[2] His teachers included Marshall Barnes, Jay Huff, Norman Phelps, and Wolf Rosenberg.

[3] Although his graduate major was music theory, he was awarded first prize in the Delta Omicron Composition Contest in 1973 and 1974.

[6] As a composer he has written and published more than 120 works for a variety of ensembles with such firms as the American Composers Alliance, Brixton Publications, Wiltshire Music Company, Hal Leonard Corporation, Jon Ross Music, LLC, and seven other publishers.

His works have been performed in recitals, and at conventions and festivals, throughout the United States, South America, Europe, and in Asia.

I consider his works a fine contribution to the body of American music, and with it he has established himself as a composer with a good reputation throughout this country.