dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌv sˈɛvɹəl ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹəz ænd ðə fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl tˈɪpɪkəl ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹə, hiː wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ fɔːɹ twˈɛnti jˈɪɹz ðə dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt ʌv fˈoʊkloːɹ.
Director of several orchestras and the founder of The National Typical Orchestra, he was also for twenty years the director of the National Institute of Folklore.