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...
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