▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Lu con i ▁joined ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁as ▁a ▁visit ing ▁instruct or ▁of ▁clar inet . ▁He ▁became ▁an ▁Inst ruct or ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁promoted ▁to ▁Ass istant ▁Professor ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁Associ ate ▁Professor ▁of ▁clar inet ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁and ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁teach ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁when ▁he ▁retired ▁as ▁an ▁Associ ate ▁Professor ▁Emer it us . ▁While ▁at ▁the ▁university ▁he ▁performed ▁often ▁as ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁Wood wind ▁Quint et , ▁and ▁he ▁made ▁appearances ▁with ▁the ▁Stanley ▁Quart et . ▁Upon ▁ret irement ▁the ▁university ▁comm ended ▁his ▁“ super ior ▁art istry ,” ▁and ▁of ▁his ▁teaching ▁said , ▁“ In ▁his ▁service ▁at ▁the ▁University , ▁Mr . ▁Lu con i ▁went ▁far ▁beyond ▁the ▁call ▁of ▁duty , ▁self lessly ▁n urt uring ▁the ▁individual ▁care ers ▁of ▁each ▁on [ e ] ▁[ s ic ] ▁of ▁his ▁students .” ▁ ▁Lu con i ▁also ▁taught ▁students ▁locally ▁at ▁the ▁Te al ▁School ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁Detroit , ▁founded ▁by ▁sa x oph on ist ▁Larry ▁Te al . ▁Of ▁Lu con i ▁Te al ▁said , ▁“ He ▁was ▁a ▁teacher ▁who ▁had ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁students ▁want ▁to ▁achieve .” ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Lu con i