He was the founding musical director of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain and had been Director of Music for Chetham's School of Music in the 1980s and early 1990s.
As a prominent figure in British music education, he was the founding musical director of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain and served as Director of Music at Chetham's School of Music from the 1980s to the early 1990s.