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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: 8 August 1886 — Settimo-Vittone — Italy

Died: 22 November 1943 — Huntington, Long Island, NY — USA

His compositions include a ‘Concerto Gregoriano’ for organ and orchestra, masses, choral music, many organ pieces, piano pieces and songs.

Italian organist and composer. He studied at the Conservatories of Milan and Turin. In 1904 he entered the Academy of Saint Cecilia in Rome to study organ with Renzi, piano with Sgambati and composition with de Sanctis. For two years he served as deputy organist at the Vatican and the royal church in Rome. From 1907 he was organist and choirmaster of the church of St. Francis Xavier in New York. He won a wide reputation as a concert organist. In 1921 he was made honarary organist of the Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican.

Source, Groves Dictionary (1955 version), this composer is not listed in the New Groves.

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Pietro Yon was also the organist at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan, New York City (1926-43).

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