Karl Hinze is a New York-based composer/lyricist who often finds himself in front of the piano. His interests also include web design, pop culture, puzzles and snacks.
Karl works as a music director, vocal coach, arranger and accompanist in and around New York while pursuing his Masters in Music Composition at Stony Brook University. In the meantime, he continues to write vocal and instrumental works in theatrical and classical idioms.
Here you can learn more about him, listen to his music, and browse through his writing and directing portfolios.
Upcoming Events
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- May 11, 10pm
- Night; Glory; Light
- Three songs with Violin, Cello, and Piano
- Performed by David English (bass-baritone)
- Staller Center Recital Hall
- Stony Brook, NY
News and Updates
March 3, 2012 - Posted a bevy of upcoming events ('tis the Spring of World Premieres), with plenty of recordings to come!
April 19, 2011 - New music galore! I've posted the spoils of my first eight months of grad school: new instrumental, choral, and vocal works can be found in my portfolio and (most importantly) the music player on the right.
August 15, 2010 - Time for a fresh new look! Besides updating the visuals, this update was all about the music. I wanted a prominent audio player on every page, and now, thanks to some nifty programming, the music will continue to play even as you click around and visit multiple pages on the site.
June 7, 2010 - Added some new information (like that I graduated!) and new music from A Man's A Man. I also updated all the flash players, since the old ones weren't working too well.
January 2, 2010 - Updated personal information, as I have broadened scope, applying to graduate schools for classical composition as well as keeping up my theatrical goals. Also uploaded some new works from the past few months.
May 10, 2009 - Uploaded a bunch of newly recorded songs, including new songs "The Amazing Ricardo", "Eliza: Lust", and a string quartet arrangement of "Jean's Song," as well as fresh recordings of several songs from "I Will Bring You Here".
March 7, 2009 - Redid the website layout after much too long. Reused one of the same photos from the old layout, just arranged more snazzily. Condensed the pages (combined music and theatre into portfolio, combined news and home, nixed photos) and made the pages look more coherent.
August 13, 2007 - Website updates: Tweaked main menu, changed most of the heading images to newer and better-quality pictures that I actually like, and added my park photo.
August 7, 2007 - Started this website to be a kind of portfolio for my music and all the stuff I'm working on (and all the stuff I will be working on in the coming months... years...). I still need photos for heading most of the sections, and I also need to put together the about, music, theatre, and photo sections. Um... guess I'd better get on that.
August 15, 2010 - Time for a fresh new look! Besides updating the visuals, this update was all about the music. I wanted a prominent audio player on every page, and now, thanks to some nifty programming, the music will continue to play even as you click around and visit multiple pages on the site.
June 7, 2010 - Added some new information (like that I graduated!) and new music from A Man's A Man. I also updated all the flash players, since the old ones weren't working too well.
January 2, 2010 - Updated personal information, as I have broadened scope, applying to graduate schools for classical composition as well as keeping up my theatrical goals. Also uploaded some new works from the past few months.
May 10, 2009 - Uploaded a bunch of newly recorded songs, including new songs "The Amazing Ricardo", "Eliza: Lust", and a string quartet arrangement of "Jean's Song," as well as fresh recordings of several songs from "I Will Bring You Here".
March 7, 2009 - Redid the website layout after much too long. Reused one of the same photos from the old layout, just arranged more snazzily. Condensed the pages (combined music and theatre into portfolio, combined news and home, nixed photos) and made the pages look more coherent.
August 13, 2007 - Website updates: Tweaked main menu, changed most of the heading images to newer and better-quality pictures that I actually like, and added my park photo.
August 7, 2007 - Started this website to be a kind of portfolio for my music and all the stuff I'm working on (and all the stuff I will be working on in the coming months... years...). I still need photos for heading most of the sections, and I also need to put together the about, music, theatre, and photo sections. Um... guess I'd better get on that.
