Jeffrey NytchMar 133 minTwo YearsIt was two years ago today – Friday the 13th, as it turns out – that we got that fateful email: the campus was closing for the rest of...
Jeffrey NytchOct 12, 20215 minField Notes, Vol. 4 no. 1: The Vitalness of SpaceTwo weeks ago the CU-Boulder College of Music officially opened its new wing to the Warner Imig Music Building, a 50,000 square-foot...
Jeffrey NytchJan 16, 20214 minField Notes, Vol. 3, no. 1: We need a bail-out for the arts -- and not just for economic reasonsIn 2008, the Federal government deemed an $83 billion bailout of the automotive industry essential to stabilizing an economy in freefall....
Jeffrey NytchJan 6, 20214 minField Notes, Vol. 2 no. 2: Resilience..."I honestly don't know how we come out of this. If I were a student again I'd be leaving music school to do something else." My colleague...
Jeffrey NytchOct 27, 20201 minField Notes are back! Vol. 2 no.1: Ongoing lessons in difficult timesAfter a long summer and a tumultuous Fall, here's the latest "Field Notes" -- originally intended for September...
Jeffrey NytchJul 17, 20205 minMore Memories from PNME Summers PastLast week I wrote about a PNME opening night to remember in which I fell off a ladder in the City Theatre lobby and shattered my wrist....
Jeffrey NytchJul 10, 20205 minAn Opening Night to RememberSince my beloved Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble's summer season was cancelled this year, we decided to ask members of the PNME family to...
Jeffrey NytchJul 7, 202018 minThoughts Upon Visiting My 50th State on the Fourth of JulyThis past weekend, I visited my 50th state. A few things to get out of the way first before I get to what I really want to talk about:...
Jeffrey NytchMay 12, 20207 minField Notes Vol. 1, no. 6: A few thoughts as the semester comes to a closeOh my: the last few months have been quite something, haven’t they? It’s hard for me to believe that the last edition of these Field...
Jeffrey NytchJul 1, 20195 minUnderstanding geology can save your life...I was going to post about this during my forest trip last month, but the trees kept calling me...and so I set aside the geological...
Jeffrey NytchJun 14, 20197 minDay Three: Forest Maintenance...and the Joys of TouristsToday was once again spent in the many parks that make up the combined "Redwood National and State Parks." There is, as one might expect,...
Jeffrey NytchJun 1, 20192 minSome thoughts on those eyeglasses at San Francisco's MoMAhttps://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/a-pair-of-glasses-were-left-on-the-floor-at-museum-and-everyone-mistook-it-for-...
Jeffrey NytchApr 24, 20194 min"What-If Wednesdays" return with thoughts on Oberlin's recent announcement...A provocative piece of news came out from Oberlin College recently, and it’s caused quite a stir within music higher education. The...
Jeffrey NytchApr 16, 20193 minA musician's thoughts on Notre DameLike so many around the globe, I’m positively heartsick over yesterday’s fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. To stand helplessly by as...
Jeffrey NytchMar 5, 20193 minTafelmusik takes us to another land and timeLast night I had the pleasure of attending a concert presented by Tafelmusik, the Toronto-based early music ensemble. The program, "A...
Jeffrey NytchJan 30, 20192 minWhat If Wednesdays are here!Earlier this month I was fortunate to help lead the College Music Society's "Summit 2.0: Re-imaginging the Undergraduate Music...
Jeffrey NytchNov 29, 20183 minOnce again, it's all about relationshipsLast year the Pittsburgh philanthropic community tried something new with the notion of "Giving Tuesday," an initiative that's gained...
Jeffrey NytchFeb 22, 20185 minThe Winter Olympics brings to mind a great example of opportunity recognitionThe last couple of days at the Winter Olympics have featured on of my favorite of all sports events: the bobsled! And the timing is...
Jeffrey NytchJan 16, 20189 minWhere is classical music in the new arts economy?A recent article in Blue Review by scholars Amanda Ashley and Leslie Durham (“How Universities Train Artists as Makers, Creators, and...
Jeffrey NytchDec 1, 201717 minNeoliberalism & Music Entrepreneurship: A responseAndrea Moore’s article, “Neoliberalism and the Musical Entrepreneur” (Journal of the Society for American Music (2016), Vol. 10, number...