Herman Theodor Zoellner
Inducted In
1972
Herman Theodor Zoellner made a tremendous contribution to the early musical life of the Berlin-Waterloo area.
He was born in Dornburg, Saxony, and came from a long line of musicians. He studied music in Germany and in Berlin after coming here in 1861. He went to Cincinnati to obtain a theoretical and practical musical education. In 1880, on his return to Berlin, he started vocal and instrumental classes, took over the leadership of several societies and organized the Philharmonic Society and Orchestra which presented many great choral works as well as operas and operettas.
He was the director of several “Saengerfests” and being an able arranger, composer and performer on various instruments ranked high in his profession.
He conducted several men’s choruses, was the singing master in the Berlin public schools and St. Jerome’s College and the organist and choir director in two churches.