by Kurt Knecht | Jun 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
As part of the new MusicSpoke project (follow us on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram), I have been talking to may gifted composers. One of the composers that has long been on my list is Garrett Shatzer. Check out his website here.I have followed...
by Kurt Knecht | Jun 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
One of my favorite conversations from the past few weeks was with a wonderfully gifted composer named Dale Trumbore. (Check out her website here.) I had been following Dale on twitter for awhile, but had no real personal connection. A few months ago, my friend Sean...
by Kurt Knecht | Jun 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
As part of the new MusicSpoke project (follow us on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram), I have been talking to fabulous piles of composers. They are just lying around your cities and burbs organizing bits of sound for your listening pleasure.Last week,...
by Kurt Knecht | Jun 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
Benjamin Boyle is a composer that I respect enormously. (Check out his website here.) Like his buddy, composer Lane Harder, I find in Ben’s music a deep commitment to Old World craftsmanship. For me, there is almost nothing that creates more excitement. In some...
by Kurt Knecht | Jun 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
As part of the new MusicSpoke project (follow us on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram), I had a chance to talk to so many fabulous people today that I will have to stretch it out over a series of posts.One of the highlights of my day (aside from an...
by Kurt Knecht | Jun 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
After an amazing week at the UNL Chamber Music Institute, I’m back to meeting with and talking to composers, conductors, and performers. This is part of the new MusicSpoke project (follow us on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram.)This week I had a...
by Kurt Knecht | Jun 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
I had a fantastic week serving as an artist in residence at the UNL Chamber Music Institute. We have had big, generous helpings of masterful teaching and coaching going on. I’ve heard some incredible young musicians play together.The coolest thing about the...
by Kurt Knecht | Jun 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
As part of the new MusicSpoke project, I’ve been spending time talking to composers and conductors and performers of all sorts. One of the ways that composers receive income is through a licensing organization like ASCAP or BMI. So, if we have a performance at a...
by Kurt Knecht | Jun 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
One of my favorite things about the new MusicSpoke project (follow us on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram) is that I get to spend time over the next few weeks talking with composers. I’m trying to learn some of the common problems we all face as...
by Kurt Knecht | Jun 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
One of my favorite things about the new MusicSpoke project (follow us on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram) is that I get to spend time over the next few weeks talking with composers. I’m trying to learn some of the common problems we all face as...
by Kurt Knecht | Jun 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
I am often asked how I listen to a piece of music. It is a strange question to me, because I don’t think that I listen in some way that is fundamentally different than anyone else does. That is sounds go into my ears and into my brain.I think that the primary...
by Kurt Knecht | May 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
Note to self: Maybe set this textBailey, Ken: Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes p. 384-5quoting 14 year old boy from Lebanon”I can still hear the sound of thundering guns telling me that somewhere nearby people are dying.Ever since we left the village I feel as...
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