Prized Composers
Leon Kirchner
Personal Biography:
http://www.musicsalesclassical.com/composer/long-bio/Leon-Kirchner
Awards:
Rome Prize (1974)
Pulitzer Prize (1967) Quartet No. 3 for Strings and Electronic Tape for String Quartet, electronic tape
American Academy of Arts and Letters Music Prize (1951)
Guggenheim Fellowship (1948)
Compositions for Winds:
Illuminations (1986) for 2 Horns, 3 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Bass Trombone
Music for Twelve (1985) for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass
Fanfare II (1977) for 2 Horns, 2 Trumpets, 2 Trombones, Tuba
Concerto for Violin, Violoncello, 10 Winds and Percussion (1960)