 His "Concerto for Harp" was commissioned by Edna Phillips, who gave the premiere with the Philadelphia Orchestra, and performed by Carlos Salzedo with the National Orchestra Association under Leon Barzin with an original cadenza by Salzedo, included in the edition published by Theodore Presser.It was not performed again until performances by Saul Davis Zlatkovski in recital and with the St. Paul J.C.C.Symphony Orchestra under James Riccardo in 1990.