Lou Harrison


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– Tue 16 Sep: Cycles - A feast of Orchestral Song Cadogan Hall, London, UK
– Wed 17 Sep: Gloria in Re Maggiore Arezzo, Italy
– Sat 20 Sep: Messa Clementina II a 5 voci e Stabat Mater a 10 voci Turin, Italy
– Mon 22 Sep: Messa Clementina II a 5 voci e Stabat Mater a 10 voci Brescia, Italy
– Sun 28 Sep: New Music for Saxophone Pima College, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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– Musikpreis Salzburg 2009 awarded to Klaus Huber 11 Aug 2008
– Wagstaff's Piano Quintet released on CD 6 Aug 2008
– Statue unveiled to honour Séan Ó Riada 4 Aug 2008
– Norman Dello Joio dies at 95 29 Jul 2008
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Born: 14 May 1917 — Portland, Oregon — USA
Died: 2 February 2003 — Lafayette, IN — USA
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Lou Harrison was in a way in the family of Cowell, Cage and McPhee. He Favoured Balines Music like Mcphee but used more of Cage & Cowell’s Inspiration. He is very interested in percussion instruments especially from the far east. He wrote several concerts for percussion instruments so as the concerts for flute and percussion. His Piano Concerto was Premiered by JazzMan Keith Jarret.

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