- Conducted the first recording of George Gershwin's "An American in Paris". It was played by the Victor Symphony Orchestra.
- Radio conductor 1925-1940 for sponsors including Camel, Carnation, Chesterfield, Esso (now Exxon), Eveready, General Electric, General Motors, Hire's Root Beer, Knickerbocker, Lysol, Maxwell House, Mobil Oil, Palmolive, RCA Victor, Salada, and Smith Brothers' Cough Drops
- Conducted eight recordings with John Philip Sousa's Band.
- Conducted Paul Whiteman and Orchestra, with George Gershwin at the piano, for Grammy Award-winning electric remake of "Rhapsody in Blue", when Whiteman walked out of the recording session because of an argument with Gershwin about the tempo.
- Clarinetist in New York Philharmonic (under Vasili Safronov and Gustav Mahler), the New York Symphony Orchestra (under Walter Damrosch), the Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra, the Russian Symphony Orchestra, Victor Herbert's Orchestra, Arnold Volpe's Orchestra, the Georges Barrere Ensemble, Sousa's Grand Concert Band, Arthur Pryor's Band, Edwin Goldman's Band.
- Toured U.S. as clarinet soloist from ages seven to thirteen in the Boy's Symphony Orchestra of New York
- (March 23, 1953) He was the music director for the musical, "Paris '90," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Cornelia Otis Skinner in the cast. Cornelia Otis Skinner also wrote the book. Kay Swift wrote the music and lyrics. Robert Russell Bennett was conductor. Donald Oenslaer was set designer. Helene Pons was costume designer. Alden S. Blodget was director.
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