“We watch Michael Hicks grow as an artist, revealing the purest essence of his musical voice. With rests sometimes lasting as long as fifteen seconds,...

“We watch Michael Hicks grow as an artist, revealing the purest essence of his musical voice. With rests sometimes lasting as long as fifteen seconds, he invites the listener into a space of “the now”: in which silence is just as important as sound.” “(Keith Kirchoff) Felt Hammers documents the complete solo piano works 1982-2010, of performer, scholar, poet and composer Michael Hicks, as performed by Mr. Kirchoff. Mr. Hicks chamber and solo works have been performed and recorded by BYU’s University Singers, Concert Choir, and Group for New Music, and by other ensembles around the country.