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[Apr. 29th, 2009|07:27 pm] |
JEFFREY NYTCH NAMED DIRECTOR OF CU-BOULDER ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER FOR MUSIC
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER COLLEGE OF MUSIC PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
April 29, 2009
Jeffrey Nytch has been appointed Director of the Entrepreneurship Center for Music at the University of Colorado at Boulder beginning in August 2009.
"Jeffrey Nytch brings a range of experience as a composer, producer and arts presenter that will serve as a rich resource for our students," said Daniel Sher, Dean of the CU-Boulder College of Music. "His strength as a communicator will also help us to reestablish the Entrepreneurship Center for Music as one of the leading programs of its kind in the country."
The Director of the Entrepreneurship Center for Music is the chief administrative officer of the Center, accountable for its overall management, working in consultation with the Dean and in collaboration with the faculty. The Director teaches graduate and undergraduate courses, provides individual career counseling and mentoring, as well as the leadership to ensure that the Center achieves its mission and meets its program and activity goals.
About Jeffrey Nytch
Jeffrey Nytch comes to the Entrepreneurship Center for Music having built a diverse career as a composer, teacher, performer, and arts administrator. For 15 years he has continually created fresh ways to support and nurture that career, whether it be through developing commissioning opportunities, establishing residencies with community organizations, or building relationships with patrons. He has also run a small business, helped found 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.
A native of Vestal, New York, Nytch completed a bachelors degree at Franklin and Marshall College and earned Masters and Doctoral degrees in composition from Rice University's Shepherd School of Music. His teachers have included John Carbon, Paul Cooper, and Donald Erb.
Hailed by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as "both impressive and satisfying," Nytch's music comprises a wide range of works that have been performed at venues throughout the United States and Europe, including Lincoln Center, the Soho Arts Festival, the Breckenridge Music Festival, and many others. His compositions have been performed by such artists as Richard Stoltzman, the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, the Ahn Trio, the National Repertory Orchestra, the New York Chamber Symphony, the Seattle Symphony, the Binghamton Philharmonic, and the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Nytch has received numerous grants, awards and commissions, and his music has been recorded by the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Seattle Symphony, and the New York Chamber Symphony.
During his tenure with The Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, Nytch partnered with visionary Artistic Director Kevin Noe to introduce an innovative new approach to presenting contemporary chamber music, incorporating movement, theatrical lighting, spoken word, video, and costumes to create a unique "theater of music." The new format resulted in a 600% increase in attendance in five years, as well as a doubling of the organization's budget. He still serves on the Board of Directors as Vice President of Artistic Development.
Since leaving PNME, Nytch has held a variety of teaching posts, including Artist Instructor at the Carnegie Mellon University School of Music and Visiting Assistant Professor at Franklin & Marshall College. He also serves as Artist-in-Residence at Pittsburgh's historic Shadyside Presbyterian Church.
About the CU-Boulder Center for Entrepreneurship in Music
The College of Music at the University of Colorado at Boulder opened the Entrepreneurship Center for Music with a grant from the Louis and Harold Price Foundation in 1998. Intending to serve the College's 500+ music students and the national music community, the ECM has a unique program that enhances the College of Music's already exceptional performance based curriculum.
As the concept of teaching music entrepreneurship is extremely new and has not been previously formalized, the ECM is in itself an entrepreneurial endeavor. Since its inception, it has evolved to include a wide variety of content. We offer academic courses in music entrepreneurship, a guest lecture series of entrepreneurs in the arts, and a growing list of web tools. The ECM creates internships and mentoring opportunities, as well as counsel students individually about career options. Whether you are a developing performer or a professional musician, the ECM is a place where you can learn about presenting both you and your art to the world.
About the CU-Boulder College of Music
Since its founding in 1920, the University of Colorado at Boulder College of Music has earned a reputation not only for preparing students for successful careers in music, but also for providing them with an outstanding college education. The College of Music offers seven degree plans and over 23 fields of study, and its programs cover virtually all areas of music. The members of the College of Music's faculty are respected performers, composers, educators, and scholars who take a deep and lasting interest in the students of the College of Music. Internationally renowned artists such as Steven Lord, Marilyn Horne, James Galway, and Wynton Marsalis perform and teach master classes on campus. |
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