From 1902 until 1906 he served as director of the Golden Gate Park Band in San Francisco. Performances regularly drew 20,000 people. During a May 11, 1902 concert, he conducted a piece called "The Yankee Hustler," which was written by San Francisco Mayor Eugene Schmitz. Steindorff told the San Francisco Call newspaper in 1908 that his greatest joy in San Francisco was directing the Band and exposing the masses to wonderful music.
In 1903, he led a band of forty at the Mechanics' Pavillion that played for President Theodore Roosevelt during his visit to San Francisco.
Died in 1927 after falling into a Diabetic coma at his home.
From 1902 until 1906 he served as director of the Golden Gate Park Band in San Francisco. Performances regularly drew 20,000 people. During a May 11, 1902 concert, he conducted a piece called "The Yankee Hustler," which was written by San Francisco Mayor Eugene Schmitz. Steindorff told the San Francisco Call newspaper in 1908 that his greatest joy in San Francisco was directing the Band and exposing the masses to wonderful music.
In 1903, he led a band of forty at the Mechanics' Pavillion that played for President Theodore Roosevelt during his visit to San Francisco.
Died in 1927 after falling into a Diabetic coma at his home.
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