▁the ▁children ' s ▁ch orus ▁of ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Opera . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁study ▁voice ▁at ▁the ▁Curt is ▁Institute ▁of ▁Music ▁during ▁the ▁school ▁years ▁ 1 9 3 5 – 1 9 3 6 , ▁ 1 9 3 6 – 1 9 3 7 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 7 – 1 9 3 8 . ▁ ▁Selected ▁career ▁highlight s , ▁pre - World ▁War ▁II ▁▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁Hor ne , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁the ▁Meyer ▁Davis ▁( 1 8 9 3 – 1 9 7 6 ) ▁Orchestra , ▁sang ▁" You ▁Are ▁the ▁Re ason ▁for ▁My ▁Love ▁Song " ▁at ▁the ▁wed ding ▁of ▁Eth el ▁du ▁Pont ▁and ▁Franklin ▁Del ano ▁Ro ose vel t , ▁Jr ., ▁a ▁selection ▁especially ▁composed ▁for ▁the ▁couple ▁by ▁H ilda ▁Em ery ▁Davis ▁( née ▁H od g kins ; ▁ 1 8 9 5 – 1 9 9 5 ), ▁wife ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁leader . ▁The ▁lyr ics ▁were ▁by ▁S ally ▁Gib bs ▁( 1 9 1 1 – 2 0 0 6 ), ▁daughter ▁of ▁author ▁George ▁Fort ▁Gib bs . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁Hor ne ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁w inners ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Na um burg ▁Compet ition . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁he ▁appeared ▁on ▁Broadway ▁in ▁Ir ving ▁Berlin ' s ▁rev ue ▁This ▁Is ▁the ▁Army