by Kurt Knecht | Jan 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
What an incredible gift to be able to play great music with great musicians who are also fun to be around! The latest addition to the St. Paul’s Concert Series is a set of Three Spirituals for Piano Trio by my friend Kile Smith. I like Kile’s music for a...
by Kurt Knecht | Jan 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’ve just read a transcript of an interview between Bryan Magee and Iris Murdoch. The interview is particularly interesting now that we are living in the midst of a culture where so many musicians are trying to use their art to advocate for social issues. Magee...
by Kurt Knecht | Jan 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
A few months ago, I had the pleasure of sitting down with composer/pianist Sergio Barer to talk about some of my more recent compositional output. I don’t always like to do this because composers talking about their own music tends to bore me to death. However,...
by Kurt Knecht | Dec 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
I had a conversation with John Conahan in late November in which I said, “I’m not sure if I want to do this again. I feel like I’m re-treading too much old ground.” John convinced me to do another CarolRagnarok by saying, “It’s just...
by Kurt Knecht | Dec 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
The entries continued for week 3. Here’s a quick recap in case you missed anything. It was like fire. We started off with my Herbie Hancock O Come Emmanuel John responded with a Benjamin Britten Silver Bells. I came back with a Fats Waller Hark the...
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