Supplemental Information: Episode 10
Fuguing Essential Voices: An Informance of J. S. Bach's Prelude and Fugue, BWV 1011
Daniel Ketter (Missouri State University)
Release Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025
Author's Website
American Wild Ensemble Website
Cello Teaching Rep Website
Opus 76 Quartet Website
Production Credits
Team Lead: Leah Frederick
Production Lead: Jason Jedlička
Peer Reviewers: Gilad Rabinovitch, Ed Klorman, Joe Straus
Special Thanks: Jason Orr, Jessie Black, and Royce Diamond at Phosphor Studios for audio production assistance.
Music Credits
SMT-Pod Theme Music: Maria Tartaglia
Closing Music: Yike Zhang
Bio: Daniel Ketter is a cellist, teacher, and music theorist interested in connecting new music with new audiences. As Co-Director of American Wild Ensemble and Cello Teaching Repertoire Consortium Daniel has commissioned and premiered over 40 new chamber works for grant-funded projects. He performs regularly as cellist of Opus 76 String Quartet, recognized as “Kansas City’s Premiere String Quartet,” currently Artists-in-Residence at the Midwest Trust Center. Since 2018 Daniel has served as faculty at Missouri State University, where he teaches courses in cello, chamber music, and music theory. His research interests include essential voices in Schenkerian theory and performance and analysis.
Keywords: Bach, cello, fugue, essential voice, analysis