 He later married Patricia Noonan of Winnipeg, Manitoba.Prior to 1978, Morehead lived in Boston, Massachusetts, where he was the musical director of the New England Chamber Opera Group, where he conducted the American premieres of Busoni's "Arlecchino" and Handel's "Imeneo", the world premiere of Paul Earls' The "Death of King Phillip", in addition to other works including Stravinsky's "Mavra" and Menotti's "The Medium".He was also the musical director of the Newton Chamber Orchestra and the Brookline Symphony Orchestra.