Tomorrow 2012 arrives. Here are the major anniversaries for composers:

2012 Classical Composer Anniversaries Gabrieli 400th anniversary of his death on 12 August Delius 150th birthday on 29 January Debussy 150th anniversary of his birth on 22 Auguust 1812 John Cage centenary of birth on 5 September Massenet centenary of his death on 13 August John Ireland 50th anniversary of his death on 12 June You can find a far more comprehensive list of anniversaries at classical-composers.org

St Hildegard of Bingen

Here is my portrait of the first female classical composer - Blessed Hildegard von Bingen. One of the most remarkable women of the Middle Ages.
The central image is a photoetching and the border is a collagraph. 
I have just uploaded a profile of her on my website at 52composers.com

There is an increasing interest in her music and there is plenty to see on YouTube. There is an interesting BBC documentary available on DVD at Amazon and a full length German biopic 'Vision'.