Leon Kirchner died today after a long illness. NewMusicBox has an obit. We’ll add more as we find them.
The Boston Globe had a 90th-birthday interview with Kirchner just this past January.
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My review of Kirchner’s 90th birthday concert at Miller Theatre is in the latest issue of Tempo. A fine composer. He will be missed.
I took a composition course with Kirchner about 25 years ago. He struck me as a very sensitive, thoughtful man – kind-hearted, and somewhat haunted.