Let's make this birthday one to remember.

72 years old (Born on July 06, 1952)

Happy Birthday, Stephen Hartke! May your celebrations be as delightfully imaginative and whimsical as the puppet plays you've conjured up in our minds. Winning a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition in 2013 with "Meanwhile - Incidental Music to Imaginary Puppet Plays" surely proves you're not just pulling imaginary strings—you're orchestrating brilliance!

Here's wishing you another year full of breathtaking compositions, magical melodies (real or imagined), plenty of joyous applause—and maybe even an encore from your Grammy-winning fantasy puppets. Cheers to continued inspiration and endless creativity—you've set the stage high; can't wait for what's next!