John La Montaine

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Fri 12 Feb: "Colores de la cruz del sur" for Orchestra Tampere Philharmonic, Finland
Sat 13 Feb: Gustavo Dudamel - Premiere of Esteban Benzevry Gothenburg Symphony, Swedish National Orchestra, Sweden
Sat 13 Feb: The french clarinet in the XX century Teatro Keiros, Rome, Italy
Sat 13 Feb: Carl-Oskar Osterlind violincello. Alekski Lehtola piano Atelje 42 Stjarnhov Sweden
Sun 14 Feb: Carmina Burana King's College Chapel, Taunton, England
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(1940) Bohuslav Martinů: Premiere of the double concert for 2 string orchestras, piano and percussion, in Basel, Switzerland.
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[details ←] Birds Of Paradise Op 34, orchestra, full orchestra, piano,
[details ←] Sonata, piano,
[details ←] Sonata for Flute, flute,
[details ←] Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, piano, vocal,
[details ←] Toccata
[details ←] Songs of the Rose of Sharon., piano, vocal,
[details ←] 6 Dance Preludes
[details ←] Child’s Picture Book
[details ←] Songs of the Rose of Sharon. Study score, trombone, percussion, harp,
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Born: 1920 — Oak Park, Illinois — USA
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He studied compostion at the Eastman School of Music with Bernard Rogers and Howard Hanson then he studied at Julliard. He was a touring perfoming pianist and played with the NBC symphony with Arturo Toscanini. He then went to France and studied with Nadia Boulanger. He was a full time composer until his late 30’s when he went into stock brokering. He was about to quit composing when in 1959 he won a pulitzer prize for his piano concerto opus 9. Since then he has recieved enough commisions to compose full time.

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