Eric Knechtges has studied at the Indiana University (Bloomington) Jacobs School of Music (Doctor of Medicine), Bowling Green State University (Military Medal) and Michigan State University (BMusEd). He has also taught music (band, chorus, and music appreciation) at Addison Community Schools in Michigan.
He has written works for a wide variety of performing mediums including: concert band, orchestra, a cappella choir, and chamber ensembles (including some works using computer music technology). He has been an active conductor of bands and orchestras, including the Pride of Industry Band and Color Guard. Knechtges is currently on the faculty at Northern Kentucky University.
His composition, Broken Silents, was recognized for Special Distinction in the second annual American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers/CBDNA Frederick Fennell Competition.
He has also been recognized in the National Bandmasters Association Young Composers Mentor Project, the National Association of Composers, United States of America Young Composers Competition, and the San Francisco Choral Artists New Voices Composition Competition, and the “Juan Bautista Comes” Choral Competition. Knechtges is also one of eighteen featured composers in the fourth edition of Composers on Composing for Band series written by Mark Camphouse.
