Births and Deaths
- Born 1892: Florence Austral [Wilson], soprano, died 05-15-1968
- Died 1951: John Alden Carpenter, composer, born 02-28-1876
- Died 2001: Harry Danks, violist, born 05-18-1912
- Died 1948: Hedwig Francillo-Kaufmann, soprano, died 046-1948
- Born 1900: Joseph Fuchs, violinist, died 03-14-1997
- Born 1899: Karl Geiringer, musicologist, died 01-10-1989
- Died 1943: Else Gentner-Fischer, soprano, born 09-05-1883 [wife of baritone Benno Ziegler]
- Born 1895: William Kincaid, flutist, died 03-27-1967
- Born 1937: Bernhard Kontarsky, pianist/conductor
- Born 1884: Éide Norena, soprano, died 11-19-1968
- Born 1921: Pierre Pierlot, oboist
- Born 1920: Ossy Renardy [Oskar Reiss], violinist, died 12-03-1953 [auto accident]
- Born 1932: Richard Westenburg, conductor
"Music is one of the greatest educators in the world, and the study of it is in its highest departments, such as composition, harmony, and counterpoint, develops the mind as much as the study of mathematics or the languages."
—Anonymous [another one for our Ralph!]
What happened on this day in music history?
Jan Sibelius's Symphony No. 1 was first performed in 1899 in Helsingfors.
