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Prasied as "A master symphonist" and "The finest in choral composition" Kirke Mechem is a prolific composer with a catalogue of over 250 titles.
He has been honored and recognized for his contributions from the United Nations; the National Endowment for the Arts; the American Choral Directors Association; the Music Educators National Conference, and was presented with a lifetime achievement award from the National Opera Association. His extensive choral works have garnered him the title of "dean of American choral composers." His memoir, Believe Your Ears: Life of a Lyric Composer, was winner of the ASCAP 48th annual award in 2016 for "outstanding musical biography."
Santa Clara Chorale & Choirs, San Jose Chamber Orchestra, and other chorales TBA
Scot Hanna-Weir, Principal Conductor
Kyle Naig, Conductor
Eric Kujawsky, Conductor
Believe Your Ears is the memoir of composer Kirke Mechem, whose unorthodox path to music provides a fascinating narrative. Along the way, readers will meet Dimitri Shostakovich, Wallace Stegner, Billie Jean King, The Grateful Dead, Benjamin Britten, Bill Tilden, and Aaron Copland—a who's who of talent in Mechem's storied career. Winner of the 2016 ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for Outstanding Musical Biography.
