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Understanding 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 Nytch
Jul 1, 20195 min read


Day Three: Forest Maintenance...and the Joys of Tourists
Today 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 Nytch
Jun 14, 20197 min read


Some thoughts on those eyeglasses at San Francisco's MoMA
https://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 Nytch
Jun 1, 20192 min read


"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 Nytch
Apr 24, 20194 min read


A musician's thoughts on Notre Dame
Like 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 Nytch
Apr 16, 20193 min read


Tafelmusik takes us to another land and time
Last night I had the pleasure of attending a concert presented by Tafelmusik, the Toronto-based early music ensemble. The program, "A...
Jeffrey Nytch
Mar 5, 20193 min read


What 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 Nytch
Jan 30, 20192 min read


Once again, it's all about relationships
Last year the Pittsburgh philanthropic community tried something new with the notion of "Giving Tuesday," an initiative that's gained...
Jeffrey Nytch
Nov 29, 20183 min read


The Winter Olympics brings to mind a great example of opportunity recognition
The 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 Nytch
Feb 22, 20185 min read


Where 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 Nytch
Jan 16, 20189 min read


Neoliberalism & Music Entrepreneurship: A response
Andrea Moore’s article, “Neoliberalism and the Musical Entrepreneur” (Journal of the Society for American Music (2016), Vol. 10, number...
Jeffrey Nytch
Dec 1, 201717 min read


Three lessons from a Rhode Island festival debacle
You’ve probably heard about the Newport Contemporary Music Series, recently launched (if that’s the appropriate term) in Rhode Island and...
Jeffrey Nytch
Sep 21, 20174 min read


A new beginning at the Colorado Symphony
If you glanced at the opening program of the Colorado Symphony’s 2017-18 season, playing this weekend in Denver, you might be tempted to...
Jeffrey Nytch
Sep 17, 20174 min read


Kicking off the New Year with a bang...and looking back with perspective
As I begin 2017, I'm wrapping up Phase One of my sabbatical year and reflecting on how action-packed the last five months have been!...
Jeffrey Nytch
Jan 4, 20172 min read


The Key to Lifelong Growth
This week while I was in residence at Michigan State University, I had a student come up to me and ask a great question: What can I do...
Jeffrey Nytch
Nov 2, 20164 min read


Dinosaurs, Elephants, and Dragon Slayers: Barriers to change in our schools
College Music Society Summit on 21st-century Music School Design Morning Remarks: Will May – Dean, Baylor University School of Music Mary...
Jeffrey Nytch
Jun 17, 20168 min read


Colorado Arts Advocacy Day address
Colorado Arts Advocacy Day Address “Money and the Muses: The Economic Impact of the Arts” Jeffrey Nytch, DMA Asst. Professor & Director...
Jeffrey Nytch
Mar 9, 201613 min read


In the midst of loss, we remember the power of music
We've had two big losses in the music world this week. First was news of the passing of Gunther Schuller, a giant of American music and a...
Jeffrey Nytch
Jun 24, 20156 min read


Concert music and the importance of storytelling
I read with great interest – and, frankly, great irritation – the article on NPR’s “Deceptive Cadence” blog about a young Estonian...
Jeffrey Nytch
Mar 7, 20157 min read


"Entrepreneurship Porn" comes to the arts
Because I delight in irony, I thought I’d post this blog on Valentine’s Day and in conjunction with the premiere weekend of the...
Jeffrey Nytch
Feb 15, 20159 min read
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