The Oratorio Society of Baltimore was founded by
Otto Sutro
Otto Sutro (1833 – January 19, 1896) was a German-born American organist, conductor, minor composer, publishing, publisher and music store owner, and a leading figure in the musical life of Baltimore, Maryland.
Biography
Sutro was born to a Ger ...
in 1882, with
Fritz Finke as music director. Its first performance came in 1885.
In 1892, Finke left the Oratorio Society to return to Germany. Mr. Sutro contacted
Joseph Pache, a German conservatory professor in New York, to succeed Finke as general director. Pache directed the society through its disbandment in 1924.
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Organizations based in Baltimore
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