In the 1950's he was a music director for several churches in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City, and was appointed director of New York's Cantata Singers in 1959, gaining notice for its presentations of larger works by Handel and Rameau.
In the 1950's he was a music director for several churches in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City. He succeeded Arthur Mendel and Alfred Mann as director of New York's Cantata Singers in 1959, gaining notice for its presentations of larger works by Handel and Rameau.