As a postgraduate, he undertook further work with Alexander Goehr at University of Southampton and also with Jonathan Harvey. With an Italian government scholarship, he went to study with Ernesto Rubin de Cervin at the Conservatorio "Benedetto Marcello" in Venice.
Following his graduate education, he expanded his academic pursuits by working with Alexander Goehr at the University of Southampton and collaborating with Jonathan Harvey. He received financial support from the Italian government to study with Ernesto Rubin de Cervin at the Conservatorio "Benedetto Marcello" in Venice.