by Kurt Knecht | Jan 26, 2013 | choral music, Gerard Manley Hopkins, kurt knecht, Uncategorized
Here is a better video of my new setting of the Hopkins poem, “Heaven-Haven: a nun takes the veil”. I am happy to report that this piece will receive its European premiere at the national conference of the Association of British Choral Directors...
by Kurt Knecht | Jan 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
On my continuing my trek down the less trodden paths of music history, I have three new discoveries to report.Salomon Bendler (1683-1724), a German bass supposedly had a low E flat (just below the bass staff) that at one time drowned out an orchestra of 50 playing at...
by Kurt Knecht | Jan 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
About 10 years ago I had a conversation with a composer that went like this:”What do you want to be?” I asked.”A famous composer.””Who is the most famous composer of concert music alive today?””Probably...
by Kurt Knecht | Jan 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
A few years ago I was giving a program in another city. It was an organ recital. A certain man named Dave found out I was playing and looked me up on the internets. I received an e-mail from Dave requesting that I play the Widor Toccata on the...
by Kurt Knecht | Jan 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
My friend Dr. Tom Brommage, a philosophy professor, was recently waxing philosophical as philsophy professors are wont to do. He writes:”Tommorrow is the first day of class, and I’ve officially recieved my first ‘dead grandma’ email of...
by Kurt Knecht | Jan 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
I needed to compile all the links in one spot to send them to some friends in one convenient location. Just click on the title below and it will take you to the video.THE DEATH OF BUN BUNTWO WEDDINGS AND A FUNERALNOCTURNE IN MEMORIAM ROBERT HELPSTHE ORGANIST AS SOCIAL...
by Kurt Knecht | Jan 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
Here is the last video I will post from the Death of Bun Bun concert. In this episode, you can hear the story of the night all the weirdos came out to an organ concert. We had to switch cameras on this one, and there is a little gap in the audio....
by Kurt Knecht | Dec 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
The next post from the Death of Bun Bun concert is a set of stories that I call “The organist as social worker.” Both of these, as with all the stories from the concert, are unfortunately too true.
by Kurt Knecht | Dec 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
Here is the next installment from the Death of Bun Bun concert. This time, there is actually music involved. If you missed the first two installments, you can watch the stand up stuff here and here.I wrote this piece as a commission about 7 years ago,...
by Kurt Knecht | Dec 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
Here is the 2nd video from the Death of Bun Bun concert. If you missed the first one, you can see it here.This one features my best wedding and funeral stories and also my favorite translation mishap.
by Kurt Knecht | Dec 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
For all who were not able to attend, this is the first of the posts from The Death of Bun Bun concert. Please make this video go viral so that I can pay my rent.
by Kurt Knecht | Dec 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
Here is the premiere of my new Christmas piece by my dear friends in Dulces Voces. Originally, I set this as a lullaby for my new friend Grace Krull (age 1). After I did some research, it turns out that the text is actually the first Christmas carol...
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