 He was the first Music Director of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (1952-1960), and subsequently was Music Director of the McMaster Operatic Society (1961-1967), the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra (1962-1969), and the Hamilton Opera Company (1966-1972).He taught music at Queens College, New York, and at McMaster University from 1961 until his death in Vancouver, British Columbia.He founded the McMaster Symphony Orchestra in 1973.