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– Thu 10 Jul: A Musical and Visual Tour of Scotland Macphail Theatre, Ullapool, Scotland
– Thu 10 Jul: GUBAIDULINA'S PERCEPTION - IN PARIS,COMPOSER Present Salle Cortot, Paris, France
– Wed 16 Jul: Pops in Outer Space Columbus Park,Stamford, CT
– Thu 17 Jul: Five Centuries of Great Duets East Meadow, NY, USA
– Sun 20 Jul: Workshop for Contemporary Music Termoli (CB) - 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:
– Stephen Hartke
– Padre Luís de Sousa Rodrigues
– Hanns Eisler
Dying days:
– Ludovit Rajter
– Joaquín Rodrigo
– Otto Klemperer
– Ferdinand Zellbell (der Ältere)
Events:
– (1991) Krzysztof Penderecki: Premiere of Ubu Rex, in Munich, Germany.
– (1987) Henri Pousseur: Premiere of Un Jardin de Passacaille, in Montpellier, France.
– (1986) Aribert Reimann: Premiere of Troades, in Munich, Germany.

– Gabriel Erkoreka (17 Jun)
– Miguel Álvarez Fernández (17 Jun)
– Edward Gonçalves Pinto (17 Jun)
– George Frederic Pinto (17 Jun)
– André Miranda (17 Jun)
– Artur Santos (17 Jun)
– Martin Wesley-Smith (17 Jun)
– Arturo Márquez (17 Jun)
– Giorgos Kyriakakis (17 Jun)
– Thomas Brendan Wilson (17 Jun)

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Born: 2 February 1669 — Lyon — France

Died: 17 February 1732 — Paris — France

[Submit information about the music of Louis Marchand.]

(contributed by Bob Marchand <bugsy1gramercy.ios.com>)

Louis Marchand had the bad fortune to accost Johann Sebastian Bach in a famed musical contest, in which he was resoundingly defeated and thereby gained a place in every subsequent study of the “Great Composers”. His music is much better firsthand than might have been indicated in these accounts, and without a doubt, the fundamental difference between French music and German had to do with Marchand’s dismal showing — from a German viewpoint. Born in Lyon, Marchand was the organist at the Royal Chapel from 1708 to 1714, then fell from favor and was exiled to Dresden in 1717 where he was unlucky enough to cross the great Bach, then in his thirties.

On the recording Historic Organs of Europe (ORYX EXP 5) Side A, Band 3 is a work listed: “Souvigny, France. Cliquot 1782 Louis Marchand: Dialogue Played by Michel Chapuis”, with the following liner note: Side A band 3: Now to France, to hear the magnificent, incomparable sound of French reeds. Here we have the music of Louis Marchand — “Dialogue” — played on the Cliquot organ of 1782 at Souvigny.

The complete record of Marchand at Souvigny, played by Michel Chapuis is on ORYX 504.

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Martin Fendley, Organist/Choir Director in USA, writes:

Your comments regarding the “contest” between JSB & Marchand is not factual according to the available data. The performance of the two men was arranged, but Marchand left town early in the morning the day of the contest — perhaps in fear for his reputation, or other reasons (no one knows).

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