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– Philip Glass gets commission from NYC Opera 30 Sep 2008
– Mauricio Kagel dies in Cologne at 76 19 Sep 2008
– New Mozart tune found in France 18 Sep 2008
– Nathan Currier wins International Sackler Award 18 Sep 2008

– Sun 12 Oct: Stern Showcase Recital Palace Theater 61 Atlantic Street, Stamford CT 06901
– Sun 12 Oct: Birthday Tribute to Luciano Pavarotti Ventura College Theater,Ventura, California, USA
– Wed 15 Oct: Iron Rain Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland
– Wed 15 Oct: Opera For Piano Mannes College of Music, Manhattan, New York City, USA
– Thu 16 Oct: thingNY does Berio Secret Project Robot, Brooklyn, NY (USA)

Birthdays:
– Angelo Mariani
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– Jan van Vlijmen
Dying days:
– Franz Christoph Neubauer
– Samuel Wesley
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– Léon Boëllmann
Events:
– (1830) Frédéric François Chopin: Premiere of piano concerto no. 1 in e minor op. 11, in Warsaw, Poland, with Chopin at the piano.
– (1897) Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin: Premiere of piano concerto in f sharp minor op. 20, in Odessa, Ukraine.
– (1952) Sergey Prokofiev: Premiere of Symphony no. 7, in Moscow, Russia.
– (1953) Olivier Messiaen: Premiere of Réveil des Oseaux, in Donaueschingen, Germany.

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Born: 11 March 1913 — Toronto — Canada

Died: 24 August 2006 — Toronto — Canada

From 1941-51 Weinzweig composed much incidental music for CBC plays, etc. and film scores for the National Film Board. Since 1952 he has concentrated exclusively on concert music. Among his earlier successes are: Divertimento No. 1 for flute and string orchestra (1946), String quartet No. 2 (1952), Violin concerto (1951-54), and Wine of Peace (1957). Later works include Concerto for Harp & Chamber orchestra (1967) and a series of Divertimenti for solo instruments and chamber or string orchestra. From 1970 onwards Weinzweig has composed a number of theatre-oriented pieces such as Trialogue, Impromptus for piano and Private Collection.

Among works recorded on CD are:

• Private Collection for Soprano & Piano and Contrasts for guitar (CMC CD 0582)
• 18 pieces for guitar (Pal 01110-CD)
• 15 pieces for harp (MVCD1029)
• Red Ear of Corn for orchestra (1949)
• Interlude in the Life of an Artist, string quartet (1943)

(Contribution by Judith Diane Smith <heyjudeebtech.net>.)

Studied orchestration and composition with Bernard Rogers. Taught at Toronto Conservatory of Music 1939-43 and 1945-60. Co-founder of Canadian League of Composers in 1951. Faculty member of University of Toronto 1952-78.

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