Dr. Michael Hicks is a widely-published musicologist at Brigham Young University. He teaches music theory, score analysis and aesthetics. He is also a singer/songwriter and a composer. His new work for string quartet titled “Of the” will premiere on January 31st at Libby Gardner Concert Hall as part of NOVA Chamber Music Series’ concert “A Sense of Place.” 15 Bytes sat down with Hicks in his office at the Harris Fine Arts Center on BYU campus to learn more about his compositions and what moves him to write new music.
Laura Durham works for KUED Channel-7 in the Creative Services Department, curating community engagement projects for both PBS and KUED productions that foster trust and value to the communities in Utah. She also produces Contact with Mary Dickson and Contact in the Community — a digital series featuring arts and culture groups in Utah. Prior to her work at KUED, Laura spent 15 years at the Utah Division of Arts & Museums in the visual arts program and later managing communications, branding, marketing, and public value projects for all arts and museums programming. She has served the Utah community in various capacities with her role as Vice President of the Salt Lake Gallery Association and Program Director for the Salt Lake Gallery Stroll. She lives in Salt Lake City, sings with Utah Chamber Artists, and loves to contribute to 15 Bytes as often as time allows.
Categories: Music
What a fascinating video about a fascinating man and composer. Had no idea he existed. I’m especially interested in his take on the Stations of the Cross and wonder if that might be performed at the Madeleine Festival somehow, sometime because I WANT to hear it.
Here’s a performance of my Stations of the Cross:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jwl2wV7yyU
Thank you, Michael Hicks. Superb, sublime. Enjoyed it so very much.