Kirke Mechem
		Download the latest Catalog of Works PDF. Please visit Schirmer, Wikipedia, SAI, or John Brown reviews. Send . "...the sort of magical success that composers and musicians dream of... a natural from start to finish... could easily become an iconic American classic."      - Kansas City Star on world premiere of "John Brown" by Lyric Opera Kansas City, 2008 "Profound and haunting, it may be as close to an American epic as anything yet written."      - National Catholic Reporter on "John Brown" premiere "...marvelous both in sound and emotion... tonal and lyric, but never trite. 'I'm Free' and 'Stoke The Fire' are as stirring as anything Verdi ever wrote."      - Opera Today on "John Brown" premiere "John Brown clutches music, history and the soul itself... Mechem's score swells into both requiem and celebration. Afterward the crowd leapt to its feet and clapped so long and hard that hands grew sore."      - Pitch.com on "John Brown" premiere "A distinctive voice... music of sheer inventiveness... a lengthy ovation."      - Opera Now (London) on "Tartuffe" in Vienna "A delight... a high spirited farce... The overall invention and genial good nature of this score remain impressive indeed."      - New York Times on "Tartuffe" "One of the world's great pieces of music."      - Josef Krips on Symphony No. 1 (Associated Press) "A master symphonist... the audience reacted immediately."      - Musical Observer, Russia on all-Mechem symphonic concert in Moscow "The finest in choral composition... he combines high artistic integrity with the ability to communicate directly with performers and audience."      - Choral Journal