Vincent Persichetti

Vincent Ludwig Persichetti was an American composer, teacher, and pianist. An important musical educator and writer, he was known for his integration of various new ideas in musical composition into his own work and teaching, as well as for training many noted composers in composition at the Juilliard School.

6 June 1915

Born on the same birth day (6 June): Albert II of Belgium • Aram Khachaturian • Dwight Twilley • Eliza Orzeszkowa • Gavin Hoyte • Henry Newbolt • Isaiah Berlin • Klaus Tennstedt • Michael Krohn-Dehli • Ninette de Valois • Pape Souaré • Paul Giamatti • Tony Yeboah • V. C. Andrews

Born in the same month (June 1915): Alice T. Schafer • Dick Reynolds • Frances Gabe • Fred Hoyle • John Randolph (actor) • Julius Schwartz • Kayyar Kinhanna Rai • Magda Gabor • Modibo Keïta • Paul Castellano • Red Adair