November 24, 1960:
Edgar Albert Meyer, Jr. is born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA, the son of Edgar Meyer, Sr., a bass player and composer.
July 10, 1983:
Werner Joseph Meyer (Egk) dies in Inning near Munich, Federal Republic of Germany, aged 82 years, one month, and 23 days. His mortal remains will be laid to rest in the Städtischer Friedhof in Donauwörth.
January 2, 1988:
Edgar Meyer (27) marries violinist Cornelia Heard in St. George Episcopal Church in Nashville, Tennessee.
April 12, 2003:
Concerto no.2 for double bass and orchestra by Edgar Meyer (42) is performed for the first time, in Germantown Performing Arts Center, Germantown, Tennessee.
September 6, 2006:
Triple Concerto for double bass, banjo, tabla, and orchestra by Edgar Meyer (45) is performed for the first time, in Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, Tennessee, the composer as double bass soloist.
February 17, 2012:
Concerto for double bass and orchestra in E by Edgar Meyer (51) is performed for the first time, in Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, Birmingham, Alabama, the composer as soloist.
July 7, 2012:
Double Concerto for violin, double bass, orchestra by Edgar Meyer (51) is performed for the first time, at Tanglewood, Lenox, Massachusetts. The composer plays the double bass solo.
March 16, 2017:
New Piece for Orchestra by Edgar Meyer (56) is performed for the first time, in Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville.