- Musical director of the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra, 1943-1956. Believed to be the first American-born person to be appointed conductor of a major US orchestra.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 835-837. New York: Charles Scribner's.
- He began studying the cello at the age of 8. By the time he was 13, he was touring as a soloist; in 1916, when he was 18, he became a member of the San Francisco Symphony. In 1917, he toured Central and South America as accompanist for Pavlowa. In 1919 he became a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.
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