We mark October 30, 1822 201 years ago today as being the day on which Franz Schubert began what is now known as his Symphony No. 8 in B minor, the Unfinished Symphony. Lost just months after S

We mark the death on October 23, 1950 73 years ago today of the Lithuanian-American singer and actor Al Jolson. Born Asa Yoelson on May 26, 1886, in the village of Srednik, in what was then the

A few, necessary words before moving on to todays post. Our hearts bleed for the events currently playing out in Israel and Gaza. Frankly, there are no words. Today is also the 14th anniversary of my

We mark the birth on October 9, 1835 188 years ago today of Charles-Camille Saint-Sans, in Paris. He died in that magnificent city on Beethovens 151st birthday on December 16, 1921 at the a

Before we get to the central topic of todays post that being a particular address in San Francisco we would wish a most happy birthday to someone we only know by his nickname. Please: no looking

We mark the birth on September 25, 1932 91 years ago today of the pianist Glenn Herbert Gold, in Toronto, Canada. (Yes, the surname on Glenn Goulds birth certificate is Gold. When the young

We mark the death on September 18, 1970 53 years ago today of the American guitarist, singer, and songwriter James Marshall Jimi Hendrix, at St. Mary Abbots Hospital in London. He was born in Se

9-11; a somber day for us all. A day for reflection, contemplation and perhaps, still, after 22 years, a day to grieve. Far more often than not, Music History Monday is about celebrating the life a

We mark the birth on September 4, 1824 199 years ago today of the composer and organist Josef Anton Bruckner, in the Austrian village of Ansfelden, which today is a suburb of the city of Linz. He

We mark the premiere performance on August 28, 1850 173 years ago today of Richard Wagners opera Lohengrin, in the central German city of Weimar. The premiere was conducted by none-other-than W