He held degrees from the University of Miami (FL) 1952 and Ithaca College (NY) 1965 where he studied composition with Warren Benson.
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He finished his career as a teacher, composer, director, and festival adjudicator as Professor Emeritus of Music at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.
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He was a member of the American Choral Directors Association, American Society of University Composers, American Association of University Professors, Music Educators National Conference, and an honorary life member of Iota Tau Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity.
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In 1985 he founded the Composition program at the newly established Governor's School for the Arts, in Norfolk, VA.
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