Stock

Frederick, condr b. Nov 11, 1872, at Julich, Germany. Father, a bandmaster in the German army, was his first teacher; entered Cologne Conservatory in 1886, graduating as violinist; while a member of the Municipal Orchestra studied composition under Humperdinck, Zollner and Franz Wullner; came to the U. S. in 1895, joined the Chicago Orchestra, becoming a istant conductor to Theodore Thomas in 1899; from 1903-1905 he conducted all of the orchestra concerts outside of Chicago and on Thomas* death succeeded to the conductorship; compositions in the large forms include overtures, a symphonic poem, symphonic variations on an original theme, played in Chicago, Pittsburg, and at the Worcester Festival in 1906, a symphony in C minor, produced at Chicago, Dec. 31, 1909, and afterward at the Cincinnati Festival 1910; Stock is also conductor of the Musical Art Club (vocal), of Chicago.