Here's the press release...

Subject: Stockhausen Farewell / IMPORTANT PRESS RELEASE
From: Stockhausen-Verlag
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 17:04:59 +0100

"The composer Karlheinz Stockhausen passed away on December 5th 2007 at
his home in Kuerten-Kettenberg and will be buried in the Waldfriedhof
(forest cemetery) in Kuerten. He composed 362 individually performable
works. The works which were composed until 1969 are published by
Universal Edition in Vienna, and all works since then are published by
the Stockhausen-Verlag. Numerous texts by Stockhausen and about his
works have been published by the Stockhausen Foundation for Music.

Suzanne Stephens and Kathinka Pasveer, who have performed many of his
works and, together with him, have taken care of the scores, compact
discs, books, films, flowers, shrubs, and trees will continue to
disseminate his work throughout the world, as prescribed in the statutes
of the Stockhausen Foundation for Music, of which they are executive
board members.

Stockhausen always said that GOD gave birth to him and calls him
home…for love is stronger than death.

IN FRIENDSHIP and gratitude for everything that he has given to us
personally and to humanity through his love and his music, we bid
FAREWELL to Karlheinz Stockhausen, who lived to bring celestial music to
humans, and human music to the celestial beings, so that Man may listen
to GOD and GOD may hear His children. On December 5th he ascended with
JOY through HEAVEN'S DOOR, in order to continue to compose in PARADISE
with COSMIC PULSES in eternal HARMONY, as he had always hoped to do:
You, who summon me to Heaven, Eva, Mikael and Maria, let me eternally
compose music for Heaven's Father-Mother, GOD creator of Cosmic Music.
May Saint Michael, together with Heaven's musicians in ANGEL PROCESSIONS
and INVISIBLE CHOIRS welcome him with a fitting musical GREETING.

On behalf of him and following his example, we will endeavor to continue
to protect the music. Suzanne Stephens and Kathinka Pasveer, in the name
of the world-wide family of musicians who love him, together with
everyone who loves his music.

On Thursday, December 13th 2007, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. it will be
possible to personally say farewell to Karlheinz Stockhausen in the
chapel of the Waldfriedhof in Kuerten (Kastanienstrasse). A
commemorative concert will take place soon at the Sülztalhalle in
Kuerten. Programme, time and date will be specially announced."

Kathinka Pasveer
for the Stockhausen Foundation for Music
Kettenberg 15
51515 Kuerten, Germany
http://www.stockhausen.org
Also: http://www.guardian.co.uk/germany/article/0,,2224071,00.html