Carl Orff, German composer and music educator, was born on this day in 1895in Munich.

July 10, 2019 by Scott Davis

Japanese American composer Paul Chihara was born in Seattle on this day in 1938.

July 9, 2019 by Scott Davis

The Berkshire Music Center (now Tanglewood Music Center) was founded on this day in 1940 by the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s music director, Serge Koussevitzky.

July 8, 2019 by Scott Davis

Italian American opera composer Gian Carlo Menotti was born on this day in 1911.

July 7, 2019 by Scott Davis

U. S. composer Douglas Moore’s opera “The Ballad of Baby Doe” premiered on this day in 1956.

July 7, 2019 by Scott Davis

George Frideric Handel’s “Utrecht Te Deum and Jubilate” was given its first performance at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London on this day in 1713.

July 7, 2019 by Scott Davis