Today's Birthdays in Music: November 11 (J. Simons, Ansermet)

1925 - Jan Simons, Düsseldorf, Germany; baritone, teacher, administrator

Biography (Encyclopedia of Music in Canada)
Winner of 2005 prix Hommage (La Scena Musicale, Feb. 2005)
Remembering Jan Simons (La Scena Musicale, May 2006)

1883 - Ernest Ansermet, Vevey, Switzerland; conductor

Biography and pictures

Ernest Ansermet conducts L'Orchestra de la Suisse Romande in Haydn's Symphony No. 90, 4th mvt. (1965 recording)