Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-01
A Mineral Point Boys Career in Boston.
JOSEPH HoARR'S GRADUATION AT THE
NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY
OF MUSIC.

New England Conservatory of Mu
sic, Boston, is very busy place
though it is busy enough at all times
4 big place too, with offices, dining
rooms, sleeper hall, a musie-store,
parlors, lesson-rooms,-to say moth
/ ing of the dormitories for few
hundred lady pupils. These are
only portion of the members, how
ever This year there have been
some twenty two hundred pupils,
from all parts of the country. As
Commencement Day approaches, the
young ladies and gentlemen who are
expecting to graduate are each en-
titled to a Recital. This concert is
given in the beautiful hall, and af-
fords an opportunity for the culmi-
nation of school and outside attach
ments, in the shape of boquets and
other gifts.
1t is the evening of June %, two
days before the grand public exer-
cises, which are to be in a larger
/ public hall in the lower part of the
city, known as Fremont Temple.
I The electric lights beam brightly.
/ There is no need of the steam heat,
for the evening is warm enough, but
there are the elevators to run.
Bright faces fit through the pass
ages. londer goes a great horse.
shoe of flowers. Shall we follow
It's leading of good luck, into the
antcroom of the hall? 1t is for the
young gentleman whose voice we
hear singing a solo from Stainer's
oratorio of Jairus, "My Hope is in
the Everlasting, and who now de.
Scends the stairs for y moments re
lief, accompanied by his friend
Homer A. Norris "a visiting young
organist and compoSer) who has
been playing the accompaniment.
In few seconds the singer returns
to the platform, this time in com
pany with Wulf Fries (Ihe veteran
violoncello player and Madam
Dietrich-Strong Tan accomplished
pianist and teacher from Dresden,
SaxonyI who are to aid him in
another solo, "Be thon faithful unto
DEATH" from Mendelssohn's cele-
brated oratorio, Saint Paul.
The concert giver tonight is Mr.
Joseph lIoare, and while he is alb
seut there is an opportunity to say
word about this " esterner, who
comes here from Mineral Point,
Wisconsin,, and has been a faithful
student in the Conservatory for two
years. There is much sympathy
with the young man tonight He
is wearing his gayety of many col
o~s, as Joseph of old wore his coat,
out it is with a sad heart; for word
has come Of the serious illness Of
his father, in their far-away home.
Only the wish of that father, that
his son should not lose bis Recital
tan occasion of SO much joy to
every GRADUATED has kept Joseph
from starting at once for Wisconsin;
and as it is, he sings with full and
heavy heart.
He is one of a family of six far
mer's boys. His first lessons ia
music were from his one sister, old
er than himself. These were fol-
lowed later by lessons from Louis
Falk, of Chicago. Then he came
to Boston, partly enticed to the Con
servatory by one Of the professors,
w +. Sherwin, whom he met at "a
convention somewhere, that gentle
mau being "A leader in Chautauqua
affairs. OF course Mr.. Hoare'-
chief attention has been given to
voice-culture, uuder the lead Of "a
welEknowu BostonIan, W. H. Dan
lell. lie ha, also been a pupil of
John ID. Buckingham, on the piano.
All sorts of instruction in music,
aud other arts, are TO be had at the
! Conservatory; so he has studied
Harmony under Frank w. Hale;
Theory, under W. +. Goldlhorp;
| Counterpart, under Stephen A. En-
cry; besides enjoying the lectures,
.
open to every member without ex-
ira charge.
Something of this yoar cores
pondeut learns from a. G. Salmon,
a feIlow-pupd from Long Island,
who is in the anteroom.
The Uratorio-sOng now ceases.
There is lull, followed by bursts
Of applause. More flowers are car
ried up to the stage, and then Mr..
Hoare, tired and nervous with anx-
iety and excitement, descends the
stairs. lie is thirsty and calls for
glass Of water; but he kindly says
\ il will relieve him to talk about
other matters, while Mr.. Salmon
goes on TO play a couple Of piano
solos, by Chopin and Handel Dur
ing his stay here he has sung at
various outside concerts, in South
Boston, Chelsea, and in the Old Col
ony. lie has been connected with