U. S. composer Randall Thompson was born in New York City on this day in 1899.

April 21, 2019 by Scott Davis

English conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner, recognized particularly for his performances of Baroque music, was born on this day in 1943.

April 20, 2019 by Scott Davis

Germaine Tailleferre, the only woman in the French composer group “Les Six,” was born on this day in 1892 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés.

April 19, 2019 by Scott Davis

Italian composer Giacomo Carissimi – recognized for establishing key features of the Latin oratorio – was baptized on this day in 1605.

April 18, 2019 by Scott Davis

Johann David Heinichen, German composer and theorist, was born in Krössuln on this day in 1683.

April 17, 2019 by Scott Davis

“Canticle of the Sun,” Leo Sowerby’s Pulitzer Prize-winning piece for chorus and orchestra, was premiered at Carnegie Hall in New York City on this day in 1945.

April 16, 2019 by Scott Davis