First Day of Summer, 21 June 2010

I am traveling to Virginia.  See you in July.

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Dan Gibson et al (2006)
- Summer Wind (Bradtke/Meier/Mercer)

Charles Gounod Birthday Anniversary

Charles Gounod
French-born Romantic period music and opera composer
(17 June, 1818 – 18 October, 1893)
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Sharon Bezaly, flute (2002)
- Concertino for Flute
and Chamber Orchestra (Gounod)

Edvard Grieg's Birthday Anniversary

Edvard Grieg
Norwegian pianist, late Romantic period composer
(15 June, 1843 - 4 September, 1907)

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The Pete Smith Orchestra (1969)
- In the Hall of the Mountain King (after Grieg)

Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise

Sunrise, Mesa Verde NP, AZ

Stanley Black
English pianist, composer,
arranger, and conductor
(14 June, 1913 - 27 November, 2002)
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Stanley Black, piano (1959)
- Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise (Romberg)

I Am All Right with Porter

Cole Porter
Renown American pop composer and lyricist
(9 June, 1891 - 15 October, 1964)
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Ralph Sharon Trio (1990)
- It's All Right with Me (Porter)

D-Day, June 6, 1944

Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach, Normandy
"Good Luck! And Let us all beseech the blessing of Almighty God
upon this great and noble undertaking."
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower
Order of the Day, June 4, 1944

The Spartacus Onedin Line

    Ballet Spartacus (Khachaturian)
Aram Khachaturian
Armenian composer
(6 June, 1903 – 1 May, 1978)

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Ronnie Aldrich twin-piano (2004)
- Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
(The 'Spartacus' Ballet Orchestration)
or as
The Theme from 'The Onedin Line'