... to be performed include Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla by Mikhail Glinka, the father of Russian nationalism; Sergei Rachmaninoff's Vocalise, Symphony No. 2 by Alexander Borodin, one of the members of the revolutionary "Russian Five ...

... date: In 1869, the 14th president of the United States, Franklin Pierce, died in Concord, N.H. In 1892, Sergei Rachmaninoff first publicly performed his piano "Prelude in C-sharp Minor" in Moscow. In 1918, Sgt. Alvin C. York almost ...

... in New York City. Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania was elected the first House Speaker. In 1873, composer Sergei Rachmaninoff was born in Novgorod Province, Russia. In 1918, the Royal Air Force was established in Britain. In 1933, Nazi ...

... Ave Rex" by William Mathias; "Gloria" and "King Jesus Hath a Garden" by John Rutter; "Ave Maria" by Sergei Rachmaninoff; "The Lord is My Shepherd" and "Pueri Habraeorum" by Randall Thompson; "Psalm 100" by Rene Clausen; and ...

... the singers will present music by Johannes Brahms, Heinrich Schutz, Eleanor Daley, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Joaquin Rodrigo and others. Dr. Benjamin Locke, conductor of the singers, holds the rank of professor at ...

... Scherzo" by Alfred Hollins, "Arioso" by Leo Sowerby and transcriptions by Edward Lemare of "Melodie" by Sergei Rachmaninoff and "Overtur to 'Die Meistersinger'" by Richard Wagner.

... World War II, British naval forces raided the Nazi-occupied French port of St. Nazaire. In 1943, composer Sergei Rachmaninoff died in Beverly Hills, Calif. In 1953, athlete Jim Thorpe died in Lomita, Calif. In 1969, the 34th president ...

... 1997 In 1869, the 14th president of the United States, Franklin Pierce, died in Concord, N.H. In 1892, Sergei Rachmaninoff first publicly performed his piano ''Prelude in C-sharp Minor'' in Moscow. In 1918, Sgt. Alvin C. York ...