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– Thu 24 Jul: DI ALTRI ASTRI for Sax alto and Piano (Premiere) Sala Colitto,Termoli,Italy
– Sat 26 Jul: Koorconcert, Tiramisu zomerkoor Lutherse Kerk, Maastricht, Netherlands
– Sun 27 Jul: Lines and Waves in Blue Deep for 5 accordions (wp) Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, USA
– Mon 28 Jul: Trio Stravinskij: contaminations from jazz, music-hall, cabaret and American folklore Astronomical Observatory, Loiano, Italy
– Tue 29 Jul: Trio Stravinskij: contaminations from jazz, music-hall, cabaret and American folklore Church in Piazza Giovanni XIII, Tolè di Vergato, 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:
– Elliott Goldkind
– Wilfred Josephs
– Robert John Farnon
– Ernest Bloch
– Paolino Vassallo
Dying days:
– Alan Rawsthorne
– Max von Schillings
– Léon Walpot
– Padre Davide da Bergamo Felice Moretti
– Johann Gottfried Eckard
Events:
– (1964) Alberto Ginastera: Premiere of Don Rodrigo, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
– (1938) Richard Strauss: Premiere of Friedenstag, in Munich, Germany.
– (1828) Nicoló Paganini: Premiere of violin concerto no. 3 in E major, in Vienna, Austria.

– Pierre Even (18 Jul)
– Clara Schumann (17 Jul)
– Barney Childs (17 Jul)
– István Anhalt (17 Jul)
– Lowell Dijkstra (17 Jul)
– Lisa Ragsdale (17 Jul)
– Amy Scurria (16 Jul)
– Diana Rotaru (16 Jul)
– Benedictus Buns (16 Jul)
– Johannes Brahms (15 Jul)

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Born: 20 March 1857 — Alexandrapol — Armenia

Died: 3 July 1938 — Yerevan — Armenia

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Sheram (Grigor Talyan), known as Gousan Sheram, was one of the most celebrated folk musician/songwriters in Armenia. Like Sayat Nova, Sheram created songs (playes) in pure Armenian tradition.

Born in Alexandrapol (currently renamed Gyumri), little Grigor spent most of his time at his father’s café, which was a gathering place for gousans. After his father’s death Sheram worked different day jobs and on his free time learned to play Armenian folk instruments. Soon he made a small group with like-minded musicians and performed in Yerevan, Tbilisi, Astrakhan and other cities in the Caucasus.

His first song-poem "Partezum Varder Batsvats" was published in 1900, in an Alexandrapol magazine. In 1907 Sheram had his "Love and Fight" songbook published, which included a song about Carl Marx.

Sheram’s music influenced not only generations of folk artists but also many classical composers who were interested in Armenian folklorism. One of them, California based young composer Edward Manukyan, said:

"In Sheram’s music human individuality is almost reduced to zero, its spirit is so profoundly national. It seems he sings from the hearts of all his people. That’s why he is genius, and centuries will pass before people really discover him."

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