What date did this television program start that has the opening and closing theme music was written by composer who was an American avant-garde composer, pianist, author and inventor and born July 8, 1900?
20 October 1957
Title: The 20th Century
Passage: The Twentieth Century was a documentary television program sponsored by the Prudential Insurance Company that ran on the CBS network from 20 October 1957 until 4 January 1970.  It was hosted by Walter Cronkite.  The opening and closing theme music was written by composer George Antheil.  The program presented filmed reports on news and cultural events that were important for the development of the 20th century.  The show did not just present the events, but also interpreted them.  Such subjects as World War I and major assassinations were presented in context.
Title: Patrick Higgins (musician)
Passage: Patrick Higgins is an American avant-garde composer, guitarist, and producer from New York City, known for his work in experimental and contemporary classical music.  He plays guitar and composes in the ensemble Zs, described by "The New York Times" as "one of the strongest avant-garde bands in New York."  His work as composer traverses the styles of the European avant-garde and the tradition of post-minimalist Downtown New York music.
Title: La Monte Young
Passage: La Monte Thornton Young (born October 14, 1935) is an American avant-garde composer, musician, and artist generally recognized as the first minimalist composer.  His works are cited as notable examples of post-war experimental and contemporary music, and were tied to New York's downtown music and Fluxus art scenes.
Title: Little by Little (band)
Passage: little by little is a Japanese pop rock band, consisting of vocalist Hideco and Tetsuhiko.  little by little's record label is Sony Music Entertainment Japan and they are attached to Stardust Promotion.  They are known mainly for their contributions to anime, including "Kanashimi wo Yasashisa ni" (悲しみをやさしさに ) , the opening theme for the third season of "Naruto", "Love & Peace", the second opening theme to "Superior Defender Gundam Force", "Hummingbird", a closing theme for "Yakitate!!  Japan", and "Kimi Monogatari" (キミモノガタリ ) , the third closing theme of "".
Title: George Antheil
Passage: George Antheil ( ; July 8, 1900 – February 12, 1959) was an American avant-garde composer, pianist, author and inventor whose modernist musical compositions explored the modern sounds – musical, industrial, mechanical – of the early 20th century.
Title: Yoko Takahashi
Passage: Yōko Takahashi (高橋 洋子 , "Takahashi Yōko" , born August 28, 1966) is a Japanese singer from Tokyo, best known for performing "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" (残酷な天使のテーゼ , "Zankoku na Tenshi no Tēze" ) , the opening theme song of the anime series "Neon Genesis Evangelion".  She also performs the closing theme, an "acid bossa" version of "Fly Me to the Moon" and "Tamashii no Rufuran" (魂のルフラン , Tamashii no Rufuran , "Refrain of Soul") , the closing theme of "".  She also performed "Metamorphose," the opening theme to studio Gainax's 20th anniversary series, "This Ugly Yet Beautiful World," the ending theme "Yoake Umarekuru Shōjo" (夜明け生まれ来る少女 , "The Girl who was Born at Dawn" ) for the anime "Shakugan no Shana" (灼眼のシャナ , "Blazing-Eyed Shana" ) and the opening theme "Aoki Flamme" for "Pumpkin Scissors" (パンプキン・シザーズ , "Panpukin Shizāzu" )
Title: Sonatas and Interludes
Passage: Sonatas and Interludes is a collection of twenty pieces for prepared piano by American avant-garde composer John Cage (1912–1992).  It was composed in 1946–48, shortly after Cage's introduction to Indian philosophy and the teachings of art historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, both of which became major influences on the composer's later work.  Significantly more complex than his other works for prepared piano, "Sonatas and Interludes" is generally recognized as one of Cage's finest achievements.
Title: To Play the King
Passage: To Play the King is a 1993 BBC television serial and the second part of the "House of Cards" trilogy.  Directed by Paul Seed, the serial was based on the Michael Dobbs' 1993 novel of the same name and adapted for television by Andrew Davies.  The opening and closing theme music for the TV series is entitled "Francis Urquhart's March", by composer Jim Parker.  The series details the conflict between British Prime Minister Francis Urquhart and a newly crowned king as well as the run-up to the general election.
Title: List of Ōkami Kakushi episodes
Passage: "Ōkami Kakushi" is a 12-episode 2010 Japanese anime television series based on the Konami visual novel of the same name.  The series is produced by AIC under the direction of Nobuhiro Takamoto.  The series was first broadcast on the TBS television network in Japan between January 8 and March 26, 2010.  Two pieces of theme music are currently used during the series for the opening and closing.  The opening theme is "Toki no Mukō Maboroshi no Sora" (時の向こう 幻の空 ) performed by FictionJunction.  The closing theme is "Tsukishirube" (月導 ) by Yuuka Nanri.
Title: The Disintegration Loops
Passage: The Disintegration Loops is a series of four albums by American avant-garde composer William Basinski released in 2002 and 2003.  The music was recorded from a series of ambient music fragments played in tape loops that gradually deteriorated each time they passed the tape head.  The completion of the recording coincided with the 9/11 attacks, which Basinski witnessed from a rooftop in Brooklyn.  The accompanying artwork features Basinski's footage of the New York City skyline in the aftermath of the World Trade Center's collapse.
George Antheil The 20th Century