He came to the University in 1964. The Introduction to Musical Literature course that “Coach Loach" (as he was called by his students) taught was one of the most popular courses at U.Va. Coach Loach was also Music Director for the University Singers and for the Oratorio Society of Charlottesville. With the University Singers, he established the Renaissance Madrigal Dinner Concerts each December in Newcomb Hall, and students and townsfolk filled Cabell Hall for three performances each year of the Annual Glee Club Christmas Concert, made especially popular for the audience's riotous singing of The Twelve Days of Christmas.