The work was commissioned by Aldeburgh Music as part of its year celebrating the birth of Britten in 1913.
In the centenary year of his birth, several are devoted to one of the most accomplished Scottish painters of the century, William Gillies.
The Prize was created in 1995 on the occasion of the United Nations Year for Tolerance and the 125th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, thanks to the generosity of the Indian writer and diplomat Madanjeet Singh, who is also UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.
In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river.
The creation of the Prize in 1995 marked the United Nations Year for Tolerance and the 125th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi.
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To illustrate the difference, Thomas Jefferson calculated that he made 4 percent a year on the birth of black children at Monticello.
Sir William was one of the most prominent 19th Century sculptors and the theft comes in the 150th anniversary year of his birth.
Russian demographics have now improved to the point that if the trends of the first half of 2012 hold for the rest of the year, that is if the birth rate for the whole year increases by around 6.7% and the death rate for the whole year decreases by around 2.9%, then Russia will actually record a small natural increase in population.
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In the second half of a year marking the 200th anniversary of Wagner's birth, the Met originally planned a revival of "Parsifal" for next season but changed it to "Wozzeck" to accommodate Levine's comeback.
The danger is that historians may record this year as the birth not of a better welfare system, but just of a more expensive one.
But he ran for president in 1948, the year of Al Gore's birth, and landed up in the Senate in 1954.
These instruments play an important role in the "Ring, " an epic tale of greed, revenge, love and redemption that will be presented around the globe this year during the bicentenary of Wagner's birth.
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For those who need to spend the money in their flexible health spending account by the end of the year, the Chicago Tribune supplies a long list of items that qualify, including sunscreen and birth-control pills.
The Proms will celebrate the 200th year of Wagner's birth with performances of his Ring cycle by Staatskapelle Berlin, conducted by Isreali-Argentine Daniel Barenboim.
Last year, following the birth of her first foal, a colt, Rachel Alexandra also spent time at Rood and Riddle for what was described as a precautionary measure for pain management after her delivery.
The new venue is set to open next year, the 150th anniversary of Munch's birth.
Last month, figures from the National Audit Office showed the need for more than 250, 000 extra primary school places next year, to meet the demand of a rising birth rate.
There are also the typical difficulties of caregiving that people face, regardless of birth year: balancing work and dealing with the financial burden, among them.
He cited the recent case of the 62-year-old woman from France who gave birth to her own nephew, and a declaration by some doctors that they intend to clone a human being as soon as they can.
The Daily Telegraph published an enormous picture on its front page of the British birth certificate of one of the men, 22-year-old Muhammad Tanweer(ph).
To credit the show with the sharp decline in pregnancy for 2009 was ridiculous for many reasons, not the least of which was that teens who gave birth that year would already have been pregnant by the air date.
The year 1957, which gave us Sputnik I, also gave us the birth of Fairchild Semiconductor in Palo Alto, Calif.
Since 2007 was the Year of the Pig, women across the country reportedly timed their pregnancies to give birth to so-called "golden pig babies, " who are said to be blessed with prosperity.
So as 2012 begins and we toast the birth of a new year, I invite you to take a sip from the RedNek wine glass, think of Pat Gunkel and write down on that cocktail napkin the happy returns you can expect when you invest in creating a culture of ideas.
Thousands of Sikh pilgrims from the Indian Punjab visit Nankana Sahib - the birth place of the founder of Sikhism - every year.
Overall, the remainder of the year looks exciting for Dunne as his wife Pamela is due to give birth to the couple's first child later this month.
Next year marks the 150th anniversary of Munch's birth, an occasion commemorated by a major joint Norwegian museum exhibition (the event has its own Twitter feed).
The sex ratio of 15-year-olds in 2005 was not far from the sex ratio at birth in 1990.
And indeed, the next year, for the first time, the Nakba - or catastrophe - of Israel's birth on May 15, 1948 was marked by Israel's Arab citizens.
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