Introduction

Biography

Ernest was the son of Adolph Ernst Kroe­ger and Eli­za Ber­tha Cur­ren, and hus­band of Lau­ra Clark.

A ve­ry ac­tive man, Kroe­ger was:

• Charter mem­ber, Am­eri­can Guild of Or­gan­ists
• Member, Na­tion­al In­sti­tute of Arts of Let­ters
• Conductor, Amp­hi­on Male Chor­us, St. Louis (1883–84)
• Organist, Uni­ta­ri­an Church of the Mes­si­ah, St. Lou­is (1886)
• Director, Col­lege of Mu­sic at For­est Park Uni­ver­si­ty (1887)
• President, Mu­sic Teach­ers’ Na­tion­al As­so­cia­tion (1896–97)
• President, Mis­sou­ri State Mu­sic Teach­ers’ As­so­cia­tion (1897–99)
• Instrumental ad­ju­di­cat­or, an­nu­al Kan­sas Ju­bi­lee (1900–03)
• Master of pro­grams, Bu­reau of Mu­sic, St. Lou­is World’s Fair (1904)
• Adjudicator, Welsh Eis­tedd­fod, Can­ton, Ohio (1906)
• Director, Mu­sic De­part­ment, Wash­ing­ton Uni­ver­si­ty, St. Lou­is (1925–34)
• Director, Kroe­ger School of Mu­sic, St. Lou­is (1904–34)