Death of West Coast composer, aged 67

Death of West Coast composer, aged 67

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norman lebrecht

January 24, 2016

A composer of more than 500 scores, widely performed in Seattle and recognised far beyond, Bern Herbolsheimer has died of cancer, at 67.

His chamber opera The Quartet was premiered at at Carnegie Hall. His anthem Gold and Silver featured in Steven Soderbergh’s HBO series The Knick.

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