The International Society for Contemporary Music (Internationale Gesellschaft für Neue Musik) was founded on this day in 1922.

August 11, 2019 by Scott Davis

Paul Hindemith’s “Die Harmonie der Welt” was premiered in Munich at the Prinzregententheater on this day in 1957.

August 11, 2019 by Scott Davis

U. S. composer Douglas Stuart Moore, who composed “The Devil and Daniel Webster” and “The Ballad of Baby Doe,” was born on this day in 1893.

August 10, 2019 by Scott Davis

Hector Berlioz conducted the premiere of his opera “Béatrice et Bénédict” in Baden-Baden on this day in 1862.

August 9, 2019 by Scott Davis

William Hibbard, U. S. composer and educator, was born in Newton, Massachusetts, on this day in 1939.

August 8, 2019 by Scott Davis

Howard Hanson’s “A Sea Symphony” was first performed at the National Music Camp at Interlochen, Michigan, in honor of the camp’s fiftieth anniversary, on this day in 1977.

August 7, 2019 by Scott Davis