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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

– Tue 7 Oct: Simon Mulligan performs an all-Chopin recital on Chopin's Pleyel piano Hatchlands House, Surrey, UK
– Fri 10 Oct: Italian Music Curtiss Hall in the Fine Arts Building, 430 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA
– Sun 12 Oct: Stern Showcase Recital Palace Theater 61 Atlantic Street, Stamford CT 06901
– Sun 12 Oct: Birthday Tribute to Luciano Pavarotti Ventura College Theater,Ventura, California, USA
– Wed 15 Oct: Iron Rain Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland

Birthdays:
– Karol Szymanowski
– Udo Zimmermann
– Inal Bilsel
Dying days:
– Heinrich Albert
– Francesco Onofrio Manfredini
– Antonio Maria Gaspare Sacchini
– Jean-François Le Sueur
– Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen
Events:
– (1868) Jacques Offenbach: Premiere of La Périchole, in Paris, France.
– (1906) Andrey Schulz-Evler: Recording of the “Blue Danube Arabesque”, Welte-Mignon Piano Roll No.1305, with Josef Lhevinne at the piano.
– (1933) Karol Szymanowski: Premiere of violin concerto no. 2, in Warsaw, Poland.
– (1951) Pierre Boulez: Premiere of Polyphonie X, in Donaueschingen, Germany.
– (1977) Michael Tippett: Premiere of Symphony no. 4, in Chicago, USA.

– Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann (2 Oct)
– Josef Antonín Gurecký (2 Oct)
– Albert William Ketèlbey (2 Oct)
– Franz von Holstein (2 Oct)
– August Harder (2 Oct)
– Henri Hardouin (2 Oct)
– Henry Harington (2 Oct)
– George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (2 Oct)
– Václav Matyáš Gurecký (2 Oct)
– Guillaume IX d’Aquitaine (1 Oct)

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Born: 17 January 1942 — Solna — Sweden

Died:

Chronological list of works

1960

• BLOTT EN DAG 1960 choral arrangment duration 4 min Text and Music O. Ahnfeldt Premiered January 1, 1961 Swedish Television Lidingö Ungdomskör, Roland Forsberg, conductor publ. copy of ms availble from Swedish Music Information Center
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Ulf Grahn studied music at the Royal Academy of Music, Stockholm and at the Stockholm City College where his principal composition studies were with Hans Eklund. He holds degrees from Stockholms Musikpedagogiska Institut and the Catholic University of America. He has also studied Business Administration, Economics and Development Studies.at The University of Uppsala, Sweden.

In 1973 he founded the Contemporary Music Forum, Washington, D.C. and served as its Program Director until 1984. During 1988-90 he was Artistic and Managing Director of the Music at Lake Siljan Festival, Sweden. Prior to this he was on the faculty of George Washington University and Director of its Electronic Music Studio.Presently he teaches Swedish language and culture at the Foreign Service Institut. He lecturers on Swedish and Scandinavian music including his own, American music and Cultural Economic issues.

Recent perfomances include: The Instrumental Opera The Enchanted Forest; Sinfonie no II, Celebration for Marimba, Nocturne for pianotrio and Tape, Trombone Unaccompanied?!, Three Dances with Interludes for six percussionists, Kurbitsmålning for choire and violin, Psaltaren 9:2-3,9-12 for two Sopranos.

Mr. Grahn has composed for all media and received numerous prizes, grants, awards and commissions. His music is published by Seesaw Music Corp, Edition Suecia and Edition Nglani. His music is available on Opus One, Orion and Caprice Records.

Ulf Grahn
7407 Holly Avenue
Takoma Park, MD 209 12
USA
tel/fax: 301 585 1229
e-mail: <ugrahncapaccess.org>

• http://www.mic.stim.se
• http://www.lysator.liu.se/runeberg/authors/grahnulf.html
• http://composerver.sss.arts.ohio-state.edu/

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