October 3, 1941:
John Bethune Melby, Jr. is born in Whitehall, Wisconsin, USA, the son of John Bethune Melby, Sr. and Margaret Edmundson.
July 7, 1961:
John Melby (19) marries Carol Ann Wurtz in Grace Episcopal Church, Nyack NY.
June 15, 1978:
John Melby (36) marries Jane H. Thompson.
March 3, 1979:
Accelerazioni for flute and computer by John Melby (37) is performed for the first time, in Chicago.
May 8, 1979:
Chor der Steine for computer by John Melby (37) is performed for the first time, at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
September 30, 1981:
Layers for computer by John Melby (39) is performed for the first time, in Venice.
March 13, 1983:
Concerto no.1 for viola and computer by John Melby (41) is performed for the first time, at the University of Illinois.
March 20, 1985:
Concerto for violin, English horn and computer by John Melby (43) is performed for the first time, at the University of Illinois.
January 25, 1987:
Concerto no.2 for violin and computer by John Melby (45) is performed for the first time, in Louisville, Kentucky.
July 17, 1987:
Concerto no.1 for piano and computer by John Melby (45) is performed for the first time, at Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts.
September 17, 1989:
Threeplay for flute, clarinet, double bass and computer by John Melby (47) is performed for the first time, at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota.
March 2, 1990:
Concerto no.2 for cello and computer by John Melby (48) is performed for the first time, at the University of Chicago.
September 30, 1990:
Concerto for computer and orchestra by John Melby (48) is performed for the first time, at the University of Illinois.
March 16, 1994:
Symphony no.1 by John Melby (52) is performed for the first time, at the University of Illinois.
October 6, 2005:
Three Wordsworth Songs for soprano and computer by John Melby (64) is performed for the first time, at Pella College, Pella, Iowa.
March 1, 2007:
Concerto no.2 for clarinet and computer by John Melby (65) is performed for the first time, at the University of Illinois.
June 23, 2007:
Concerto no.2 for piano and computer by John Melby (65) is performed for the first time, in New York.
June 7, 2008:
In Darkness for soprano and computer by John Melby (66) to words of Amy Lowell is performed for the first time, in New York.
October 25, 2008:
Concerto for violin, piano, and computer by John Melby (67) is performed for the first time, at the Longy School of Music, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
June 13, 2011:
Aftermath for soprano and computer by John Melby (69) is performed for the first time, in New York.
May 1, 2012:
New compositions are premiered at LeFrak Concert Hall of the Kupferberg Center, New York: For Milton for soprano and electronic sounds by John Melby (70), and Emergence (Timbre Study No. 8) and Chimera for solo cello, both by Hubert Howe.