ˌɔn dʒuːlˈaɪ fˈoːɹ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd æz ɐ mˈæstɚ kəmpˈoʊzɚ, ænd æz sˈʌtʃ hiː wʌz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə fˈɜːst dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv kəmpˈoʊzɚz hˌuː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm pɹəfˈɛsɚ sˈoʊdʒoʊz kˌɑːmpəzˈɪʃən tʃˈɛɹ, kˈæɹɪktɚɹˌaɪzd ɪn hɪz kɹiːˈeɪʃənz təwˈɔːɹdz ðə lˈætɪn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən nˈæʃənəlˌɪst tˈɛndənsi.
On July 4, 1944 he graduated as a master composer, and as such he was part of the first generation of composers who graduated from Professor Sojo's composition chair, characterized in his creations towards the Latin American nationalist tendency.