ɪnðə sˈeɪm jˈɪɹ hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə wˈɛlnˈoʊn mɔːɹˈeɪviən tˈiːtʃɚz mˈeɪl vˈɔɪs kwˈaɪɚ ænd fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː hiː wʌzɐ kwˈaɪɚmæstɚɹ ʌv ðæt kwˈaɪɚ.
In the same year he became a member of the well-known Moravian Teachers' Male Voice Choir and from 1964 to 1972 he was a choirmaster of that choir.