Conductors. Boston Six or Second New England School.

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Conductors

Boston Six or Second New England School

A listing of composers that have also been conductors as part of their professional career.

These were the first composers to write “classical” music in America.

Group members

Chadwick, George Whitefield (1854–1931)

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Dutilleux dead at 97 posted 23 May 2013

Britten trail opened posted 3 Apr 2013

Tan Dun is Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO posted 29 Mar 2013

Michael Berkeley to be member of House of Lords posted 29 Mar 2013

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Upcoming concerts →

Sat 22 Jun: Freedom, a vibrant new choral drama on the abolition of slavery hedge End

Sat 22 Jun: Lux - with Cappella Novocastriensis. St Cuthvert's Church, Norham, Northumberland, TD15 2LF. UK

Sat 22 Jun: Bristol Bach Choir presents choral gems, ancient and modern St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, England

Mon 24 Jun: The Brodsky Quartet with Lore Lixenberg and Cathal Breslin Drapers' Hall,Throgmorton Street London EC2N 2DQ

Sat 29 Jun: Summertime Gala Concert St John's Smith Square, London UK

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Today → (19 Jun)

Birthdays:

François Rébel

Johann Gottlieb Janitsch

Jan Václav (Johann) Stamitz

Carl Zeller

Alfredo Catalani

Dying days:

Events:

(1825) Gioachino [Gioacchino] Rossini: Premiere of Il Viaggio a Reims, in Paris, France.

(1899) Edward Elgar: Premiere of the Enigma Variations op. 36, in London, England.

(1926) George Antheil: Premiere of Ballet Mécanique, in Paris, France.

(1926) Karol Szymanowski: Premiere of King Roger, in Warsaw, Poland.

(2002) Peter Wallin: First performance of "Triangle Quartet No. 1", in Lund, Sweden.

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Latest changes →

Henri Dutilleux (23 May)

Anders Eliasson (22 May)

John La Montaine (22 May)

Gordon Sherwood (22 May)

Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (22 May)

Manuel de Elías (17 May)

Sabrina Peña Young (16 May)

Stanislas Verroust (16 May)

Karl Davydov (16 May)

Massimiliano Viel (16 May)

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Johann Sebastian Bach [402]

Johann Nepomuk Hummel [388]

Johannes Brahms [379]

Antonio Salieri [378]

Gustav Mahler [377]

Georges Bizet [367]

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