September 16 is the birthday of Alsatian sculptor and painter JEAN ARP (1886-1966). He was was a founding member of the Dada movement in Zürich in 1916. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ARP, CLICK HERE.

September 16 is the birthday of the "Godfather of Exotica," KORLA PANDIT (1921-1998). According to Korla Pandit's bio, this organist and early television star was born to a French opera singer and a Brahmin Indian priest. He was actually born in St. Louis, Missouri to an African-American family and was raised in Columbia, Missouri, where his father was a Baptist pastor. CLICK HERE TO HEAR HIM PLAY “MISERLOU.”

September 16 is the birthday of Carnatic vocalist M.S. SUBBULAKSHMI (1916-2004). She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. She is the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award, often considered Asia's Nobel Prize, in 1974. CLICK HERE TO HEAR A SAMPLE OF HER ARTISTRY.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On September 16, 1966, the METROPOLITAN OPERA opened at its new home in Lincoln Center in New York City with the world premiere of Samuel Barber's opera Antony and Cleopatra.

To see a fascinating 4-minute video about the history of the Metropolitan Opera, both before and after its move to Lincoln Center, CLICK HERE.

September 16 is the birthday of French composer and music teacher, NADIA BOULANGER (1887-1979). She taught many of the leading composers and musicians of the 20th century, and also performed occasionally as a pianist and organist. To hear her lovely “Sans vitesse et à l’aise,” CLICK HERE.