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 earned academic credentials in math and music composition in 1953 and 1959. His teaching career spanned several decades, with stints as an instructor and professor of composition at the conservatory from 1961 to 1974 and again in 1989.