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"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...
Jeffrey Nytch
Jan 14, 20171 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 3, 20172 min read


Loons & Lager: Opportunities through Combination
One of the abiding mysteries of entrepreneurship is where the initial impulses for ideas come from. Sometimes it seems that good ideas...
Jeffrey Nytch
Dec 16, 20162 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...
Jeffrey Nytch
Dec 5, 20163 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 1, 20164 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...
Jeffrey Nytch
Oct 16, 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...
Jeffrey Nytch
Sep 16, 20161 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 16, 20168 min read


Happy News!
It's with great joy (and more than a little relief) that I announce that I've been awarded Tenure at The University of Colorado-Boulder....
Jeffrey Nytch
May 14, 20161 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 8, 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 23, 20156 min read


When life gives you lemons...make beer??
I read with great interest this recent article in my local paper, Boulder’s Daily Camera, about some changes coming to a nearby brewery....
Jeffrey Nytch
Apr 3, 20154 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 6, 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 14, 20159 min read


When good business supports good art
One of the attitudes pervading the fine arts is that “good business” and “good art” are fundamentally opposing forces, and that it is...
Jeffrey Nytch
Jan 23, 20152 min read


The journey to Jeffrey Nytch's Symphony No. 1: Formations
From Colorado Public Radio, 1/18/15 For audio selections, visit the CPR blog Most contemporary composers rarely hear their music...
Jeffrey Nytch
Jan 21, 20153 min read


Writing music...and writing words
I've begun working on a book about arts entrepreneurship. And as I proceed with what's called the "proposal" (essentially a highly...
Jeffrey Nytch
Oct 2, 20142 min read


My article from "Artivate" featured in Greg Sandow's blog
A few months back I was privileged to have an article published in Artivate, the first scholarly journal devoted exclusively to arts...
Jeffrey Nytch
Jun 26, 20142 min read


A new society is born!
Last weekend I had the privilege of attending a gathering at Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts in Dallas, the...
Jeffrey Nytch
Jun 12, 20147 min read


"Formations" broadcast on KGNU
Thank you, Ron Nadel, for hosting me and my Symphony No. 1: Formations, on KGNU's "A Classic Monday" show this week! Here's a link where...
Jeffrey Nytch
Apr 10, 20141 min read
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