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Author Archives: Hank
NEA Art Works Grant 2018 – Preserving the Legacy of Dan Morgenstern
I am representing Texas State University as Project Director for a National Endowment for the Arts – Art Works Grant 2018: Preserving the Legacy of Dan Morgenstern. Morgenstern was raised in Vienna and Copenhagen and arrived in the United States in … Continue reading
MacDowell Time
Time, a marvelous bounty of Time, dilated Time as natural as breath, expansive and palpable. It’s been 5 years since I left MacDowell and not a day has passed that I haven’t found an occasion to turn inward and find … Continue reading
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My 2nd Fulbright Senior Specialist visit to Chile!!
They really have me working this time! 🙂 3 week long seminars 3 hours a day on: Jazz Theory and Improvisation Jazz Composition and Arranging Jazz Piano Techniques Individual MasterClasses on: Innovative, Creative, and Successful Techniques for the Practice of … Continue reading
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2016 Jazz Masters
As a National Endowment for the Arts Fellow, I am so happy that Gary Burton was honored this year! I remember going to see him at Baylor University right after his first album came out in 1972! You can download … Continue reading
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MacDowell Residency Feedback
… from May 30, 2011 – a reissue of discovery as an artist MacDowell Residency Feedback Form these are the verbatim notes I wrote on my last day at MacDowell….. “word” notes from a composer I can’t express enough the … Continue reading
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David Liebman and Teaching Jazz
There is a furor about jazz education and the recent popularity of the movie “Whiplash”. Here is Dave Liebman’s thoughtful response: I have always contended that the top priority for a teacher is to concentrate on “learning how to learn.” … Continue reading
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Full Circle – 100 Years of the Paramount
I was interviewed for an upcoming book about the Paramount Theatre’s 100 year anniversary. My father (yes! my father!) was born in 1889, and was musical director at the Paramount a century ago, 40 years before I was born. I … Continue reading
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Rockefeller Bellagio Project – Composer & Organizer
My Project at the Rockefeller Bellagio Center will spread international goodwill and creativity worldwide, emphasizing the global and cross-cultural impact of the arts, especially music. The Project will harness, enlist, and elevate global creativity as a bond across nations and … Continue reading
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ASCAP PLUS award 11-14-2014
a pleasant surprise. I don’t even remember applying… 🙂 awarded to writer members whose catalogs have prestige value.
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Musician’s Forum with Dr Thomas Clark
Musician’s Forum 9/25/14 Musician Secrets of Success *and Dr. Clark’s vocal debut!! “Smoke Gets in your Eyes” TXSTATE pic.twitter.com/zPNtVOHQQP — Hank Hehmsoth (@HankHehmsoth) September 26, 2014
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