June 1903 in Music History

Events in Music

  • Jun 12 The Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity is founded at the University of Michigan School of Music

Birthdays in Music

  • Jun 1 Percy Whitlock, English composer and organist, born in Chatham, England (d. 1946)
  • Jun 2 Mario Pilati, Italian composer, born in Naples, Italy (d. 1938)
  • Jun 6 Aram Khachaturian, Armenian composer (Gayane; Sabre Dance), born in Tbilisi, Georgia (d. 1978)
  • Jun 12 Emmett Hardy, American jazz musician, born in Gretna, Louisiana (d. 1925)
  • Jun 13 Filip Kutev, Bulgarian composer (State Ensemble for Folk Song and Dance), born in Aytos, Burgas (d. 1982)
  • Jun 16 Huldreich Georg Fruh, Swiss composer (d. 1945)
  • Jun 18 Jeanette MacDonald, American actress and singer ("When I'm Calling You"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1965)
  • Jun 21 Louis Krasner, Ukrainian-American violinist, born in Cherkasy, Ukraine (d. 1995)

Deaths in Music

  • Jun 29 Rentaro Taki, Japanese pianist and composer, dies at 23