Alumni Bio Patrick Kirst
Patrick Kirst (M.A., Music Composition, 2002) was recently appointed to the music composition faculty of USC's Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television Department. He began his musical journey with study at the Music Conservatory in Karlsruhe, Germany. He was awarded a national grant to do research on the perception of film music. Meanwhile he collaborated with artists all over Europe. He was assistant music director and ballet accompanist at several theaters in Germany. A full scholarship from Rotary International launched professional career abroad. He attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston prior to coming to NYU Steinhardt as a masters student in Music Composition. Since completing his studies, Patrick Kirst has composed music for over 40 short, feature, and documentary films.
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