Immigrant Composers
Political upheavals in Europe in the twentieth century caused many leading composers to emigrate to the United States. Some continued to long for home even after settling in the U.S., taking citizenship and beginning new lives. This month, Composer of the Month will feature immigrant composers:

• Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
• Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
• Swiss Ernst Bloch (1880-1959)
• Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)
• Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)
• Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
• Kurt Weill (1900-1950)