Edward Applebaum, American composer, was born in Los Angeles on this day in 1937.

September 28, 2019 by Scott Davis

Antonín Dvořák arrived in New York to head the National Conservatory of Music in America on this day in 1892.

September 27, 2019 by Scott Davis

George Gershwin, American composer and pianist, was born in Brooklyn, NY, on this day in 1898.

September 26, 2019 by Scott Davis

The musical “West Side Story,” with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, premiered at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City on this day in 1957.

September 26, 2019 by Scott Davis

Russian composer and pianist Dmitri Shostakovich was born in St. Petersburg on this day in 1906.

September 25, 2019 by Scott Davis

Jean-Philippe Rameau was born in Dijon, France, on this day in 1683.

September 25, 2019 by Scott Davis