Mechem, Kirke
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Name (Latin)
Mechem, Kirke
Other forms of name
Mechem, Kirke Lewis
Mechem, Kirke, 1925-
Date of birth
1925-08-16
Occupation
Composers
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- His Brass buttons, c1987:t.p. (Kirke Mechem)
- Baker, 7th ed.(Mechem, Kirke Lewis, American composer; b. Wichita, Kans., 8/16/25)
- OCLC 2748609(Mechem, Kirke L.)
- LC data base, 7-25-88(hdg.: Mechem, Kirke)
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Wikipedia description:
Kirke Mechem (born August 16, 1925) is an American composer. His first opera, Tartuffe has had over 350 performances in nine countries. He has composed more than 250 works in almost every form. In 2002, ASCAP registered performances of his music in 42 countries. He has been called the "dean of American choral composers". His memoir, Believe Your Ears: Life of a Lyric Composer, was published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2015; it won ASCAP Foundation's 48th annual Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award for outstanding musical biography.
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