Melinda Wagner's Trombone Concerto
Synopsis Mountains can have unforeseen consequences on the imagination. For Philadelphia-native Melinda Wagner, serving as a composer-in-residence at ...
Composers Datebook
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Composers Datebook™ is a daily two-minute program designed to inform, engage, and entertain listeners with timely information about composers of the past and present. Each program notes significant or intriguing musical events involving composers of the past and present, with appropriate and accessible music related to each.
Melinda Wagner's Trombone Concerto
Synopsis Mountains can have unforeseen consequences on the imagination. For Philadelphia-native Melinda Wagner, serving as a composer-in-residence at ...
Respighi in New York
Synopsis On today’s date in 1929, the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi capped his trilogy of symphonic tone poems based on Roman scenery and history...
Respighi in New York
Synopsis On today’s date in 1929, the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi capped his trilogy of symphonic tone poems based on Roman scenery and history...
Ruth Gipps
Synopsis Today marks the birthday of the British composer Ruth Gipps, who lived from 1921 to 1999. She wrote five symphonies, dozens of concertos, ch...
Ruth Gipps
Synopsis Today marks the birthday of the British composer Ruth Gipps, who lived from 1921 to 1999. She wrote five symphonies, dozens of concertos, ch...
Haydn and Asia Symphonies
Synopsis In February of 1794, the Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn arrived in England for his second visit, and the premiere performances of some ...
Haydn and Asia Symphonies
Synopsis In February of 1794, the Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn arrived in England for his second visit, and the premiere performances of some ...
Hanson's Fifth
Synopsis In a creative life that spanned over 60 years, the American composer Howard Hanson never wavered in his belief that music should be tonal in ...
Hanson's Fifth
Synopsis In a creative life that spanned over 60 years, the American composer Howard Hanson never wavered in his belief that music should be tonal in ...