Johannes Fritsch

[rostasi]

I've just received word that Johannes Fritsch has died at the young age of 68.

A wonderful composer who was also a professor of composition at the Kölner

Musikhochschule and a founder of a publishing house for contemporary music

that included works by younger composers. I cherish the times that we had

chatting together - including his birthday a few years ago - about the new

music scene in general and the various artistic events in Köln in particular.

He was a very warm-hearted, humorous man who'll be greatly missed by

friends, family and students - both young and old. Currently, there are only

German obituaries on line, but there is a pre-update wikipedia entry here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Fritsch

Rod

[clifford_thornton]

RIP. I know him from his work with Kagel, etc in Cologne. Interesting character.