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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: 5 September 1942 — México, D.F. — Mexico

Died: 4 January 1995 — Temixco, Morelos — Mexico

• Trio for Vaughan Williams for clarinet, cello and percussion (1957)
• Sonata for Piano (1960)
• Improvisation for clarinet and piano (1961)
• Symphony No. 1 classical (1962)
• Dévora, ballet suite (1963)
• Symphony No. 2 Romantic (1963)
• The Dry Bones, recorded ballet (1963)
• Improvisation No. 1 for string quartet and four-hand piano (1964)
• Aires (Airs) (1964)
• Improvisation No. 2 for strings and two pianos (1965)
• Improvisation No. 3 for violin and piano (1965)
• Sonata for Cello (1966)
• and Symphony No. 3 for winds and horn (1966)

Eduardo Mata was born in Mexico City on September 5, 1942, and died on January 4, 1995. He studied composition at the National Music Conservatory. At a quite young age, he became a conductor of several orchestras: resident for the Berkshire Music Center Festival Orchestra (1964); regular for the Symphony Orchestra of Guadalajara; artistic conductor for the Symphony Orchestra of the University, which later became the Philharmonic Orchestra of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in 1972 (1966 to 1975); resident for the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra (1974 to 1978); musical conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (since 1977); temporary conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra (since 1974); on concert tour around Austria, Bulgaria and Mexico; guest conductor of the most important philharmonic orchestras of East Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Netherlands and the U.S.A. His main activity included recording Mexican works. Mata was the Head of the Music Department of the UNAM (1965 to 1972) and Opera artistic counselor and director of Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes (the National Fine Arts Institute). Since August 9, 1984, he became a member of El Colegio Nacional.

• http://www.colegionacional.org.mx/Mata.htm

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