hs inn , ▁a ▁male ▁ch orus ; ▁he ▁held ▁that ▁position ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁The ▁Fro hs inn ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁part ▁of ▁Dallas ' s ▁musical ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries : ▁it ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁local ▁present ations ▁of ▁opera ▁and ▁sym ph onic ▁music ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁its ▁own ▁concert s , ▁and ▁it ▁made ▁several ▁performance ▁t ours ▁throughout ▁Texas . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁Fro hs inn , ▁Kre iss ig ▁organized ▁and ▁conducted ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁band ▁and ▁or chestra ▁concert s ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁and ▁he ▁later ▁founded ▁the ▁Be eth oven ▁T rio ▁and ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁Club ▁( a ▁chamber ▁ensemble ). ▁Kre iss ig ' s ▁promotion ▁of ▁the ▁arts ▁in ▁Dallas ▁also ▁included ▁fund ra ising , ▁which ▁he ▁did ▁on ▁foot ▁among ▁the ▁city ' s ▁mer ch ants . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁Kre iss ig ▁formed ▁the ▁original ▁Dallas ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra , ▁which ▁presented ▁its ▁first ▁concert ▁in ▁May ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁He ▁conducted ▁one ▁more ▁concert , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁or chestra ▁susp ended ▁operations . ▁Although ▁the ▁D SO ▁has ▁since ▁evol ved ▁in ▁numerous ▁fundamental ▁ways , ▁including ▁temporary ▁name ▁changes ▁and ▁several ▁multi year ▁periods ▁of ▁d orm ancy , ▁the ▁present ▁organization ▁still ▁traces