Mourning for Prof. Rose Kirn

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The eminent organist and church musician taught organ at the HfMT from 1975 to 2000. She died on September 5, 2022 shortly before her 81st birthday in Tübingen.

Rose Kirn, born in Schwäbisch Hall in 1941, studied in Stuttgart and Tom in Hamburg with Prof. Heinz Wunderlich. From 1969-1985 she was a concert organist and cantor in Hamburg-St. Georg, and until 1974 also taught organ in Bremen.

Rose Kirn was an internationally recognized organist. Her concert and teaching activities took her to various European countries, the USA, Israel, India and Japan. Radio recordings and LP/CD productions document her rich repertoire, such as the more recent Rose Kirn (2002), Hans-Henny-Jahnn-Orgel (2002), Himmel in Meran (2002) and Hymn to the Stars (2004).