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– Philip Glass gets commission from NYC Opera 30 Sep 2008
– Mauricio Kagel dies in Cologne at 76 19 Sep 2008
– New Mozart tune found in France 18 Sep 2008
– Nathan Currier wins International Sackler Award 18 Sep 2008

– Wed 15 Oct: Iron Rain Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland
– Wed 15 Oct: Opera For Piano Mannes College of Music, Manhattan, New York City, USA
– Thu 16 Oct: thingNY does Berio Secret Project Robot, Brooklyn, NY (USA)
– Thu 16 Oct: Outsound and The Luggage Store Gallery New Music Series Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA
– Fri 17 Oct: 23rd Annual Concert of Sacred Choral Music Cathedral of the Holy Angels, Gary, Indiana, USA

Birthdays:
– Moritz Hauptmann
– Elisabeth Kuyper
– Peter van Anrooy
– Enrique de Marchena
Dying days:
– Louis Ferdinand Prince von Preußen
– Rudolf Mengelberg
– Arthur Vincent Lourié
– Rebecca Clarke
Events:
– (1836) Adolphe-Charles Adam: Premiere of Le Postillon de Longjumeau, in Paris, France.
– (1908) Max Reger: Premiere of violin concerto in A major op. 101, in Leipzig, Germany.
– (1917) Modest Moussorgsky: Premiere of Sorochintsy Fair, in St. Petersburg, Russia.
– (1968) Gustaf Allan Pettersson: Premiere of Symphony no. 7, in Stockholm, Sweden.
– (1982) Leonard Bernstein: Premiere of Candide (new version), in New York, USA.

– Sergio Fidemraizer (10 Oct)
– Giovanni Giovenale Ancina (9 Oct)
– Jan Adams (Johann Adam) Reinken (8 Oct)
– Richard Englefield (8 Oct)
– John Arrigo-Nelson (8 Oct)
– Arthur Butterworth (8 Oct)
– George Butterworth (8 Oct)
– Luís Carvalho (8 Oct)
– Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann (2 Oct)
– Josef Antonín Gurecký (2 Oct)

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Born: 3 March 1904 — Toledo, Ohio — USA

Died: 2 January 1993 — Athens, Ohio — USA

1. Sonata in F minor - Violin and piano 1936
2. Symphonic Prelude - Orchestra 1937
3. Sonatina in One Movement - Violin and piano 1938
4. Florida Suite - Orchestra 1940
5. Suite - String quartet 1942
6. 67th Psalm - Women’s voices & piano 1944
7. Epigrams - Piano 1945
8. Madrigals - Voices 1945
9. Scherzo - Flute & bassoon 1945
10. Symphony #1 in D - Orchestra 1946
11. Recitative, Variations & Canzona - String quartet 1948
12. Johnny Appleseed" - Orchestra 1950
13. Ode - Harp & string quartet 1951
14. Song: "Love is a Witch" - Soprano & piano 1951
15. Fantasia - Strings 1953
16. Foursome - 3 flutes & clarinet 1954
17. Pastoral - Strings 1956
18. Festival Prelude - Orchestra 1958
19. Improvisation - ‘Cello, celesta & timpani 1958
20. Interlude - Piano 1962
21. Three Movements - String quartet 1963
22. Psalm of Praise - Mixed chorus 1964
23. Song: "What is our Life" - Baritone & piano 1965
24. Five Miniatures - Brass Quintet 1965
25. Carillon - Band 1965
26. Allelulia - Chorus and orchestra 1965
27. Intrada - Flute, Oboe, bassoon & harpsichord 1966
28. Poeme - Violin & piano 1966
29. Variegations - Woodwind quintet 1967
30. Canzona - 1 violins & viola 1967
31. The Lord Sun - Orchestra, chorus, narrator, soloists & Percussion ensemble 1968
32. Textures - String quartet 1970
33. Concerto - Oboe & strings 1971
34. Song Cycle: "Three Poems from a Calendar" - Voice, flute & Violin (Opt. Plus piano & Percussion) 1971
35. Trio - Piano, Violin & ‘cello 1972
36. Momenti Sonore - Brass quintet 1972
37. Montage - Orchestra 1972
38. Wandering Unison - Woodwind quintet 1973
39. A Musical Offering - Violin & ‘cello 1973
40. Integrations - Piano 1973
41. Three Profiles - ‘Cello & violin 1973
42. Song: "Philosophy" - Soprano & violin 1974
43. Three Dimensions - Harp, flute, violin, ‘cello & percussion 1974
44. Affirmations - Wind ensemble 1974
45. Triptych - Baroque ensemble 1975
46. Kunstwerk Begleitung - Piccolo, violin, harpsichord & double bass 1975
47. Suite - Clarinet & piano 1975
48. Fantasy - Flute & piano 1976
49. Benediction - Mezzo soprano, tenor, & piano 1976
50. Monologue - Violin 1976
51. Conversations - Flue, oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone & bassoon 1977
52. Five by Seven - Flute oboe (Eng. horn), trombone or bassoon, piano, percussion 1977
53. Three Movements for Four Tubas - 4 tubas 1977
54. Seven Miniatures - Flute & percussion 1978
55. Concerto - Violin & orchestra 1978
56. Patterns - Harp 1980
57. Vignettes - Woodwind quartet 1981
58. Concert Piece - Trumpet & strings 1981
59. Sonata - Violin & piano 1981
60. Introduction, Soliloquy & Allegro - Flute & piano 1982
61. Peregrinations - ‘Cello & piano 1982
62. Music for Violin & Strings - Violin & string orchestra 1983
63. Duo - Flute & violin 1983

Violinist, conductor, administrator & Composer Dr. Karl Ahrendt, Director of the Ohio University School of Music, Athens, Ohio 1950-1967, was a recognized as an accomplished composer, violinist and conductor.

Among his 60 or more compositions are works for orchestra, band, solo instruments with piano accompaniment and chorus. During his distinguished career, Dr. Ahrendt won numerous awards, including the Philadelphia Arts Alliance Award for Composition (1944), The University of Illinois Contemporary Festival Competition (1950), the First Prize, Ohio Music Teachers Association (1972), and the Baker Award at Ohio University (1969). He is listed in the International Who’s Who in Music. He was also a resident at the MacDowell Colony nine times during the 1950 and 1960s.

Dr. Karl Ahrendt’s manuscripts are archived in the OU School of Music Library (courtesy of Dr. Richard D. Wetzel) along with a revised catalog/thematic index of his works and a collection of performances of his works on CDs (courtesy of Anastasios Polis {A Thesis for a Masters degree in Music History and Literature}).

A duplicate set of CDs are also available for listening requests on WOUB Public Radio Station. They operate six transmitters that broadcast throughout southeastern and east central Ohio. Tune in to:

• WOUB-AM (1340) in Athens, Ohio
• WOUB-FM (91.3) in Athens, Ohio
• WOUC-FM (89.1) in Cambridge, Ohio
• WOUH-FM (91.9) in Chillicothe, Ohio
• WOUL-FM (89.1) in Ironton, Ohio
• WOUZ-FM (90.1) in Zanesville, Ohio

• http://karlahrendt.com

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