by Kurt Knecht | Dec 19, 2011 | gigging stories, kurt knecht, organist, Uncategorized, wedding
I always wanted a great wedding story. Every organist has a wedding story, and for years, I did not have one. When we gathered for our secret organist meetings to complain about brides requesting “It’s a small world after all” for a processional and grooms requesting...
by Kurt Knecht | May 24, 2011 | Chancellor Perlman, Chris Marks, organist, Uncategorized, university as corporation
Though I am delighted that the University of Nebraska – Lincoln has decided to retain the organ program and my wonderful teacher and friend Chris Marks, the entire process of budget cuts has left me quite disturbed. I know that I like to talk about the...
by Kurt Knecht | May 19, 2011 | church work, homeless, kurt knecht, organist, social work, Uncategorized
“What do you need Joseph?” I said to the homeless man who regularly frequented the church looking for food. I was locking the outside doors of the East entrance to the church when I saw Joseph sitting on the ground.“I got a serious problem. I need to...
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