Herve D. Wilkins

He attended the University of Rochester, where he was a member of Psi Upsilon fraternity[2] and Phi Beta Kappa.

[4] From 1870 to 1873 he studied piano, singing, organ, and composition in Berlin, Germany.

As a child, Wilkins began singing in the church choir at the age of six.

"[4] he is noted for setting to music, adapted from the tune of an old sea chanty The Pilot,[7] the poem "The Genesee" by Thomas Thackeray Swinburne which became the alma mater of the University of Rochester,[5] and for "Auld Lang Syne Concert Paraphrase.

"[8] He served as president of the New York State Music Teachers' Association, was a founder of the American Guild of Organists, and was director of the Batavia Philharmonic Orchestra and the Mendelssohn Vocal Society.