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Re: Hatches, Matches & Despatches

Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 11:19 am
by klavierelch
Organist and Composer Gerd Zacher (1929-2014):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_Zacher

Re: Hatches, Matches & Despatches

Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:28 am
by klavierelch
Conductor Lorin Maazel (1930-2014):

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/14/arts/ ... .html?_r=0

Re: Hatches, Matches & Despatches

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 5:44 pm
by Timtin
Musicologist and Tchaikovsky guru David Brown (1929-2014).
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/j ... avid-brown

Re: Hatches, Matches & Despatches

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 8:26 am
by Timtin
This is a very good site for anniversaries of births and deaths of composers:-
http://www.musicorb.com/

Re: Hatches, Matches & Despatches

Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 10:59 pm
by HullandHellandHalifax
Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe age 85
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/mus ... 014h1.html

Re: Hatches, Matches & Despatches

Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 6:12 pm
by Timtin
Dutch flautist and conductor Frans Brüggen (1934 - 2014).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frans_Br%C3%BCggen

Re: Hatches, Matches & Despatches

Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 6:14 am
by timgill
My grandson and future concert pianist born 3 September 2014 at 03.36 BST, weighing in at 7 pounds 11 ounces! :D

Re: Hatches, Matches & Despatches

Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 11:20 pm
by Timtin
Congratulations! Presumably he'll specialise in playing Kapustin. :-)

Re: Hatches, Matches & Despatches

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 7:34 am
by HullandHellandHalifax
Timtin wrote:Congratulations! Presumably he'll specialise in playing Kapustin. :-)
Maybe in the future Timtin, but at the moment he will be practising the Music for Toy Piano by John Cage I would think.
Congrats to the other Tim on the new star of the future being entrusted to him.
regards
Brian

Re: Hatches, Matches & Despatches

Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 5:27 pm
by timgill
Thank you both - we're over the moon! He's certainly got long fingers, which is a good start...

Cheers

Tim