FYI Viktor Kalabis has died at the age of 83. He was born on February 27th 1923 and died on September 18th 2006. There is a notice of his death at: http://www.ucps.cz/portal/cz/01-01-clanek.php?see_ID=892&chci_kategorii=3 Some information about his life can be found at: http://www.musica.cz/comp/kalabis.htm#Czech To which I will add that I have valued his music over the years, the Second and Third Symphonies in particular. Karl