How did Domenico Zipoli, an Italian Jesuit, wind up in Buenos Aires in 1717? Find out this afternoon, on this, the anniversary of his birth. We’ll hear one of Zipoli’s original compositions, as well as a keyboard transcription of a toccata made by Alberto Ginastera.

It’s also the birthday of English composer Herbert Howells, who survived both Graves’ disease and the untimely death of his 9 year-old son to create music of transcendent beauty. He is best recognized for choral works like the Requiem and “Hymnus Paradisi,” though this afternoon we may dip into some of his orchestral and piano works.

I hope you will join me for these and more, between 4 and 7:00 EDT, on WWFM – The Classical Network and at wwfm.org.

Argentinian keyboardists: Zipoli (top) and Ginastera with friend