F. Melius Christiansen
Fredrik Melius Christiansen was a Norwegian-born violinist and choral conductor in the Lutheran choral tradition. He is most notable for his many a cappella choral arrangements, and for founding The St. Olaf Choir in 1912.
1 April 1871
Born on the same birth day (1 April): Abdul Qadeer Khan • Alain Connes • Alberta Hunter • Alberto Zaccheroni • Anamaria Marinca • Andrew Vlahov • Annette O'Toole • Aprille Ericsson • Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith • Don Hasselbeck • Duván Zapata • Edward Clark (governor) • Edwin Austin Abbey • Ferruccio Busoni • Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin • Mitchell Robinson • Nikolaos Kourtidis • Rachel Maddow • Richard D. Wolff • Sergei Rachmaninoff • Walter Bahr • Whittaker Chambers
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