Joseph Pache
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Joseph Pache was a composer, teacher, and director of the Baltimore Oratorio society from 1892 to 1924 when the society disbanded.
In 1892, Pache was contacted by Otto Sutro
, the founder of the Baltimore Oratorio Society. Sutro requested that Pache work as the director for the society. The previous director, Fritz Frinke, had returned to Germany. Pache agreed to move to Baltimore not out of his love for the position, but because he enjoyed the variety and quantity of food in Lexington Market
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Pache spent 32 years directing the Baltimore Oratorio Society and to supplement also organized the Women's Philharmonic Society and the Oratorio society of York, PA. He directed the latter for 7 years, simultaneously to his work with the Baltimore Oratorio society.
After the Baltimore Oratorio Society disbanded in 1924, Joseph Pache worked chiefly with the "Choir Invisible," a choir of approximately forty members in Washington D.C. He continued to teach voice and maintain studios in Baltimore, Washington, and Annapolis.
. The plaintiff, Samuel K. Hornstein, requested $15,000 for loss and injury he experienced in August from the collapse of a bridge on Pache and Darling's property. Why Mr. Pache and Ms. Darling co-owned property is unknown. Post Pache's death, Ms. Darling was placed in charge of estate sales, despite the deceased still having living relatives (including a widow) in Germany.
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Move to the United States and Professional Career
Pache was a native of Germany and began his career working at a conservatory in Berlin. When a sister conservatory was founded in New York, he decided to relocate. Around 1890, Pache started work in New York.In 1892, Pache was contacted by Otto Sutro
Otto Sutro
Otto Sutro was a German-born American organist, conductor, minor composer, publisher and music store owner, and a leading figure in the musical life of Baltimore, Maryland.Sutro was born in Aachen, Germany...
, the founder of the Baltimore Oratorio Society. Sutro requested that Pache work as the director for the society. The previous director, Fritz Frinke, had returned to Germany. Pache agreed to move to Baltimore not out of his love for the position, but because he enjoyed the variety and quantity of food in Lexington Market
Lexington Market
Lexington Market is a historic market in downtown Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The main market is housed in two large buildings on the north corners of the intersection of Paca and Lexington Streets...
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Pache spent 32 years directing the Baltimore Oratorio Society and to supplement also organized the Women's Philharmonic Society and the Oratorio society of York, PA. He directed the latter for 7 years, simultaneously to his work with the Baltimore Oratorio society.
After the Baltimore Oratorio Society disbanded in 1924, Joseph Pache worked chiefly with the "Choir Invisible," a choir of approximately forty members in Washington D.C. He continued to teach voice and maintain studios in Baltimore, Washington, and Annapolis.
Lawsuit of 1921 and Mr. Pache's estate
In November of 1921, Joseph Pache was the defendant in a filed law suit alongside his secretary, Ms. Bessie DarlingBessie Darling
Bessie Darling was a socialite from Baltimore who was brutally murdered in her mountain property on Halloween night, 1933.Bessie Darling was born to James and Nancy Warren in the mid 1880's. At some point Ms. Darling married, divorced, and had a son. It is possible that the son was a result of...
. The plaintiff, Samuel K. Hornstein, requested $15,000 for loss and injury he experienced in August from the collapse of a bridge on Pache and Darling's property. Why Mr. Pache and Ms. Darling co-owned property is unknown. Post Pache's death, Ms. Darling was placed in charge of estate sales, despite the deceased still having living relatives (including a widow) in Germany.
Death
Joseph Pache died of heart disease on December 7th 1926 in Maryland General HospitalMaryland General Hospital
Maryland General Hospital is a hospital in the downtown area of Baltimore, Maryland. The hospital was founded in 1881 by a group of local doctors for teaching purposes. Since 1999, the hospital has been affiliated with the University of Maryland Medical System...
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