In Toronto, where he moved in 1943, he composed and conducted the incidental music for drama series and variety programs on the CBC radio and television, and for over 20 years he held the position as conductor and arranger on the popular weekly series Front Page Challenge. As a composer, he wrote for The Tommy Ambrose Show and The World of Music, musicals, scores for movies (including a brief stint in Hollywood from 1955–56), shorts (many for the National Film Board of Canada’s Canada Carries On and The World in Action series), concertos and an opera.
In Toronto, where he moved to in 1943, he composed and conducted music for drama series and variety programs on CBC radio and television. For over two decades, he held the position as conductor and arranger on the popular weekly series Front Page Challenge. As a composer, he wrote for The Tommy Ambrose Show and The World of Music, musicals, movie scores (including a brief period in Hollywood from 1955–56), shorts (many for Canada Carries On and The World in Action by the National Film Board of Canada), concertos, and an opera.