Hill, Junius Welch

1840-

Concert director, organist and com- poser. Born in Hingham, Mass. He began his studies in Boston with J. C. D. Parker, and for three years continued in the Leipsic Conservatory under Moscheles, Plaidy, Richter, Reinecke and Hauptmann. He was appointed organist at Tremont Temple, Shawmut Church, Tremont Street Methodist Church, and in Brookline, Harvard Church. As professor of music at Wellesley College, to which position he was appointed in 1884, he made his reputation as a teacher and as a concert leader. He gave over two hundred artistic concerts with soloists, quartets and orchestra. After thirteen years' work at Wellesley he resigned his position. His compositions are not numerous, but his female choruses have met with success, and he has edited valuable collections for the piano, characteristic piano-pieces, and Treasures of Lyric Art.