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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: 3 February 1910 — San Gabriel — Mexico

Died: 19 April 1993 — México City — Mexico

• 3 Symphonies
• Obetura Mexicana
• Violin Concerto
• Flute Concerto
• 2 Piano Concertos
• Entre Sombras Anda el Fuego - Ballet
• Sones de Mariachi - for Orchestra
• Nocturno - For Orchestra
• Poema de Neruda for String Orchestra
• Concertino for Electric Guitar & Orchestra

Blas Galindo was one of the four members of the group The Four. He studied counterpoint and composition with José Rolón and Carlos Chavez. He also had some composition lessons with Aron Copland at Tangelwood. Together with Pablo Moncayo, Daniel Ayala and Salvador Contreras he founded an organized the "Grupo de los Cuatro" (Group of The Four) for the promotion of mordern music in Mexico and South America. From 1942 to 1961 he was Professor in music and Director of the National Conservatory of Mexico. In 1955 he became Conductor of the Mexican institute of Social Security, México City.

• http://www.jalisco.gob.mx/nuestroedo/muro/galindodimas.html

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