Orchestra Conductor, Composer. He was part of the German emigration to Missouri in the 1840s that brought a number of great cultural leaders to the state. Born in Landau, Germany, he began his music studies early under the direction of his father and distinguished European teachers. He arrived in New Orleans in December 1843 where he made his debut as a solo violinist. He soon became a member of the theater orchestra of the Ludlow and Smith Company, which operated theaters in New Orleans and St. Louis. In 1844 he had made his first public appearance in St. Louis, playing as violin soloist in the old Planters’ House Hotel. In 1851 he toured the country as a violin soloist and a member of Jenny Lind’s orchestra. In the 1850s he conducted orchestras in St. Louis theaters and managed the St. Louis Theater in 1857. In 1859, he was one of the organizers of the St. Louis philharmonic society. He played in that orchestra for a decade and was the conductor during the 1866-1867 season. When General John C.Fremont took command of St. Louis at the beginning of the Civil War, he became a member of his staff with the responsibility of organizing army bands. Through his efforts a fine military band was developed which attracted huge crowds.In 1871 a musician named Williams established, with the cooperation of Waldauer and Hermann Lawitzky, the internationally known Beethoven conservatory of music. When Lawitzky died, Waldauer continued the conservatory alone until 1889 when he entered a partnership with M. Epstein. He also helped organize the St. Louis amateur opera in 1877 and in 1881 he raised $8,000 to organize the St. Louis musical union. He was named conductor, and the first concert of the society was given by a fifty-four piece orchestra on November 17, 1881. His distinction as a writer came largely through his translations from German and French. Among his musical compositions are “The Missouri Volunteers,” “St. Louis National Guards” and “Lindell Hotel Schottisch.” He brought his adopted city much of the cultural heritage of his native land and through his constructive organizing talent he laid permanent foundations in the field of Missouri music.