Jeffrey Nytch
Field Notes, Vol. 5 no 1: "We are ancestors, too"
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...
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Jeffrey Nytch
Jun 20, 20197 min read
Reflections on my journey...
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...
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Jeffrey Nytch
Jun 18, 20193 min read
Day Seven: Avatar Grove and Big Lonely Doug
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...
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Jeffrey Nytch
Jun 18, 20198 min read
Day Six: Wear Comfortable Shoes
When asked her secret for singing the huge operas of Richard Wagner so successfully, the famous soprano Birgit Nilsson reportedly said,...
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Jeffrey Nytch
Jun 15, 20192 min read
Day Three, part II: Pics as Promised!
Today was spent driving...from Trinidad, California all the way to Olympia, Washington. Thanks to some accidents which resulted in my...
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Jeffrey Nytch
Jun 14, 20197 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,...
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Jeffrey Nytch
Jun 13, 20194 min read
Day Two of Jeff's Old Growth Forest Expedition: Redwood State and National Parks
After a night of deep sleep – accompanied by the serenades of sea lions resting on a rock offshore – I set out yesterday to begin...
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Jeffrey Nytch
Jun 12, 20193 min read
Jeff's Old Growth Forest Expedition: Day One
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...
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Jeffrey Nytch
Mar 20, 20194 min read
Entrepreneurial Iteration -- for the composer
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,...
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Jeffrey Nytch
May 9, 20181 min read
Joining the roster of Cadenza Artists!
BIG NEWS! I’m thrilled to announce that I’m joining the incredible roster of Cadenza Artists! They’ll be representing my catalog of...
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Jeffrey Nytch
Apr 18, 20181 min read
Another nice review...
Read about the premiere of my violin concerto in Denver's SCEN3.
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Jeffrey Nytch
Apr 17, 20181 min read
Lovely review of the concerto!
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...
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Jeffrey Nytch
Apr 14, 20181 min read
Costa Concordia concerto previewed on "Colorado Matters"
Pleased to be invited to CPR's "Colorado Matters" with reporter Nathan Heffel. Listen to the interview here.
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Jeffrey Nytch
Mar 31, 20181 min read
"Seize the Sun: Fantasy on Icarus" performed at Carnegie Mellon University
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,...
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Jeffrey Nytch
Apr 20, 20171 min read
"Formations" symphony featured in Symphony Magazine
Glad to see my Symphony No. 1, "Formations," mentioned in the Spring 2017 edition of Symphony Magazine.
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Jeffrey Nytch
Jan 15, 20171 min read
"Seize the Sun" receives a terrific review
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...
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Jeffrey Nytch
Dec 6, 20163 min read
"Seize the Sun" to premiere at Carnegie Hall
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...
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Jeffrey Nytch
Nov 2, 20164 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...
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Jeffrey Nytch
Oct 17, 20161 min read
Campaign Complete!
Well, folks, the campaign is complete! My goals for the campaign were ambitious – definitely of the “aspirational” sort – and though we...
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Jeffrey Nytch
Sep 17, 20161 min read
Concerto for Violin: Costa Cordia - crowdfunding has launched!
I'm thrilled to announce my first-ever crowdfunding campaign, in support of a violin concerto I've been commissioned to write for...
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