by Kurt Knecht | Jul 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
As part of the MusicSpoke project, I’ve been continuing to trek down untrodden paths to find composers. One of the things that continues to astound me is how many people who are writing such wonderful music have never come to my attention before.Kile is the...
by Kurt Knecht | Jul 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
I had a chance to chat with the ebullient and gregarious Stacey V. Gibbs today. His music is almost ubiquitous in the choral world these days, and it should be. It is the kind of music that singers like to sing. It is authentic, inventive, and irresistible.In recent...
by Kurt Knecht | Jul 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
I remember the time a homeless man said to me, “Just because someone only answers to the name Bob Marley, and just because that person starts speaking in a Jamaican accent, mon, and just because that person will only respond using lyrics from Bob Marley’s...
by Kurt Knecht | Jul 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Last Summer, Pete Eklund said he was planning a concert around some settings of Ps. 121. The centerpiece was Jake Runstad’s lovely setting “I will lift mine eyes”. He was going to pair it with the Mendelssohn setting from Elijah for women’s...
by Kurt Knecht | Jun 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
The MusicSpoke project (follow us on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram) has allowed me to reach out to composers around the country and talk shop. It turns out, it’s one of my favorite things to do. A little while ago, I had the chance to...
by Kurt Knecht | Jun 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
Here is what Stoopy’s house looks like in the daytime.On our 21st wedding anniversary, we were enjoying some beverages in our back yard when I heard the sound of breaking glass. I looked around the side of the house so see a white car speeding away. Quickly...
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