Happy 107th birthday to Polish composer and violinist Grażyna Bacewicz, born February 5, 1909. A graduate of the Warsaw Conservatory, she continued her studies in Paris with Nadia Boulanger. Bacewicz served as principal violinist for the Polish Radio Orchestra from...
Happy birthday to composer, pianist, and educator Ursula Mamlok! Born in Berlin on February 1, 1923, Mamlok began her musical education with Gustav Ernest and Emily Weissgerber until they fled Nazi Germany and came to the United States. Mamlok continued her studies...
Happy 111th birthday to American composer Julia Smith (1905-1989)! Born in Texas, Smith was a graduate of the University of North Texas College of Music, Juilliard School, and New York University. Smith’s best remembered compositional output was her operas and...
Today marks the 158th birthday of Mélanie Hélène Bonis (1858-1937) – though she is known most commonly as simply Mel Bonis. A prolific French composer, Bonis worked in small and large forms composing works for orchestras, chamber ensembles, choir, organ, and...
Today (January 14) is Clara Kathleen Rogers 172nd birthday, and Corona Schröter’s 265th birthday. Clara Kathleen Rogers (1844-1931) was an American composer, singer, and educator. She had the great advantage of being born into a musical family, received...
American composer, conductor, arranger, and educator Alice Parker celebrated her 90th birthday on Wednesday. We were delighted to see that NPR covered this notable occasion on All Things Considered. Listen to the story below (the transcript is also available here):...
