Chris Krycho Music
@music.chriskrycho.com
A working composer in the contemporary classical and neo-romantic idioms. https://chriskrycho.music
An excerpt from my latest video essay on musical composition… by way of talking about composition in photography, and teaching people to appreciate street photography!
(Full video linked in thread)
#music #composing #photography
(Full video linked in thread)
#music #composing #photography
December 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
An excerpt from my latest video essay on musical composition… by way of talking about composition in photography, and teaching people to appreciate street photography!
(Full video linked in thread)
#music #composing #photography
(Full video linked in thread)
#music #composing #photography
Translation: I spent a good ten minutes extremely frustrated while trying to do the second take of after the first one got completely screwed up in a *different* way. Video is hard. Really hard. 😂😭😅 youtu.be/dVZkAXRutEY
November 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Translation: I spent a good ten minutes extremely frustrated while trying to do the second take of after the first one got completely screwed up in a *different* way. Video is hard. Really hard. 😂😭😅 youtu.be/dVZkAXRutEY
Those new notes are: all on SoundCloud, because that’s what you do, right? Right. You can listen to them as a coherent tiny little piece here: soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/...
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Those new notes are: all on SoundCloud, because that’s what you do, right? Right. You can listen to them as a coherent tiny little piece here: soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/...
Monthly music newsletter is out! This time: on (failing to?) writing for your performers with some reflections inspired by street photography?
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Happy Thanksgiving—I’m grateful to those of you following along here and elsewhere and supporting my work!
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Happy Thanksgiving—I’m grateful to those of you following along here and elsewhere and supporting my work!
🎼 November 2025: Writing for Your Performers
On music and photography and listening and looking and singing and writing well.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Monthly music newsletter is out! This time: on (failing to?) writing for your performers with some reflections inspired by street photography?
newsletter.music.chriskrycho.com/archive/nove...
Happy Thanksgiving—I’m grateful to those of you following along here and elsewhere and supporting my work!
newsletter.music.chriskrycho.com/archive/nove...
Happy Thanksgiving—I’m grateful to those of you following along here and elsewhere and supporting my work!
A small thing, but I took the time this afternoon to update the template for my music newsletter to use the typography from my music website. See newsletter.music.chriskrycho.com/archive/apri... for a good example!
🎼 April 2025: Instruments
Conveying an idea musically is challenging; doing it with multiple arrangements far more so… which makes it fun, of course. Also: Dorico 6 and Austin Wintory!
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November 27, 2025 at 1:38 AM
A small thing, but I took the time this afternoon to update the template for my music newsletter to use the typography from my music website. See newsletter.music.chriskrycho.com/archive/apri... for a good example!
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I’m back on Glass—it’s all @chrisfreeman.bsky.social’s fault—so I’ll be sharing photography semi-regularly from there. glass.photo/chriskrycho/... The social media previews are good but you’ll always want to click through (limits of the way every platform renders the social media tags)!
I’ve been experimenting off and on for the past few years with using Halide to shoot RAW photos in my iPhone and edit in Lightroom just like I would w…
Chris Krycho on Glass
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November 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I’m back on Glass—it’s all @chrisfreeman.bsky.social’s fault—so I’ll be sharing photography semi-regularly from there. glass.photo/chriskrycho/... The social media previews are good but you’ll always want to click through (limits of the way every platform renders the social media tags)!
I was 38 years old when I decided, inspired by a friend, that to the store of Scripture I have memorized (most of Hebrews and Ephesians still tumbling around l!), it was time to claim my inheritance and memorize some great English #poetry. I started with Emma Lazarus’ The New Colossus. Next: TBD!
November 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I was 38 years old when I decided, inspired by a friend, that to the store of Scripture I have memorized (most of Hebrews and Ephesians still tumbling around l!), it was time to claim my inheritance and memorize some great English #poetry. I started with Emma Lazarus’ The New Colossus. Next: TBD!
Delighted to see my dear friend Jane Scharl’s verse plays reviewed in Mere Orthodoxy today! mereorthodoxy.com/the-case-for...
The Case for Bringing Back Verse Plays
Though barely attempted today, plays written in verse were once quite common. J. C. Scharl's latest is a triumph for the genre and a joy to read.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Delighted to see my dear friend Jane Scharl’s verse plays reviewed in Mere Orthodoxy today! mereorthodoxy.com/the-case-for...
15,066.6̅% is a pretty good new listener rate. 😂
Beginning to think that Spotify’s stats are maybe not that coherent. Something *literally* does not add up here. 😂 Whoops.
(Bugs like this happen, and with large enough audiences this particular bug probably gets lots in the noise—but not with mine!—, so it’s extra funny in this case.)
(Bugs like this happen, and with large enough audiences this particular bug probably gets lots in the noise—but not with mine!—, so it’s extra funny in this case.)
November 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
15,066.6̅% is a pretty good new listener rate. 😂
Beginning to think that Spotify’s stats are maybe not that coherent. Something *literally* does not add up here. 😂 Whoops.
(Bugs like this happen, and with large enough audiences this particular bug probably gets lots in the noise—but not with mine!—, so it’s extra funny in this case.)
(Bugs like this happen, and with large enough audiences this particular bug probably gets lots in the noise—but not with mine!—, so it’s extra funny in this case.)
November 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Beginning to think that Spotify’s stats are maybe not that coherent. Something *literally* does not add up here. 😂 Whoops.
(Bugs like this happen, and with large enough audiences this particular bug probably gets lots in the noise—but not with mine!—, so it’s extra funny in this case.)
(Bugs like this happen, and with large enough audiences this particular bug probably gets lots in the noise—but not with mine!—, so it’s extra funny in this case.)
This month in my music newsletter: a discussion of “fittingness” when adapting other art to #music – including a chance to hear me singing to illustrate one of the most common failings of text setting I hear in church music. 🎤 😂 But also: Camille Pépin, Ephraim Radner, and an update on my #symphony!
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This month in my music newsletter: a discussion of “fittingness” when adapting other art to #music – including a chance to hear me singing to illustrate one of the most common failings of text setting I hear in church music. 🎤 😂 But also: Camille Pépin, Ephraim Radner, and an update on my #symphony!
Finished writing my #music newsletter before the very end of the month for once. It’s nice to actually have time to get it well-polished and to record the corresponding video essay version not-at-the-last-minute. 😂 Look for both on Friday! (Nothing spooky in either, don’t worry. 😏)
October 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Finished writing my #music newsletter before the very end of the month for once. It’s nice to actually have time to get it well-polished and to record the corresponding video essay version not-at-the-last-minute. 😂 Look for both on Friday! (Nothing spooky in either, don’t worry. 😏)
Time to start something new. Palette cleanser in between finishing Mvt. III and starting work in earnest on Mvt. IV of the symphony! Still figuring out *what*, though. 😂 #composing #music
October 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Time to start something new. Palette cleanser in between finishing Mvt. III and starting work in earnest on Mvt. IV of the symphony! Still figuring out *what*, though. 😂 #composing #music
Two days ago, I finished drafting the 3rd movement of my first #symphony. Lots of revision ahead! Four years since I started on it, and I’m steadily making good progress. More in my #music newsletter next week (subscribe to get it when I send it). Up next: something else as a palette cleanser!
October 22, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Reflecting this morning on how I got here—consistency! Most of this movement (and of Mvts. I & II as well) have been written in little bits of time: 20–30 minutes a morning, mostly. That isn’t much, but it adds up!
I wrote a bit about that last year: newsletter.music.chriskrycho.com/archive/octo...
I wrote a bit about that last year: newsletter.music.chriskrycho.com/archive/octo...
October 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Reflecting this morning on how I got here—consistency! Most of this movement (and of Mvts. I & II as well) have been written in little bits of time: 20–30 minutes a morning, mostly. That isn’t much, but it adds up!
I wrote a bit about that last year: newsletter.music.chriskrycho.com/archive/octo...
I wrote a bit about that last year: newsletter.music.chriskrycho.com/archive/octo...
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ORCHESTRATION TIP: CLARINET OVERTONES IN WOODWIND HARMONY
The clarinet’s lack of 2nd-partial overtones on the octave above can make woodwind harmony feel lighter and brighter; and yet has implications for underlining the 3rd partial at an octave+5th higher.
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The clarinet’s lack of 2nd-partial overtones on the octave above can make woodwind harmony feel lighter and brighter; and yet has implications for underlining the 3rd partial at an octave+5th higher.
orchestrationonline.com/orchestratio...
ORCHESTRATION TIP: CLARINET OVERTONES IN WOODWIND HARMONY - Orchestration Online
(Adapted from 100 LAST Orchestration Tips, planned for release in late 2026) The clarinet’s lack of 2nd-partial overtones on the octave above can make woodwind harmony feel lighter and brighter; and y...
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October 20, 2025 at 7:02 AM
ORCHESTRATION TIP: CLARINET OVERTONES IN WOODWIND HARMONY
The clarinet’s lack of 2nd-partial overtones on the octave above can make woodwind harmony feel lighter and brighter; and yet has implications for underlining the 3rd partial at an octave+5th higher.
orchestrationonline.com/orchestratio...
The clarinet’s lack of 2nd-partial overtones on the octave above can make woodwind harmony feel lighter and brighter; and yet has implications for underlining the 3rd partial at an octave+5th higher.
orchestrationonline.com/orchestratio...
Finished the first draft of the 3rd movement (out of 4 planned) of my #symphony today. That’s a really good feeling. I still have an enormous amount to do—each of the first three movements needs some revision, Mvts. 2 and 3 especially! But it’s a good progress marker. Onward! #music #orchestra
October 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Finished the first draft of the 3rd movement (out of 4 planned) of my #symphony today. That’s a really good feeling. I still have an enormous amount to do—each of the first three movements needs some revision, Mvts. 2 and 3 especially! But it’s a good progress marker. Onward! #music #orchestra
🎼 Wrote my way into the end of the third movement of this symphony this morning. 🎉 I wouldn’t say I have finished a draft of the movement yet—the final 8 bars work, but they’re not totally *right*—but it’s still a pretty big moment!
October 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
🎼 Wrote my way into the end of the third movement of this symphony this morning. 🎉 I wouldn’t say I have finished a draft of the movement yet—the final 8 bars work, but they’re not totally *right*—but it’s still a pretty big moment!
The Desert—a Lenten musical meditation I wrote in 2024—ended up on somebody’s much-subscribed-to playlist a couple days ago… and promptly got ~100× as many plays as it had since I released it. And I think it was a mistake! 😂 But a happy one, which I will take.
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The Desert | Chris Krycho – Composer
A minimalist/ambient work for solo piano, consisting of just 40 keystrokes. A Lenten meditation, inspired by Christ’s 40 days and nights in the desert.
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October 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The Desert—a Lenten musical meditation I wrote in 2024—ended up on somebody’s much-subscribed-to playlist a couple days ago… and promptly got ~100× as many plays as it had since I released it. And I think it was a mistake! 😂 But a happy one, which I will take.
music.chriskrycho.com/works/desert...
music.chriskrycho.com/works/desert...
🎼🎧 Working through Camille Pepín’s oeuvre after being introduced to her work at the Colorado Springs Philharmonic’s season-opening concert this past weekend, and it is just lovely.
Expect to hear more on the subject (no pun intended!) in my end-of-month newsletter!
#orchestra #music
Expect to hear more on the subject (no pun intended!) in my end-of-month newsletter!
#orchestra #music
October 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
🎼🎧 Working through Camille Pepín’s oeuvre after being introduced to her work at the Colorado Springs Philharmonic’s season-opening concert this past weekend, and it is just lovely.
Expect to hear more on the subject (no pun intended!) in my end-of-month newsletter!
#orchestra #music
Expect to hear more on the subject (no pun intended!) in my end-of-month newsletter!
#orchestra #music
Delighted to be enjoying opening night for the Colorado Springs Philharmonic’s 99th season. Camille Pepín, Tchaikovsky, and Stravinsky, led by new music director Chloe Dufresne. This is: good!
October 5, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Delighted to be enjoying opening night for the Colorado Springs Philharmonic’s 99th season. Camille Pepín, Tchaikovsky, and Stravinsky, led by new music director Chloe Dufresne. This is: good!
My wife and I have both done a bunch of different video stuff in the past year or two, and this may just be the thing that pushes me into getting a NAS setup. Seriously evaluating snagging a Ubiquiti UNAS 2 or 4 (thanks to @atp.fm for the info!) and speccing it out with a *lot* of storage. 🤔
October 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
My wife and I have both done a bunch of different video stuff in the past year or two, and this may just be the thing that pushes me into getting a NAS setup. Seriously evaluating snagging a Ubiquiti UNAS 2 or 4 (thanks to @atp.fm for the info!) and speccing it out with a *lot* of storage. 🤔
I wrote in my end-of-September newsletter this week about the “two chasms” that artists like playwrights and composers have to cross—one chasm shared by all artists, and one… not.
October 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I wrote in my end-of-September newsletter this week about the “two chasms” that artists like playwrights and composers have to cross—one chasm shared by all artists, and one… not.
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@craigmod.com is walking again, and you can read along. Pop-up newsletter: you get daily missives for the two weeks he’s doing this, and then the whole list is deleted. One of my favorite things on the web! craigmod.com/ridgeline/216/
Between Two Mountains — A New Pop-up Newsletter
Walking 200 km of the Kiso Valley
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October 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
@craigmod.com is walking again, and you can read along. Pop-up newsletter: you get daily missives for the two weeks he’s doing this, and then the whole list is deleted. One of my favorite things on the web! craigmod.com/ridgeline/216/
New @doricoofficial.bsky.social release! blog.dorico.com/2025/10/dori...
Already installed this and made some improvements to the symphony via its instrument range proofreading. As the post says: it’s sometimes easy to miss in a big score, and the proofreading tool puts all the info in one spot! 🎉
Already installed this and made some improvements to the symphony via its instrument range proofreading. As the post says: it’s sometimes easy to miss in a big score, and the proofreading tool puts all the info in one spot! 🎉
Dorico 6.1 adds Etude Elements, condensing improvements, and more – Dorico
We have today released a free update for all Dorico Pro 6, Dorico Elements 6, Dorico SE 6 and Dorico for iPad users. Dorico 6.1 not only includes a number of important improvements to proofreading, co...
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October 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM
New @doricoofficial.bsky.social release! blog.dorico.com/2025/10/dori...
Already installed this and made some improvements to the symphony via its instrument range proofreading. As the post says: it’s sometimes easy to miss in a big score, and the proofreading tool puts all the info in one spot! 🎉
Already installed this and made some improvements to the symphony via its instrument range proofreading. As the post says: it’s sometimes easy to miss in a big score, and the proofreading tool puts all the info in one spot! 🎉