Events in Music History in March 1960

  • Mar 8 "Greenwillow" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 95 performances
  • Mar 18 5th Eurovision Song Contest: Jacqueline Boyer for France wins singing "Tom Pillibi" in London
  • Mar 19 Albert Hague and Dorothy Fields' musical "Redhead", starring Gwen Verdon and Richard Kiley, closes at the 46th Street Theatre, NYC, after 455 performances, and 6 Tony Award wins

Music Premiere

Mar 29 Darius Milhaud's 9th Symphony, premieres by the Fort Lauderdale Symphony Orchestra and with conductor Mario di Bonaventura