Bliss of Heaven) 9. Tico Tico No Fuba 10. Balada Idilica. On Bliss of Heaven: Music of the New World, Physical CD, streaming platforms, Osaka, Japan: Da Vinci Classics.
Rojas, D., Wallace-Crabbe, D. (2019). 1. El Pollo Ricardo; 2. Oblivion; 3. Gran Hotel Victoria; 4. La Trampera; 5. Tango for Beijing; 6. Navegar; 7. Los Mareados; 8. Morena; 9. Flor de Lino; 10. Garua; 11. El Corazon al Sur; 12. A Juan Carlos Copes. On Oblivion Tango Duo: Nocturno, CD, Sydney, Australia: Self distribution.
Rojas, D. (2018). 1. Salut d'Amour (Elgar 2. Schoen Rosmarin (Kreisler 3. Czardas (Monti 4. Melodie (Gluck 5. Estrellita (Ponce 6. Jalousie (Gade 7. Song of India (Rimsky-Korsakov 8. Meditation (Massenet 9. Cavatina (Raff 10. Roumanian Folk Dances (Bartok 11. Los Cielos Mas Altos (Consentino 12. Oblivion (Piazzolla 13. The Swan (Saint-Saens). On Cavatina - Maria Lindsay and Daniel Rojas, Sydney, Australia: Self-released.
Rojas, D. (2012). 1. Latin Piano Expression 1 3. Latin Piano Expression 2 4-7. Histoire du Tango (I Bordel 1900, II Cafe 1930, III Night Club 1960, IV Concert d'aujourd hui) 8. Latin Piano Expression 3 10. Danza de Montanas 11. Latin Piano Expression 4. On Latin Piano Expressions, CD, Sydney, Australia: Daniel Rojas.
Rojas, D. (2008). Nuestra Musica. On , Bolivia.

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2021

Rojas, D., Baldini, E., Martins, A., Monteiro, E., Cesario, R., Cuttriss, S. (2021). 1. SalTango 2. Libertango 3. Besame Mucho 4. Mambo Influenciado 5. Navegar 6. Valicha 7. Brother 8. Hanacpachap Cussicuinin (The Bliss of Heaven) 9. Tico Tico No Fuba 10. Balada Idilica. On Bliss of Heaven: Music of the New World, Physical CD, streaming platforms, Osaka, Japan: Da Vinci Classics.

2019

Rojas, D., Wallace-Crabbe, D. (2019). 1. El Pollo Ricardo; 2. Oblivion; 3. Gran Hotel Victoria; 4. La Trampera; 5. Tango for Beijing; 6. Navegar; 7. Los Mareados; 8. Morena; 9. Flor de Lino; 10. Garua; 11. El Corazon al Sur; 12. A Juan Carlos Copes. On Oblivion Tango Duo: Nocturno, CD, Sydney, Australia: Self distribution.
Rojas, D. (2019). 1. Libertango - Prelude in C minor (Bach/Piazzolla 2. Valicha (Hurtado 3. Besame Mucho (Velazquez 4. Don Juan (Di Sarli 5. Oblivion (Piazzolla 6. Mambo Influenciado (Valdez 7. Idilico (Rojas 8. Resurreccion del Angel (Piazzolla 9. Viva Jujuy (Rossi 10. Tres Minutos de Realidad (Piazzolla). Daniel Rojas at the Melbourne Recital Centre. Primrose Potter Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne Recital Centre.
Rojas, D. (2019). Idilico: for piano. Sydney, Australia: The Australian Music Centre.
Rojas, D. (2019). La Gran Salsa. Sydney, Australia: self-published.
Rojas, D., Williams, S., Metropolitan Orchestra. (2019). Libertango Suite : 1. Libertango by Astor Piazzolla arranged by Daniel Rojas, 2. Navegar composed and arranged by Daniel Rojas 3. Le Grand Tango by Astor Piazzolla, arranged by Daniel Rojas. The Metropolitan Orchestra - MET Concert 3: Tangos and Tchaikovsky. Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo, Sydney, Australia: The Metropolitan Orchestra.
Rojas, D., Russoniello, N., Russoniello, J., Stender, P. (2019). Nick Russoniello and the Golden Age Quartet : 1. Man Skating (Historical Film), Piano Improvisation 2. The Immigrant (Film by Charlie Chaplin). Echoes of the Picture Palace. The Independent Theatre, North Sydney, Australia: Prelude in Tea Series.

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2018

Rojas, D. (2018). 1. Salut d'Amour (Elgar 2. Schoen Rosmarin (Kreisler 3. Czardas (Monti 4. Melodie (Gluck 5. Estrellita (Ponce 6. Jalousie (Gade 7. Song of India (Rimsky-Korsakov 8. Meditation (Massenet 9. Cavatina (Raff 10. Roumanian Folk Dances (Bartok 11. Los Cielos Mas Altos (Consentino 12. Oblivion (Piazzolla 13. The Swan (Saint-Saens). On Cavatina - Maria Lindsay and Daniel Rojas, Sydney, Australia: Self-released.
Rojas, D. (2018). El Corazon al Sur by Eladia Blazquez. The Ryde Hunters Hill Symphony Orchestra - DiVeRsITy. North Ryde School of Arts Community Hall, North Ryde, Australia: Ryde Hunters Hill Symphony Orchestra.
Rojas, D. (2018). Hanacpachac Cussicuinin. Daniel Rojas & Orquesta La Luna Tango. Foundry 616, Sydney, Australia: Foundry 616.

2017

Rojas, D. (2017). Cantos Espanoles: three songs of Garcia Lorca (orchestral-choral version) i. Nana de Sevilla (Lullaby of Seville), ii. Los Pelegrinitos (the Little Pilgrims), iii. Zorongo Gitano (Gypsy Song-Dance). Sydney, Australia: Australian Music Centre.
Rojas, D. (2017). Happenstance and the Muse. Sydney, Australia: Australian Music Centre.
Rojas, D. (2017). of magic and realism. Sydney, Australia: Australian Music Centre.
Rojas, D. (2017). Piano Concerto No. 1 (Daniel Rojas) "The Latin" i. Montunos ii. Valses iii. Alegrias. Willoughby Symphony: Glory. The Concourse, Chatswood, Sydney, Australia: Willoughby Symphony Orchestra.
Rojas, D. (2017). Recital of Flute and Piano Music - 1. Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla, 2. Introduccion y Allegro by Carlos Guastavino, 3. Navegar by Daniel Rojas, 4. Milonga and El Cronopio by Coco Nelegatti, 5. Jalousie Tango by Jacob Gade, 6. Carmen Fantasy by Francois Borne. Twilight Musical Dialogues from Five Continents - Spain and South America. Adamstown Uniting Church, Newcastle, Australia: Twilight Musical Dialogues.

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2016

Rojas, D. (2016). Orquesta La Luna at Camelot, Camelot Lounge; also various salon venues (, Sydney, Australia: Camelot Lounge.

2013

Rojas, D. (2013). Concerto for Marimba and Chamber Orchestra: 1. Serpentine 2. Ebb 3. Soiree. Sydney, Australia: Self Published.
Rojas, D. (2013). The Latin Piano Concerto: Piano Concerto No. 1. Tours en l'air: A Celebration of Music and Human Movement. Great Hall, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia: Sydney University Symphony Orchestra.
Rojas, D. (2013). Three Songs of Garcia Lorca: 1. Nana de Sevilla 2. Los Pelegrintos 3. Zorongo. Sydney, Australia: Self Published.

2012

Rojas, D. (2012). 1. Latin Piano Expression 1 3. Latin Piano Expression 2 4-7. Histoire du Tango (I Bordel 1900, II Cafe 1930, III Night Club 1960, IV Concert d'aujourd hui) 8. Latin Piano Expression 3 10. Danza de Montanas 11. Latin Piano Expression 4. On Latin Piano Expressions, CD, Sydney, Australia: Daniel Rojas.
Rojas, D. (2012). 1. Sikureada 2. Virgenes del Sol 3. Valicha 9. Resurreccion del Angel 11. Luna Sobre Miraflores 13. Improvisation. Latin Piano Expressions. Recital Hall West, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, Australia: Daniel Rojas and Chiara Pascuzzo.

2011

Rojas, D. (2011). Entre Bajos y Alturas (solo piano). Self Published.
Rojas, D. (2011). Mirimba. Sydney, Australia: Self Published.

2010

Rojas, D. (2010). Entre Ritos y Parrandas: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.2. Self Published.

2008

Rojas, D. (2008). Apertura dura hervida: hard-boiled overture. Sydney: Australian Music Centre.
Rojas, D. (2008). Little Serenade for string orchestra. Self Published.
Rojas, D. (2008). Nuestra Musica. On , Bolivia.
Rojas, D. (2008). Two Peruvian Jungle Legends for Percussion Ensemble 1. The Legends of the Sun, Moon and the Seven Stars 2. Bari, Use and the Seven Little Fishes. Sydney, Austalia: Self Published.

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Radio National Interview - Andrew Ford Interviews Daniel Rojas about Chilean artist Violeta Parra on the event of the centenary of her birth.

YouTube - Daniel Rojas as soloist performing his Piano Concerto No. 1 "The Latin":

YouTube - Solo Piano "Latin" Improvisation:

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