by Kurt Knecht | Feb 22, 2012 | censorship, john dowland, kurt knecht, l'incorinazione di poppea, Uncategorized
This week, the Lincoln Public Schools decided not to send students to see the University’s opera production because it was deemed too controversial. Of course, some people are up in arms about censorship etc. Normally, I’m opposed to censorship, but I’m not sure that...
by Kurt Knecht | Feb 16, 2012 | kurt knecht, St. Mark's on the Campus, Uncategorized
One of the great pleasures in my life is getting to listen to the lovely volunteers that make up the choir at St. Mark’s on the Campus. Anyone that regularly works with a volunteer choir knows some of the frustrations that can occur. You have people of wildly...
by Kurt Knecht | Feb 9, 2012 | concert music, kurt knecht, Thomas a Kempis, Thomas Merton, Uncategorized
In the past few days, a little vortex in the collective unconsciousness opened above my head, and a gyre of synchronicity came spinning down. Colleagues from around the country representing various academic institutions and performing arts organizations have been...
by Kurt Knecht | Feb 8, 2012 | aesthetics, kurt knecht, Shaftesbury, Uncategorized
Any time you start talking about a philosophy of beauty, it is important to ask the right questions. The 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury can bring it with some eloquent prose stylings. In a lovely little essay called “The Moralists”, he sets up a dialogue between Philocles...
by Kurt Knecht | Feb 7, 2012 | aesthetics, Anthony Ashley Cooper, kurt knecht, Uncategorized
Anthony Ashley Cooper, the 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, is not to be confused with Anthony Ashley Cooper, the 1st Earl of Shaftesbury. He should also not be confused with Anthony Ashley Cooper the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th Earls of Shaftesbury. The...
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