| Show 1 I P FIVE CONDUCTORS CONDUCTORS' IN 65 YEARS I By D Daniel Dailies ille I I. I McNamara 0 J al B J T yr E t a. a i V o v r fr a tr it yA i ALBERT ALDERT STOESSEL distinguished distin DR member of the American Amerl Ameri can Society of Composers Authors and end Publishers shown conducting tb the Oratorio Society in Its It memorable memorable memo memo- rable performance of The Mes Mee siah Iah at Carnegie Carnelle Hall NewYork Dec Dee 21 21 1937 hat has been director of this famous organisation for IS 16 years ear fostering the seal teal leal of pf its It members member by his hll own devotion to the cause caule of choral singing t r The ThI Oratorio io Society s let wa was wai or or- poised in March by Dr Leopold Leo Lea poll intimate Damrosch of Wagner Wa Wag ner net Lust Lint von TOO Bulow Joachim Auer Immor Immor- Immortals fats tala of the tact last century Two years ara after he had left the she European centers ceases of r to seek to-seek seek new freedom in Ica Dr Damrosch DamI Dam Dam- ros rosch h formed the S r clety I I Dr Albert Stoessel St e lel AScAP at a m meeting eU in his New York Tork home including in its HI roster of 23 28 members his bu young son waiter destined 19 be hailed by a future generation n as dean ddn of f American musician The r I o t 1 0 9 Ora torio Society baa haa mirrored the expansion expansion ex ex- o of musical culture in ID America Dr Stoessel is II the fifth conductor of the Oratorio Society BOdely Born In St. St Louis Mo he began his professional musical career as al a violin fir fir- t with his bis debut in Berlin in 1811 Soon Boon he became a commandIng command command- log Ing figure in the world of music his work as aa educator conductor and artist being beme paralleled with much creative effort His HIa compositions include include in in- clude elude chamber music anI and orchestral orchestral orches orches- choral an and 1 stage works worD One of his unusual educational activities was his hla directorship of the A AEi Bandmasters Bandmasters' school organised organized or or- at Chaumont France Prance atthe at atthe atthe the request of General Pershing by Walter Waller Damrosch a fellow member of the American Society of Composers Com Corn posers Authors Authon and Publishers AI M. UI a- a aM M 1 e S |
