He is best known for his humorous musical comedy (comic oratorio)The True Story of Cinderella (1955).
After earning his bachelor's and master's degree there, he went on to assume an organist/choirmaster position in Los Angeles, returning after serving a stint in the army, and then onto Chicago.
He returned to Westminster in 1951 to devote 31 years to an academic career, serving on that college's faculty from 1950 until his death in 1982.
The True Story of Cinderella is presented frequently for the students by members of the voice faculty at Westminster Choir College.
An archive of his compositions exists in the Special Collections department of Talbott Library (located at Westminster Choir College).