1997. From 1985 to 1989, he was the principal conductor of the Bournemouth Sinfonietta. He was also president of the Oxford Bach Choir. From 1990 to 1994, he was music director of the Orchestra of St. Luke's in New York City.

With his wife, the choreographer Kay Lawrence, he formed in 1984 the Early Opera Project to complement his concert work in period-style opera, beginning with Monteverdi's