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Indeed, her 1964 signature hit "Downtown", which sold millions and earned her a Grammy award, had no lyrics when she first heard composer Tony Hatch playing it on the piano.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

The museum’s panorama of ageless ambience is this summer enhanced by increased yet snappy security and a handsome “John Williams Stage” plaque honoring L.A.’s beloved composer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

“Lalovavi,” a first opera for both composer Kevin Day and librettist Tifara Brown, is an Afrofuturist fantasy with nods to the “Black Panther” movies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

The National Symphony did pull off the premiere of Peter Boyer’s “American Mosaic,” and it was to the Altadena composer that Philadelphia, this time around, entrusted its Declaration of Independence commemoration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Handel's significance in music history is that he was the first composer we can call truly international.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

At one point, an exasperated Wataka pulled out his phone to prove that the composers had been dead for generations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Despite the art form’s foreign origins, composers such as Antonín Dvořák, George Gershwin and Charles Ives have managed to convey our country’s spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Phil and at 67 having become one of the world’s most impressive conductors and composers, he is moving back to L.A., where he will become the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

I think all of my favorite composers were musicians before they were composers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

One of the first named composers worth knowing about was a woman - a spectacularly clever and imaginative German woman, Hildegard of Bingen, who was born in 1098.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall