Arts and entrepreneurial specialist to speak at Stetson

Jeffrey_Nytch52-edited copyDr. Jeffrey Nytch, director of the Entrepreneurship Center for Music at The University of Colorado-Boulder, will speak at Stetson University on Wednesday, Feb.11. The full-day residency is co-sponsored by Stetson University’s Joseph C. Prince Entrepreneurship Program and Stetson’s School of Music. All events are free and open to the public.

Nytch, composer, teacher, performer, arts administrator and consultant, will facilitate several discussions on the following topics:

  • The Entrepreneurial Artist: How Entrepreneurial Principles Apply to the Arts – 9-9:50 a.m. (204 Presser Hall, 419 N. Woodland Blvd.)
  • Meet and Greet – 10:30-11:30 a.m. (210 Presser Hall)
  • The Concert Experience: Why Don’t We Riot Anymore? New Concert Paradigms for the 21st Century – 12:00-1:15 p.m. (Feasel Rehearsal Hall, inside McMahan Hall, 417 N. Woodland Blvd.)
  • An Entrepreneurial Symphony: The Story Behind the Commissioning, Funding, Creation and Promotion of Jeffrey Nytch’s geologically-inspired Symphony No. 1 – Formations – 2:30-3:20 p.m.  (112 Presser Hall)

In his varied career, Nytch has also run a small business, co-founded a non-profit service organization in Houston, performed a wide range of repertoire as a vocalist, and served five years as Managing Director of The Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble (“PNME”), one of the nation’s premiere new music ensembles. In 2009 he joined the faculty of The University of Colorado-Boulder. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Franklin & Marshall College and master’s and doctoral degrees from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. Since then, his compositions have been performed throughout the United States and Europe by many major artists, and he has released several recordings on the MMC and Koch International Labels. The recording of his Clarinet Concerto was listed among the Best Classical Discs of 2002 by Gramophone magazine, and most recently, his Symphony No. 1: Formations, inspired by the geology of the Rocky Mountains, was co-commissioned by the Boulder Philharmonic and the Geological Society of America. In addition to teaching, composing and performing, he maintains a career as an organizational and programming consultant to music schools and arts groups.

For more information on the Feb. 11 residency, contact Patrece Robinson, adjunct professor of Music, at (386) 956-2261 or [email protected].  (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)