by Kurt Knecht | Dec 17, 2011 | gigging stories, kurt knecht, Uncategorized
In the late seventeenth century, there was a fantastic musician named Dietrich Buxtehude. He landed a sweet gig as music director in the city of Lübeck.. He could play the organ so well that people flocked from all over Germany to hear his concerts on Sunday...
by Kurt Knecht | Dec 15, 2011 | Advent, Jonah Sirota, kurt knecht, SPACE, St. Mark's on the Campus, Uncategorized
One of the great places of peace and enjoyment in my life is our Wednesday night service at St. Mark’s on the Campus. It’s filled with incense, candles, and lots of silence. We sing Gregorian chant and say old prayers in new ways. The service usually...
by Kurt Knecht | Dec 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
(If you missed part 1, you can read it here.)I didn’t see Pate for a few years until I received a phone call for an industrial show in Naples. “Hey Jenn,” I said. “I just booked a gig in Naples to play with Smokey Robinson.”“Really?!!!” she gasped.“Yeah. Who’s Smokey...
by Kurt Knecht | Dec 6, 2011 | gigging stories, kurt knecht, Uncategorized
The ancient Celts talked about “thin places” in the world. The idea is that there are certain spots where the visible world and the invisible world have been rubbing against each other for so long that there is a sort of smooth spot in the fabric of the universe....
by Kurt Knecht | Dec 3, 2011 | 9-11 memorial, james bass, kurt knecht, Uncategorized, usf chamber singers
Here’s the link to hear my 9-11 Memorial Music commissioned by David Matthews for Dr. James Bass and the USF Chamber Singers.LINKMy first concern when writing music in memoriam for 9/11 was the profiteering that went on by composers after the tragedy. It seemed...
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