Jeffrey Nytch

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 King Ferdinand, gave ...

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 foggy and overcast wh...

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

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

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, much to see -- and ...

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

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 Portland was far pleasa...

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, "Silences." This piece...

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

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 audience and, at the en...

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, great David Stock.

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 Weill Recital Hall. It...

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 finally be heard in the mo...

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 after I graduate to co...

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

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

From Colorado Public Radio, 1/18/15 For audio selections, visit the CPR blog Most contemporary composers rarely hear their music performed live and often hav...