U. S. composer Alec Wilder was born in Rochester, New York, on this day in 1907.

February 16, 2019 by Scott Davis

"Werther," an opera by Jules Massenet, was premiered in Vienna at the Hofoper on this day 1892.

February 16, 2019 by Scott Davis

The American Music Center, a membership organization and library of U. S. music, was founded on this day in 1939 by composers Marion Bauer, Aaron Copland, Howard Hanson, Harrison Kerr, Otto Luening, and Quincy Porter.

February 15, 2019 by Scott Davis

U. S. composer and conductor John Adams was born on this day in 1947.

February 15, 2019 by Scott Davis

Henry E. Steinway, German-American piano maker and founder of Steinway & Sons, was born on this day in 1797.

February 15, 2019 by Scott Davis

German composer and organist Michael Praetorius was born on this day in 1571.

February 15, 2019 by Scott Davis