Charles Betz
Composer, lyricist, arranger, writer
Telling stories with music,
in a universe of simultaneous time
Seeking collaborators for musical theater projects
February 2024: looking forward to my March 7 premiere of "Wild and Precious," to be performed by choir and orchestra.
Moved my website from archaic TypePad to Wix, and not looking back! Everything just works.
Last fall I was asked to come back to the New Musicals program as a guest "ringer" composer to work with the new students. It's an honor, and a vote of confidence in my musical abilities.
I'm also working with a new partner, Peter Welkin on a couple of ideas: The Womanless Wedding, about a 1920s "ritual of inversion," and Refuge, exploring Duluth as a climate change sanctuary. Also directly working with NMI on my own musical, "Five Minutes on the Low Road," about a near-death experience.