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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: 19 October 1908 — Bergen — Norway

Died: 1 February 1981 — Norheimsund — Norway

• Operas
• Baldurs draumar (ballet)
• Six piano concertos
• 3 symphonies
• 100 Folketonar frao Hardanger (arrangement of folk music)

Made extended use of Norwegian folk music in his compositions. Studied music at the concervatory in Leipzig, Germany and in Paris. Moved to Norheimsund in Hardanger, Norway in 1942 and started working on collecting and arranging Norwegian folk music. After the war he toured Europe as concert pianist. For his songs he used text by Arnulf Øverland, Knut Hamsun and Herman Wildenwey. Most famous work: 100 Folketonar frao Hardanger and the song "Vi skal ikkje sova burt sumarnatta".

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His house burned down along with most of his musical manuscripts in 1970, therefore, most of his music has been lost and friends and musicologists are trying to reconstruct some of his works. 2 CDs exist of his music on the Naxos label; Piano Concertos 1 and 5 on Naxos 8.555077 and A Hundred Hardanger Tunes - Suites 1 and 4 on Naxos 8.555078. Both CDs have Bjarte Engeset and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra playing the works.

(Contributed by Ralph Barrocas - U.S.A. - <RBarrocasaol.com>)

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