Education
A native of Ohio, he studied at the College of Music in Cincinnati.
A native of Ohio, he studied at the College of Music in Cincinnati.
He worked as a recital accompanist and as an organist. He also edited for a time, and was a staff pianist for National Broadcasting Company in New York City. He composed three operas, Virginia, Diane, and The Eternal Light.
He also wrote Top Hole, a musical comedy.
He composed a handful of chamber works and some orchestral pieces. Of the latter, 1928"s South.O.S. has been claimed as the first classical work written specifically for radio broadcast.