Rodney Rogers writes primarily chamber music, along with works for orchestra, wind ensemble, and choral music. A compact disc of his compositions, Complicated Optimism, is available on Albany Records and iTunes. Other albums on iTunes that feature his music include: The Light Wraps You, Facades, Child’s Play, Duo Vivo, and AngloSax.
Rogers’ awards include a NEA Consortium Commission, residencies at the MacDowell Colony and Yaddo Artist Colony, "Distinguished Composer of the Year" from the Music Teachers National Association for his composition Riffing in Tandem, the ASCAP Foundation Grant for Young Composers (First Prize), three BMI Awards, and a composition fellowship to Tanglewood.
His works have received performances with the American Composers Orchestra, Eastman Wind Ensemble, Juilliard Brass Quintet, New York New Music Ensemble, the Omega Quartet (New York City), Richmond Sinfonia, St. Louis Symphony Chamber Players, Gregg Smith Singers, Tucson Symphony, and numerous university ensembles. Performances have taken place throughout the United States and in Europe, South America, China, Japan, and Australia. Five works have been premiered in Carnegie Recital (Weill Hall). Select compositions of Rogers are published by Associated Music Publishers (G. Schirmer) and Hal Leonard.