Johannes Brahms’s “Alto Rhapsody” was premiered on this day in 1870 with soloist Pauline Viardot-Garcia, conducted by Ernst Naumann.

March 3, 2019 by Scott Davis

U. S. composer and pianist Margaret Bonds was born on this day in 1913.

March 3, 2019 by Scott Davis

“The Star-Spangled Banner” officially became the U. S. national anthem on this day in 1931.

March 3, 2019 by Scott Davis

Georges Bizet’s opera”Carmen” was premiered in Paris in at the Opéra-Comique on this day in 1875.

March 3, 2019 by Scott Davis

German composer Kurt Weill was born in Dessau, Germany, on this day in 1900.

March 2, 2019 by Scott Davis

Czech composer Bedřich Smetana was born on this day in 1824.

March 2, 2019 by Scott Davis