New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09

the children BY the supervisor Is OF course out OF
the question: so is even personal instruction OF the
teachers What Mr.. Damrosch would like would
be to have sufficient number of assistant super
yisors TO instruct the teachers under his direction
Then he would make the round OF the scno csrs
bs,6 o'1 pro as taught Tina, he will receive ai-
:hority for this from the School Board Is quite lite
EXPECTS therefore that this year will be one OF
in WITH h. the or o ra Of perpsay
Mr.. Damroschs experience as supervisor OF music
in the public schools Of Denver has shown i him
In the organization OF such work may be relied
upon to carry him through he Is especially amX
whom in the last resort he must rely for support.
n on n be s S W 70 be SC far from an
burden, a pleasure and a relaxation
MR. DAMROsCHs RECORD
Mr. Damrosch is we'll known musician
active in the artistic life Of this city. the son CT
Dr. Leopold Dam osch and the older brother Of
Walter Damrosch. He was born In Bresau, Prus-
sia June 22 1859. In 1871 his father came to Amer
lea to take up the post OF conductor OF the Arions
male chorus. bringing his family with him; The
eldes, lad of twelve, without word OF Eng
Schools sch and followed its course into the College of
the City of New-York. where he stayed I'LL ne
all his life under his fathers instruction and
that OF other excellent teachers In theory ana
o the bRro sSnf Of music but it was theory
OF Dr.. Damroschs that at least one OF ms family
musi,. and Frank vas put into a clerks position:
where he remained a year. At the end of that
ment that he wished to get away from home and
go out into the world TO see II ne could earn ms
living by his own efforts. He started for Denver
where. though he was well provided with intro
auctions ne preferred to make his way unknown
and without preserving his letters, secured a
small clerkship. He advanced himself through
year he found himself a partner In business
house AT the end of three years Mr.. DamrosGh
ba. ded
He became organist and choir master In the larg,
est church and in the city ana S
&C rsderably advanced the musical interests of the
community. He founded the Denver Choral CLUB.
which gave oratorio performance under MS direG
lished a small orchestra from among the mu-
cans who gained LYING by blayn fSs IN ho 1ns
OF the High School for the graduating exercises,
and so satisfac torily did he do this that he was
schools of the city He carried on the work OF
this position for two years with unquaNhed suc-
In 1855 however his father died at the head
of the German opera In this city and Frank re-
turned the East and took up his residence IN
NeW-York where he has since lived, The post
Of chorus master in the Metropolitan Opera House
was offered him. which he accepted. He also was
made conductor OF a number of smaller ehoral so
which were the Newark Harmonic Society. the
Brooklyn Damrosch Club and the Choral Club OF
ing at the exercises for the dedica ton of tine
Washington Memorial Arch. In 1892 he founded
the Peoples Singing Classes Ana IN the sans ,sSS
the Musical Art Society was founded at the head
OF which Mr. Damrosch has done his hest work as
msknf h ana v or
ances of the most perfect completeness IN me
absence of his brother Walter Mr.; pamrosch has
his public activity, he has had a large private
practice as teacher.