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– Thu 24 Jul: DI ALTRI ASTRI for Sax alto and Piano (Premiere) Sala Colitto,Termoli,Italy
– Sat 26 Jul: Koorconcert, Tiramisu zomerkoor Lutherse Kerk, Maastricht, Netherlands
– Sun 27 Jul: Lines and Waves in Blue Deep for 5 accordions (wp) Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, USA
– Mon 28 Jul: Trio Stravinskij: contaminations from jazz, music-hall, cabaret and American folklore Astronomical Observatory, Loiano, Italy
– Tue 29 Jul: Trio Stravinskij: contaminations from jazz, music-hall, cabaret and American folklore Church in Piazza Giovanni XIII, Tolè di Vergato, 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:
– Elliott Goldkind
– Wilfred Josephs
– Robert John Farnon
– Ernest Bloch
– Paolino Vassallo
Dying days:
– Alan Rawsthorne
– Max von Schillings
– Léon Walpot
– Padre Davide da Bergamo Felice Moretti
– Johann Gottfried Eckard
Events:
– (1964) Alberto Ginastera: Premiere of Don Rodrigo, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
– (1938) Richard Strauss: Premiere of Friedenstag, in Munich, Germany.
– (1828) Nicoló Paganini: Premiere of violin concerto no. 3 in E major, in Vienna, Austria.

– Pierre Even (18 Jul)
– Clara Schumann (17 Jul)
– Barney Childs (17 Jul)
– István Anhalt (17 Jul)
– Lowell Dijkstra (17 Jul)
– Lisa Ragsdale (17 Jul)
– Amy Scurria (16 Jul)
– Diana Rotaru (16 Jul)
– Benedictus Buns (16 Jul)
– Johannes Brahms (15 Jul)

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Born: 4 December 1660 — Aix-en-Provence — France

Died: 29 June 1744 — Versailles — France

(Contributed by Ben <ben.van.rijswijktip.nl>)

Composer of operas (Tancrède (1702), Idoménée (1712), L’Europe Galante) and liturgic music (Motets, Psalms, Messe de Requiem, Te Deum). Workes in Arles (1682-1683), Toulouse (1683-1694) and Paris (1694-1700). He became vice-maitre-de-chapelle of the Chapelle Royale in 1722. He wrote many so-called Petits Motets, some of which he later worked out to his less-known so-called Grands Motets, who stayed part of the Concert Spirituel till the French Revolution.

[In Dutch
Komponist van opera’s (Tancrède (1702), Idoménée (1712), L’Europe Galante) en liturgische muziek (Motetten, Psalmen, Messe de Requiem, Te Deum). Werkte achtereenvolgens in Arles (1681-1683), Toulouse (1683-1694) en Parijs (1694-1700). Hij werd in 1722 onderkapelmeester van de Chapelle Royale. Hij schreef vele zgn. "petits motets" waarvan hij er later enkele uitwerkte tot zijn minder bekende zgn. "grands motets" die tot aan de Franse Revolutie deel bleven uitmaken van het "Concert Spirituel".]

Recordings of his music:

har901238	harmonia mundi	12/92	cantatas	christie/les arts florissants
har1901238	harmonia mundi	02/93	cantatas	feldman/christie/les arts florissants
pie786101	pierre verany	01/96	french cantatas	nicolas (sop)/cuiller (vln)
har901396	harmonia mundi	03/92	idomenee	deletre/christie/les arts florissants
har901506	harmonia mundi	07/94	idomenee-hlts	christie/les arts flossants
har901251	harmonia mundi	01/88	requiem	baudry/elwes/herreweghe/chapelle royale
ele45993	elektra classical	05/93	messe des morts	nelson/harris/gardiner/english baroque sol
pie784093	pierre verany	01/96	motets	nicolas (sop)/lasla (bari)
pie786111	pierre verany	01/96	tancrede-hlts	dussaut/bona/arapian/zaffini
ana28050	analekta	02/95	mythologie	forget*daniele (sop) arion ens
deu77059	deu. harmonia mundi	09/90	l’europe galante/bourgeois gentilhomme	kuijken/la petite bande/yakar/jacobs
adda581275	adda	06/91	motet benedictus Dom/requiem	gens/niquet/concert spirituel
adda581250	adda	12/90	te deum/notus in judea/deus in nomine tuo	gens/niquet/concert spirituel

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