Poet,
lyricist, I have published three volumes of poetry, Twenty
Colors, Postal Routes
and Slow Risen Among the Smoke Trees,
all with Carnegie-Mellon University Press. My chapbook,
The Red Dragon, was published by Permafrost, and My
Life as a Doll was published by Autumn
House Press.
As
a lyricist, I have collaborated with many composers both
here and abroad. Most notably, I set my own poetry, not
a translation, to Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe.
Now titled The Dichterliebe in Four Seasons
it had its world premiere in Vienna in fall ’05 followed
by an American debut here in Boston. A CD of this music
featuring soprano Jean Danton and pianist Thomas Stumpf
was released from Albany Records in Spring ’07. The
Dichterliebe in Four Seasons has been published
by Musik Fabrik. A score can be ordered at http://www.classicalmusicnow.com/Kirschner.html.
I
have taught at prominent universities including Carnegie
Mellon University, Boston Universities and most recently
at Boston College, where I taught in varying degree from
1990-2007
In
the mid through late 80's, I worked at schools, K-12, all
over New Hampshire through the Arts-in-Education program.
I also presented residencies through Very Special Arts.
All
my books and the CD are available at www.amazon.com
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