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...
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...
Today is the 124th birthday of composer, conductor, and educator Nadia Boulanger. I was actually reminded of this on my morning commute by my local independent radio station, WDIY, who did a birthday tribute to Nadia by playing works of some of her most famous pupils....
Today is the 132nd birthday of Alma Mahler. Though she is often remembered as the wife of Gustav, her own career as a musician and composer is neglected. Alma studied piano from an early age and took composition lessons with Josef Labor and Alexander von Zemlinsky....
