con i . ▁While ▁on ▁tour , ▁Lu con i ▁was ▁heard ▁by ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁who ▁extended ▁an ▁offer ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁ensemble . ▁ ▁Lu con i ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁pet ition ed ▁for ▁natural ization , ▁and ▁took ▁up ▁residence ▁in ▁Detroit , ▁Michigan . ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁he ▁played ▁principal ▁clar inet ▁with ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁under ▁O ss ip ▁Gab ril ow itsch ▁where ▁Lu con i ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁solo ▁performances . ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁or chestra ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁to ▁dev ote ▁more ▁time ▁to ▁solo ▁and ▁chamber ▁performance . ▁Sub sequently , ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁perform ▁with ▁the ▁Manh attan ▁Opera ▁Company ▁( New ▁York ), ▁the ▁W J R ▁Radio ▁Station ▁Orchestra ▁( Det roit ), ▁the ▁Jim ▁Hand y ▁Rec ording ▁Studios ▁( Det roit ), ▁the ▁Fox ▁Theatre ▁Orchestra ▁( sol o ist ) ▁and ▁The ▁Chamber ▁Music ▁Society ▁of ▁Detroit . ▁Alberto ▁taught ▁briefly ▁at ▁Wayne ▁State ▁University ▁and ▁he ▁super vised ▁Michigan ’ s ▁W . P . A . ▁Project ▁in ▁L ans ing , ▁Michigan . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁both ▁vice - pres ident ▁and ▁acting ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Federation ▁of ▁Mus icians ▁before ▁becoming ▁president ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁In