1992 Death Eva A Jessye, U.S. singer and actress (Eva Jessye Choir), dies at 97 1984 Event Men's choir Maranatha Netherlands forms 1977 Death Marius Monnikendam, Dutch choir composer, dies at 80 1975 Death Frans van Amelsvoort, choir conductor, dies at 75 1964 Death John Finley Williamson, conductor (Westminster Choir), dies at 76 1963 Death Mart Saar, composer, organist, combined folk music with contemporary sounds, composed choir, solo, piano music, dies at 81 1960 Death Hubert Cuypers, composer/choir conductor (Missa Populi), dies at 86 1956 Death Gunther Ramin, German organist/composer/choir conductor, dies at 57 1951 Event Dutch Reformed Church introduces new church choir 1945 Event Arnold Schonberg's Prelude for orchestra and mixed choir, premieres 1932 Birthday Bengt Hallberg, born in Sweden, musician, pianist, composer for film, television, choir arrangements, Sweden's most influential jazz musicians 1925 Death James Lane Allen, U.S. writer (Choir Invisible), dies at 75 1921 Birthday Roger Nixon, born in California, musician, composer, professor of music, composed for orchestra, band, choir, opera, Professor Emeritus of Music, San Francisco State University 1899 Birthday Frans van Amelsvoort, Dutch choir conductor 1896 Birthday Marius Monnikendam, Dutch choir composer 1887 Birthday John Finley Williamson, Canton Ohio, conductor, Westminster Choir 1885 Death Franz W. Abbot, German composer/choir conductor, dies 1885 Death Franz Wilhelm Abt, German composer/choir conductor, dies at 65 1882 Birthday Mart Saar, born in Hupassaare, Estonia, composer, organist, combined folk music with contemporary sounds, composed choir, solo, piano music 1873 Birthday Hubert Cuypers, Dutch composer/choir conductor, Minstrels 1846 Death Joseph Leopold Eybler, Austrian composer/choir master, dies at 81 1831 Birthday Jan G Palm, Curacao, bandmaster/choir master/composer 1819 Birthday Franz Wilhelm Abt, German composer/choir conductor 1498 Event Emperor Maximilian I establishes choir of Imperial Chapel
