Joseph Hofmeister

Joseph Hofmeister
Hofmeister in c. 1910
Background information
Born(1867-03-29)March 29, 1867
near Cheb, Bohemia, Austrian Empire
DiedOctober 1, 1933(1933-10-01) (aged 66)
Springfield, Minnesota, US
GenresPolka
OccupationsBandleader, composer and music teacher

Joseph C. Hofmeister (March 29, 1867 – October 1, 1933) was a Czech American bandleader, composer and music educator. An immigrant from Bohemia, he was based in southern Minnesota. He was best known as the longtime director of the Second Regiment Band of the Minnesota National Guard and as the patriarch of the Hofmeister musical family, who were later inducted into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame in 1994.

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