Thomas Scherman
Thomas Kielty Scherman was an American conductor and the founder of the Little Orchestra Society.Biography
He was a son of Bernardine and Harry Scherman, founder and president of the Book of the Month Club. His father was Jewish and his mother was of Irish and Welsh descent. His sister is Katharine Scherman Rosin. He attended Columbia University and then studied piano with Isabelle Vengerova and conducting with Carl Bamberger and Otto Klemperer. He served in the U.S. Army, reaching the rank of captain.
