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Sunday, December 28, 2008

Today's Birthdays in Music: December 28 (Kennedy, Sessions)

1956 - Nigel Kennedy, Brighton, England; violinist and violist

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Nigel Kennedy with Aisling Casey and the Irish Chamber Orchestra plays J.S. Bach's Concerto for Violin and Oboe, BWV 1060, 1st mvt.

1896 - Roger Sessions, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.; composer

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Biography

Duo for Violin and Piano, 2nd mvt. (Carlos Bernales and Chris Christopher, Queen's College, 2008)

Labels: birthdays, composer, Nigel Kennedy, Roger Sessions, viola, violin

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