He achieved a degree in mathematics in 1953 and in composition in 1959. He taught at the conservatory from 1961 to 1974, again as a professor of composition from 1989.
A musician graduated with degrees in math and music composition in 1953 and 1959. He taught at the conservatory for nearly two decades, initially as an instructor and later as a professor of composition, from 1961 to 1974 and again in 1989.