Robert Spencer Knotts - Writings/Music/More

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Drama

Never Nothin' Again No More -- A Play: Scene One

This piece, commissioned and originally produced by Miami's Coconut Grove Playhouse, confronts head-on the "taboo" issue of teen suicide.

Poetry

September 11, 2001 -- A Poem

Included in the Artists Registry at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City and the 9/11 Sculpture Project in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Fiction

Hard News -- A Novel: Chapters One and Two

Fast-paced thriller set in the world of investigative journalism, politics and deadly medical con games.

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The Humanity Project

PEN American Center

Authors Guild

Dramatists Guild of America

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Writings/Music/More

Of Fond Remembrance - music for flute and harp

This short simple video showcases the flute and harp composition by Robert Spencer Knotts, which he completed in May 2024. It is intended to evoke those moments of wistful long ago memory, when a tear accompanies a smile.

Hear Your Children Call (4.94 MB)

This short piece for orchestra and choir includes a chorus of children calling for greater respect among adults. Knotts composed the music during April 2024 and created a video to accompany it. That video appears on the YouTube channel of the Humanity Project, the nonprofit group he founded in 2005: See the Humanity Project video

FABLES FOR GROWNUPS: Short, entertaining stories offering life lessons for adults

SOUNDCLOUD PAGE: The Music of Robert Spencer Knotts

This page offers selections of the music composed by Robert Spencer Knotts, including his symphony: "A Symphony of Some Humanity."

NATIONAL 9/11 MEMORIAL & MUSEUM: Knotts pages In Artists Registry

MUSIC -- Humanity Project Podcast Theme (Composed and performed by Knotts except bassoon performed by Matt Corey) (1.33 MB)

MUSIC -- Jazz piece commissioned by government agency for its podcast theme music (Composed and all instruments played by Knotts except sax and flute performed by Matt Corey) (696 KB)

MUSIC -- Anti-bullying rap song for kids, part of The Humanity Project's anti-bullying program (Composed and all instruments performed by Knotts; vocals by Jah Gyde Yah) (3.95 MB)

MUSIC -- Sample of piano music from his play "Never Nothin' Again No More" (Composed and performed by Knotts) (502 KB)

VIDEOS: News story about The Humanity Project's mass student rally against bullying, Nov. 2008 (Knotts is interviewed on-camera)