The Israeli-born American composer Shulamit Ran turns 70 today. Ran was only the second female recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Music, in 1990, for her Symphony. I didn’t get her a card, so I figured I’d play her “Voices” for flute and orchestra instead. Ran will also introduce the piece. Hear it this afternoon in the 4:00 hour.

It’s also the anniversary today of the births of Sir Malcolm Arnold, Joseph Canteloube, Howard Ferguson, Alexander Schneider, Sir Georg Solti, Vladimir Ussachevsky and Egon Wellesz. Cake will follow Pin the Tail on the Donkey, this Monday from 4 and 7 p.m. EDT, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.