John Karl Hirten recently finished piece for Millenia Consort, is called "Pinot, A Suite in Three Tastings," for organ, brass and percussion, was premiered late last year in San Luis Obispo. He recently finished a verse anthem, commissioned by the Church of St. Stephen in Medina, WA, entitled "Have you not known?" He has also performed his new organ piece, "Angels of Grace," in several Bay Area recitals. To see or purchase any of these pieces, e-mail John directly.

He is available for commissions and is especially interested in collaborations for dance, theater and multimedia projects.

"Just as my fingers on these keys
make music, so the self-same sounds
on my spirit make a music, too."
- Wallace Stevens, Peter Quince at the Clavier

Reviews

"Distinctive...Interesting and effective writing"
    - The Diapason

"One of the best mass settings for the small parish I have seen in recent years."
    - The Choral Journal, review of "The Rose Hill Mass"

"The Daw/Hirten 'As newborn stars were stirred to song' has already become a classic"
    - AAM Journal

"He is truly an ecumenical wonder."
    - GIA Quarterly