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01/31/2023

January 31 in music history

1797
Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828) is born in Vienna.
1908
Argentine composer, guitarist, singer and poet Atahualpa Yupanqui (1908-1992) is born in Pergamino.
1937
USA composer Philip Glass is born in Baltimore.

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01/26/2023

Open Position: Choir Director / Church Musician
Meadows Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville, VA would love to hear from musically-talented professionals interested in our open position. We are currently seeking a part-time interim Church Musician/Choir Director (with option for long-term employment). The choir director works with the Pastor, Praise Team Leader, and other musicians in the church. Responsibilities for the interim position are: help select music for worship, play piano during worship (optional: play organ), lead and practice with the adult choir, and communicate with church staff as needed. We are looking for applicants with excellent keyboard skills who can lead four-part adult choir and participate in worship on Sundays from 9:30-12, plus lead choir practice on Wednesday evenings for 1.5 hours. The pay for this interim role is $250/week.
A complete job description for the permanent staff position is posted on the church website:

The Choir Director and Church Musician at Meadows Presbyterian Church shall be an accomplished musician who has a growing heart for worship, and is excited and energized by his/her relationship with the Living God in Jesus Christ.

01/23/2023

January 23 in music history

1752
Italian composer and pianist Muzio Clementi (1752-1832) is born.
1910
French jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt (1910-1953) is born in Belgium.
1981
American composer Samuel Barber (1910-1981) dies in New York.

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01/16/2023

January 16 in music history

1853
Italian guitarist Matteo Carcassi (1792-1853) dies in Paris.
1938
premiere of Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion by Béla Bartók.
1957
Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957) dies in New York.
2012
Dutch keyboard player and conductor Gustav Leonhardt (1928-2012) dies.

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01/13/2023

January 13 in music history

1864
American song writer Stephen Foster (1826-1864) dies in New York.
1904
violinist Nathan Milstein (1904-1992) is born in Odessa.
1963
American pianist Sonny Clark (1931-1963) dies.

01/12/2023

January 12 in music history

1902
première of Gustav Mahler's (1860-1911) Fourth Symphony in Vienna.
1928
pianist Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989) made his American debut playing Tchaikovsky's (1840-1893) Concert No. 1.
2001
Brazilian composer and guitarist Luis Bonfá (1922-2001) dies.

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01/10/2023

January 10 in music history

1780
Italian composer and theorist Francesco Antonio Vallotti (1697-1780) dies.
1853
American composer and pianist Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869) arrives in New York.
1948
debut at the Wigmore Hall in London of the Amadeus Quartet.

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