▁Toronto , ▁Southern ▁California ▁and ▁the ▁Os aka ▁Music ▁Academy ▁of ▁Japan . ▁ ▁He ▁held ▁professor ships ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Santa ▁Barbara ▁( 1 9 6 0 – 6 4 ) ▁and ▁Long ▁Beach ▁State ▁College ▁( now ▁California ▁State ▁University , ▁Long ▁Beach ) ▁( 1 9 6 4 – 7 6 ). ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁taught ▁master ▁classes ▁at ▁various ▁univers ities ▁including ▁Br igh am ▁Young ▁in ▁Ut ah , ▁and ▁produced ▁films ▁in ▁music ▁education . ▁ ▁He ▁died , ▁aged ▁ 8 5 , ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁Qu ot ations ▁" You ▁have ▁a ▁choice : ▁to ▁create , ▁or ▁not ▁to ▁create ." ▁ ▁" It ' s ▁easy ▁to ▁avoid ▁criticism ▁-- ▁just ▁say ▁nothing , ▁do ▁nothing , ▁be ▁nothing ." ▁ ▁" The ▁happ iest ▁times ▁have ▁always ▁been ▁when ▁we ▁have ▁chamber ▁music ▁at ▁our ▁house — ver itable ▁org ies ▁of ▁inform al ▁music - making , ▁g astr onomy , ▁and ▁story - sw apping , ▁with ▁everybody ▁in ▁sh ir ts lee ves . ▁ ▁The ▁warm th ▁of ▁musical ▁and ▁human ▁em path y ▁is ▁unique . ▁ ▁As ▁we ▁play , ▁un re he ars ed , ▁a ▁quart et ▁of ▁Be eth oven ▁or ▁Moz art , ▁there ▁are ▁extraordinary ▁flash es ▁of ▁insight , ▁thr illing ▁moments ▁of ▁truth ▁when ▁we ▁share ▁the ▁same ▁concept ▁of ▁an ▁ex quis ite ▁phrase , ▁sculpt ▁the ▁same ▁mel od ic ▁line , ▁l