Gustav Hinrichs (1850-1942): American Conductor and Composer

Born in Germany, but moving to San Francisco at a relatively young age, composer, conductor, and teacher Hinrichs had a significant influence on the musical life of the cities in which he lived, according to Ottenberg (music history, Temple U.). She surveys his career in San Francisco, Philadelphia, and New York and presents a checklist of his compositions. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR