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– Thu 10 Jul: A Musical and Visual Tour of Scotland Macphail Theatre, Ullapool, Scotland
– Thu 10 Jul: GUBAIDULINA'S PERCEPTION - IN PARIS,COMPOSER Present Salle Cortot, Paris, France
– Wed 16 Jul: Pops in Outer Space Columbus Park,Stamford, CT
– Thu 17 Jul: Five Centuries of Great Duets East Meadow, NY, USA
– Sun 20 Jul: Workshop for Contemporary Music Termoli (CB) - Italy

– Fitkin to be Composer in Residence in London 16 Jun 2008
– Composer Hay finds back score after 35 years 30 May 2008
– Sibelius plaque unveiled in Berlin 24 Apr 2008
– Lost Bach composition found back 22 Apr 2008

Birthdays:
– Theo Verbey
– Alain Pierre Pradel
– Laurie Conrad
– George Rochberg
– Domingo Santa-Cruz-Wilson
Dying days:
– Ernesto Halffter Escriche
– Félix Le Couppey
Events:
– (1937) Aram Ilyich Khachaturian: Premiere of piano concerto in D flat major, in St. Petersburg, Russia.

– Gabriel Erkoreka (17 Jun)
– Miguel Álvarez Fernández (17 Jun)
– Edward Gonçalves Pinto (17 Jun)
– George Frederic Pinto (17 Jun)
– André Miranda (17 Jun)
– Artur Santos (17 Jun)
– Martin Wesley-Smith (17 Jun)
– Arturo Márquez (17 Jun)
– Giorgos Kyriakakis (17 Jun)
– Thomas Brendan Wilson (17 Jun)

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Born: 19th century — Basque Country — Spain

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Herrera was his teacher for some time, and, being aware of the child’s great ability, suggested his father that he should be taken to Mondragon, under Father Larramendi. (Father Larramendi was, at the time, San Francisco’s church organ player. He was a musician of great fame, due to his composition and also because of having invented a system to teach music.) Altuna spent some time in Mondragon, and composed some music, too. In 1849, he moved to Madrid, and learned with the great master Eslava, who recommended that he should move on to Paris, which he did. He became famous there as a pianist and composer, and was very popular among the aristocratic community. In such ambient did he meet Javier de Uribarren, a Basque, like Altuna himself, and a very rich bankman. health was declining, Uribarren offered him a job as the organ player of the Basque town of Lekeitio. In addition to that, Uribarren presented the town of Lekeitio with a brand new organ, the first Caval. Altuna gladly accepted the offer, and he settled down in a peaceful, tranquil ambient, which helped him compose much more.

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