Jeffrey Nytch

Hello, friends! I know it’s been a while since I last wrote. I’ve been on a full-year sabbatical, which has not only given me the...

When Christopher Columbus made his first journey to the Caribbean one of the entries in his journal, written in the form of a letter to...

Today I rose at a more reasonable hour, made another hearty breakfast, and once again set out up the Gordon River Valley. Though it was...

When asked her secret for singing the huge operas of Richard Wagner so successfully, the famous soprano Birgit Nilsson reportedly said,...

Today was spent driving...from Trinidad, California all the way to Olympia, Washington. Thanks to some accidents which resulted in my...

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,...

After a night of deep sleep – accompanied by the serenades of sea lions resting on a rock offshore – I set out yesterday to begin...

Day 1: Drive from Portland to Trinidad, CA Well I’ve hardly begun and have already seen sights to take my breath away. The drive from...

I know it's "What-if Wednesday," but this week I need to post on the beautiful performance I received last night of my big song cycle,...

BIG NEWS! I’m thrilled to announce that I’m joining the incredible roster of Cadenza Artists! They’ll be representing my catalog of...

Read about the premiere of my violin concerto in Denver's SCEN3.

What a great night! In all my years as a composer, I have never had a premiere like this one: an incredible performance, an attentive...

Pleased to be invited to CPR's "Colorado Matters" with reporter Nathan Heffel. Listen to the interview here.

So thrilled to bring this piece to Pittsburgh, and to share the program with my dear friend Reza Vali and the last work of the late,...

Glad to see my Symphony No. 1, "Formations," mentioned in the Spring 2017 edition of Symphony Magazine.

I'm still basking in the premiere of my string quartet, Seize the Sun: Fantasy on Icarus, with Carpe Diem String Quartet at Carnegie's...

When I was a kid my mom used to tell me, “Good things come to those who wait.” Well, it’s been a very long wait, but my music will...

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...

Well, folks, the campaign is complete! My goals for the campaign were ambitious – definitely of the “aspirational” sort – and though we...

I'm thrilled to announce my first-ever crowdfunding campaign, in support of a violin concerto I've been commissioned to write for...