He founded and conducted the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra in 1890, founded and led the Venth String Quartet in 1891, and served as conductor or concertmaster with the Euterpe Orchestral Society of New York and the St. Paul Symphony.
In 1890, he established and managed the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra; in 1891, he founded and led the Venth String Quartet; and he served as conductor or concertmaster for both the Euterpe Orchestral Society of New York and the St. Paul Symphony.