fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn hiː stˈʌdid kˈoːɹəl kəndˈʌktɪŋ æt ðə dʒˈæneɪtʃək ɐkˈædəmi ʌv mjˈuːzɪk ænd pɚfˈɔːɹmɪŋ ˈɑːɹts, bˌiːˌɑːɹɹˌɛnˈoʊ.
From 1950 to 1951 he studied Choral Conducting at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts, Brno.